19 Jul 1877
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 19, 1877
Page
1
A fragmented business card shows H Lowry and W Cooper offering services in medicine surgery surveying and engineering. Mentions graduates and placements in York Victoria Cane Lal peg and Guelph with binding and account book services available by mail.
The notice advertises the Ontario Photograph Gallery in Acton offering high quality copying and enlarging in all branches with swift service and reasonable rates. It highlights a splendid stock of mouldings and picture frames on hand or made to order and invites readers to visit to be convinced.
The Travelers Life and Accident Insurance Company of Hartford offers low upfront premium reductions and combined life and accident policies. It claims 436000 policies written and over 2.565 million in actual cost benefits paid to accident policy holders, with no medical examination required. District Agent 33 Adelaide Street W Toronto. Wilson Irwin, Special Agent.
Poem reflects on perseverance over haste urging honest effort and fair play. It emphasizes that success may come late, but persistence conquers, advising readers to choose steady effort, avoid envy, and keep striving regardless of others' pace.
A wandering, hungry man befriends a Milwaukee to Boston brickmaker, cons the family with tales of hardship, helps with a wall and kitchen tasks, and drains funds before fleeing to Milwaukee seeking work while the narrator exposes the deception and ends the tale with a final payment.
A Detroit Free Press fragment recalls a family debate about summer plans on Cass Avenue. A girl voices eagerness for a country stay while another questions wealth and secrecy. They discuss chores and chores and a promise to tell nobody about a country visit.
A discussion on sleep's necessity for brain preservation and restoration. It notes that memory and imagination remain active in sleep, that sleep can be stronger than will, and that sleep needs vary by temperament, age, and mental activity.
A fragment recounts Dr Dodd prebendary of Brecon preaching near Cambridge to undergraduates on malt and drunkenness. The impromptu sermon divides malt letters M A L T into Moral Allegorical Literal Theological with exhortations against tippling and a vivid portrait of a drunken husband and a humorously harsh courtroom scene.
A meditation on how small acts and words ripple through time and people. The text argues that minor events carry unseen power, echoing through moments and communities beyond the maker’s ken. It notes the limits of foresight and the broad reach of everyday actions.
An unclear account describes a bashful man asking aid about a favorite beverage at the Cagends tavern. The scene includes locals like Be rnors and a charge of five cents per drink, with mentions of lemons, agar, and a pie-nio, though details are garbled.
An illustrated account recalls the Duke of Wellington directing a sudden change in battle plan to mislead Marshal Soult. Wellington rode at the head of a regiment, signaling a massive cheer that deceived the French commander into delaying attack. The tactic, driven by opportunistic genius, allowed the 6th division to arrive and secure a bloody repulse for Soult.
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