12 Jul 1877
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 12, 1877
Page
1
White Lead and Bisprey St George announce a new baking business at Mrs Hanna's premises in Gaephic Beg. Bread daily to village homes. wedding cakes pastries buns and confections offered, plus mouldings and picture frames. Also travel insurance agents listed with C F Russell and Wilson Irwin in Toronto.
A lyrical meditation on memories of love and loss. It contrasts cherished songs and tokens with fading roses, fading smiles, and the ache of parting. The poem traces how summer joys yield to winter sorrows as memories linger and the heart laments.
A Hapless reader recounts how talk of the Turco Russian war is avoided in social settings. A comic scene unfolds as a young man rattles off absurd battle names and positions to elderly hosts, while surrounding townsfolk cling to ignorance and humor amid the lingering war chatter.
A condensed quotation attributed to Dr Whighgote urges that those who never change their opinions or admit mistakes will not find faults in others. The saying emphasizes self awareness as a basis for charity and fairness toward others.
Quote from printers' register explaining why printers lag behind brewers in success. It contrasts working for the head with brewers serving the stomach and notes that among twenty men only one has brains.
An oblique travel scene depicts a traveler registering at a city hotel while commenting on handling babies. the text also references stereotypes about an Indian woman and a dentist-like observation on borrowed babies.
A young man with neat attire faces a Police Court along with another youth described as a swaggering swell. They explain a street altercation, one claiming being struck in the nose while the other says it was provoked, and the judge dismisses George Washington’s case after hearing the dispute.
The piece notes that pebbles in the path slow progress while rocks demand bold effort. It mentions a conscientious goal to keep drug stores closed on Sunday with a druggist opposing Sunday openings, asserting Sunday is the only day he has to go fishing.
A reflection on the Russian nation as a vast homogeneous people of about thirty six million, stressing unity between north woodlands and industrial midland, with Moscow as the central bond and the Czars' realm as the root of its future. Counts Moltke's correspondence is cited to frame the argument.
A music critic lauds the celebrated singer noting every note was hung with precision and execution, signaling the performer's extraordinary vocal control and artistry.
A rough tale from Pike County describes a slow speaker provoked into a brawl in a mining camp. After a taunt he demands a punch and fights, turning the crowd into a week of mending broken jaws and battered eyes. Other snippets note jokes about editors and lawyers and local curiosities.
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