16 Jul 1885
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 16, 1885
Page
1
Unclear OCR text listing Best Coun gen for settimen of Government and HomeStead, with fragmented references to Lass, Address, CHAR B, Hse Paci, Maw.
An old classified ad fragment outlines casual ad pricing at 8 cents per line for first insertion and 2 cents per line for subsequent insertions, with line length based on Nonpareil space. It notes advance payment for transitory ads and provides scattered street and business references.
Nelly Clifford and friends prepare number Forty-Seven at Trimmers Buildings for a bachelor’s return from medical study. Abby Fortescue decorates with flowers and a flag, while jokes about who will win the cousin’s favor swirl among the women and doctors Bruce and Caverley. A Crieff organ revival satire accompanies the scene.
A fragmented OCR text hints at ambitions to be a poet. It includes nonsensical phrasing and garbled quotes such as that L possesses poetic aims and a reference to cucumber, attributed to an unclear speaker.
A tale recounts a neighbor who repeatedly borrowed household items. To curb the habit a friend stores a pound of fine tea in a box and returns only what is borrowed, replacing it when lent. Over time the box empties, and the borrower learns she has borrowed herself out, ending the loan.
A man trails a woman and confesses love as he is teased by the scene. The pursued woman questions his motive and the pursued truth emerges when she points to another, uglier rival, leaving the suitor embarrassed and silent.
An 1882 Alabama travel vignette recalls a tense roadside lodging near Belma where a grumpy host relents after a traveler’s companion gifts him medicine. The next day the planter reforms, praising a healer’s remedy and noting restored harmony at home.
Dr Edwin J Howe notes average adult drinks about four and a half pounds of water daily and warns against impurities and disease-causing germs in untreated water. He describes charcoal filtration as a cheap method where water slowly percolates through crushed vegetable charcoal to remove particles and organic impurities.
A fragment describes a home farmer method for reducing bones by crushing them with a convenient hammer, then notes a cheap yet effective fertilizing approach. It mentions Holloway vs BP Pills and PHS as recommended for nervous debility during study periods, linking health ads to product use.
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