21 Jul 1898
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 21, 1898
Page
1
A local ad invites shoppers to improve hall appearances with English Scotch and Canadian linoleums and oilcloths. It promotes a splendid range and directs readers to the Wyndham Street entrance or St. George's Square location.
Ned Strange helps Uncle Joe by taking Saxton’s desk job while the hunting party travels to Canada. He endures heat and whispers about family finances, earning enough to cover his vacation costs and spare his father further worry. Ned’s sacrifice brings relief to the family and his own quiet happiness.
Advertising notice for J M Bond & Co of Guelph promoting Pure Paris Creon sticky fly paper and insect powder. Claims immediate relief and permanent cure for bladder and urinary troubles. Price 25 cents per box with five boxes for $1.00. Telephone correspondence requested.
An ad touts affordable men’s and women’s shoes in tans and blacks. It promises a wide range of styles and qualities at very small expenditures. Strong emphasis on value and choice for customers.
A compact ad style note invites you to have a photograph session with Ramshaw the artist. It promises courteous attention, satisfactory photographs, and reasonable prices. The weather is noted as favorable for a sitting and call today.
A traveling peddler of a patent churn visited a Lewiston farmhouse and claimed to extract two pounds more butter from cream. The owner challenged him, churned herself, and proved his claim false by pouring batter milk into his churn. He returned the next morning to churn again but found no butter. There was no sale or further talk.
A weakened husband asks for food but his wife misreads his wish and gently redirects him. He attempts a light joke about a meal, then she replies that such food is reserved for the funeral, revealing a somber household moment. The exchange highlights tenderness amid hardship.
A fragment recalls a tale where a man went to Damas pore for sixty guineas to help bury a friend. Damas asked the man his age, then the bailiff replied with memory and action. The crowd offered a hundred, and two were to be buried as punishment.
The recent naval engagements off the Orient and the Americas reshape opinions on cruisers and battleships, torpedo boats, and naval discipline. Coffee replaces wine aboard U S ships, while Spaniards rely on liquor, impairing morale. Abstinence proves its merit as ships face challenges at sea.
A tale contrasts a father failing to praise his drowning boy's map with a clarifying remark that reveals the child’s cleverness. A narrator argues for open praise when deserved, while warning against empty flattery. The piece defends honest praise as good, urging timely, sincere affirmation.
A crowded English dockyard watches a ship launch as a boy pushes to start its motion. A farmer’s bank of violets grows from a single seed planted years earlier, teaching children that small acts matter. The grown boy recalls his seed and vows not to waste small deeds or seeds.
A reflective verse extols the joy and virtues of children, urging readers to value young ones as a force to enlarge hearts and inspire kindness, sympathy, and active benevolence. It celebrates children as a daily blessing to life and family.
A discussion urges turning graveyards into welcoming, well adorned public spaces with trees, fountains, and paths. It calls for reverent care by a steering committee, balancing beauty and Good Taste while honoring soldiers and civic memory. The piece reflects on Eugene Field’s grave, safety, and the duty to maintain a humane burial ground.
A traveler in Blackwood's Magazine recalls a Havana bound regiment's departure. On the pier a well dressed Spanish lady crosses from friends to bless a lone young soldier with a kiss and a gift, his response mingling pride and tenderness as the crowd applauds.
London water supply covers 815 square miles with 5147 miles of mains delivering 187,580,283 gallons daily. Thames yields 107,000,000 gallons, River See 61,000,000, the rest from springs and artesian wells. Population 5,675,270 uses 85 gallons per person daily. 64 reservoirs cover 684 acres with 1.95 billion gallons capacity. hydrants total 8,005. Water system currently privately owned but public pressure could push municipal control soon.
A United States crossroads editor speaking to village school pupils extols progress and upward mobility in ten years. He recalls starting with nothing and acquiring a shirt, belt, collar buttons, a coat, and his wife planning gold cuff buttons, illustrating rapid social ascent. The piece also condemns impure blood as unhealthy and cites Food'n Smr euparilla as a remedy against disease.
Chief Baron O Grady presides as a curious scene unfolds outside the courthouse. A fair breathes in progress while tethered asses add noise. A counsel’s brag is cut short and a judge’s echo provokes the room into laughter as Mr Bushe asks for louder speech.
In a dialect filled exchange, Uncle Ragburry and Marae John discuss a sermon about feeding thousands. They question the miracle despite witness counts, noting that the multitude did not burst, and ponder the meaning behind the event.
Rev Dr Lorimer recalls his early attitudes to Sunday observance in Boston. He describes a clash with a colored aunt cook who refused to alter her duties and pointed to the door, insisting she would handle the kitchen business herself. He notes the memory of a hot dinner each Sunday during her stay.
A testimonial praising Diamond Dyes as the trusted choice for domestic dyeing. It urges consumers to avoid inferior dyes and warns that adulterated products ruin fabrics and money, urging readers to follow the millions who use Diamond Dyes for reliable, successful results.
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