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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 11, 1878
Page
4
Fragmented poem reflects on lasting friendship through seasons and trials. It urges valuing worthy friends who offer support during storms and misfortune and warns against harsh judgments of neighbors. The text emphasizes reciprocity and steadfastness in fraternal bonds.
A cobbler Simon Pierot resisted a royal project to build a palace near the Barrier de Passy during Napoleon era. He demanded escalating sums, finally selling for ten thousand francs after the state balked. He died weeks later in an insane asylum driven by greed.
A jumble of short quips and observations on society art and manners including teetotalism painters overcoats and funerary customs. The piece lampoons pretensions of artists preachers and officials while tossing in jokes about Mary had a little lamb sea serpents and a Chicago bookstore anecdote.
The report notes stamps found in letter boxes and bags with damage from ticking and sucking. A local man described as respectable allegedly used a religious disguise to commit fraud linked to an agency and a missing gilded book. At Hamilton last week six Jol Browns competed. one housekeeper's mistress dismissed a young servant amid a scandalous liaison. The servant returned later claiming betrothal to a nobleman.
An early advertisement touts Ayer’s Hair Vigor as a preserver and restorer of hair color and vitality. It claims to thicken thin or falling hair, curb baldness where follicles remain, prevent dandruff, and keep hair clean without staining fabrics. Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co. is sold by practitioners everywhere.
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