17 Jul 1884
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 17, 1884
Page
1
A dated religious verse from Tarasnay Moasrxa on July 17, 1864, describing surrender to God. The speaker offers a small worldly gift and vows total yielding, asking for divine transformation, cleansing, and the will of God to be done. A final line proclaims spiritual renewal and forgiveness.
In Bloomsbury a young artist Alison Harte endures poverty and her flawed family life. After her uncle John Mellish dies, she learns Moorfield is left to her only if she marries Jacob Hemsworth. She declines, then Henry Staunton Hemsworth reveals himself as Jacob’s son and professes love. They wed at Moorfield.
Agricultural briefs advise on underdraining costs and strategies, buckwheat crop planning, and weed control. It warns that buckwheat followed by corn or wheat may underperform and suggests plowing Canada thistles mid-summer, also noting buckwheat erodes weeds over two to three seasons.
The piece extols using planting at schools not as mere decoration but to teach facts through actual viewing. It notes living objects as essential volumes of knowledge and praises firms offering seeds and plants to support such practice. It urges starting now to test improved canary and compound patterns.
The article notes only five genuine Shakespeare signatures exist. One is in the London Library, another in the British Museum, one on his will at Doctor's Commons, and two are held by private collectors.
A garbled proclamation from Kenmorej uses archaic Scots phrases about cooks and peats. It references lordship and punishment, with lines about bringing offenders before a peer, and a declaration of doom or disgrace for those who transgress, though the text is fragmentary and unclear.
The text contrasts pride and vanity as two distinct traits. Pride reflects self admiration and a demand for respect, while vanity seeks to influence others to admire. Pride appears stately yet often provokes dislike, whereas vanity uses small artifices to attract applause and can seem ridiculous.
A collection of reflective maxims on happiness, work, and family. The speaker urges helping others to ease one’s burdens, finding joy at home, and prioritizing inner contentment over grand schemes. The tone echoes a thoughtful, home‑centered philosophy.
A humorous exchange has an older man doubting a college graduate’s knowledge after four years, while the youth boasts about top gymnastic status and peak health. The old man retorts by offering an apprenticeship to a blacksmith.
A reflective piece notes that wealth comes from actions not earnings and usefulness from deeds not intentions. It argues happiness hinges on digestion and strength on effort, and warns that reefs harming mankind extend beyond oceans to Wall Street’s deadly ones.
A street vendor and buyer dispute fit and color as they haggle over a pair of pants. The dealer shrugs at flaws, offers a discount, and ultimately the buyer buys the item for a dollar despite grease stains and odd sizing.
A level headed writer argues that when many buyers pay small amounts late it cripples a farmer. The piece compares a crop of one thousand bushels sold piecemeal to many debtors, leaving the farmer financially distressed as debts accumulate.
A philosophical passage argues religion as silent sacrifice and growth, praises learning from all and governing passions, defines wealth as contentment, and urges timely fulfillment of duties. It notes the master may favor plowing over reaping based on demonstrated skill.
A married man, portrayed as either blessed or cursed, seizes a chance to escort a charming girl of about 16. As they reach the gate she thanks him for his kindness, and he reassures her. The girl misinterprets his gallant remark, and the exchange ends with a warning to avoid exposure or trouble.
An old boasting lady prophesies after every event and her husband, tired of hearing her, bursts in with excitement to report a cow has eaten the grindstone. She erupts, claiming triumph that her prediction held true and scolds him for staying outside.
A sermon extols God as great and good and urges seekers to pursue him with love for Christ. It praises Christian charity as calm and wise, though hard to practice when it requires refusal, and calls the Gospel an apocalypse revealing heavenly truths to human hearts.
A school board officer questioned Johnny Winslow about missing school days. Mrs Winslow protests his age and schooling, while Winslow mocks the official, recalling that he finished his own education at twenty three. The exchange highlights tensions in attendance oversight.
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