13 Jul 1882
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 13, 1882
Page
1
A reflective verse about a boy kissing his mother and a family bond amid danger. The speaker recalls a gate click and a steadfast, brave gaze. It honors mothers as steadfast unifying figures and celebrates heroism and affection in troubled times.
A young lawyer narrates a grim day in a western town when a dying man signs a last will and testament to his wife and daughter. The widow, Lucy Cecil, rebels as the lawyer helps secure the true will for Mabel Cecil, while a silver revolver scene seals fate and justice in a tension filled courtroom of shadows.
A historical sermon-like text argues that temperance is essential to Christian faith and good works while intemperance enables evil. It asserts no devout believer can backslide due to drink and questions why licensing and profits from alcohol should exist or be defended. The passage challenges supporters of the liquor trade and its advocates.
The readable text shows garbled phrases with terms like shows and bidd. Deciphering the full meaning is not possible from the fragment, leaving figures, names, and events unreadable.
A poetic reminiscence recalling youth and first love as the speaker reflects on being twenty one and the beloved Maggie at seventeen. The narrator notes how time changes nothing in the heart and remembers the beloved’s features and voice with lasting affection.
A distressed married Indy tries to write but is distracted by a parade of domestic cares and interruptions. The scene braids literary longing with chaotic chatter about bread, molasses, and a church steeple, ending with a remark on the futility of intellectual pursuits for a married woman.
A fragmentary midsection offers aphorisms about days impredenot, silence overpowering passion, force of habit, interruption of routine, loneliness shedding tears, and the reconcilement of estranged friends through service. It notes that passions are good when mastered and bad when owned.
A fragmentary exchange between a grandfather and a child reveals a strange discussion about hens eyes yolk and corn, followed by a violent moment as a gun is used to stop a boy from speaking, indicating a possible altercation or emergency scene.
A rural parish petitioned to remove the Ise Bishop Strachan for preaching the same sermon five times. The bishop asked the deputation for the text, but none could recall it. Ole Biston offered to write to Mr. So and So to have him preach again and remember the text.
A physician paused beside a marble cutter’s shop and quipped about gravestones. The craftsman retorts that he weighs demand for monuments only when people are sick or dying, hinting at business tied to mortality.
A fragment from a health column praises St Jacobs Oil as the quickest relief for severe sprains and a remedy for various ailments. It includes testimonials and urges readers to try the product when in pain and unable to rest.
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