09 Jun 1887
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 09, 1887
Page
1
Page lists subscription terms, advertising rates, and services in Acton Ontario. Includes notes on arrears, advance payments, contract changes, and multiple local professionals such as surgeons dentists solicitors and notaries, with addresses in Acton and Georgetown.
A historical notice advertises lumber and farm supplies at Thomas C Moore’s line including shingles and tubs. It asks readers to compare prices and settle any debts owed to him, noting his books show accounts due and he desires payment.
JHE TH RD school year begins in September with patrons from ten states and provinces. Young men and boys prepared for business pursuits. Graduates successful as accountants, managers, clerks, salesmen, writers, and travellers in Canada and the United States. Moderate rates, thorough work, courteous treatment. Ladies admitted. French and German offered. For information address AL. MacCORMICK, Principal.
Wholesale and retail dealer offers granite and marble monuments headstones crosses and cemetery work. Direct importer sold from Alexander Taylor stock at reduced prices below Ontario market. Granite monuments from 4 ft to 10 ft tall priced with 30 to 50 percent discounts and warrantied first-class. Call to view before purchasing elsewhere.
A reflective piece honors the departed and the dying, contrasting grief with faith. The narrator recalls a wedding postponed by a storm, detailing a noble suitor’s delay, a closed church, and a looming reunion as the storm passes and hope returns.
The article argues the country school should better serve farming youth by teaching soils plants and animals and hiring skilled teachers. It warns against low standards, urges teachers with proper instruction, and highlights the farmer's need for reading writing and arithmetic plus practical farm knowledge. It blends instructional notes with a narrative excerpt about Mrs Roper and a mistaken Lord Pollypod showing social misdirection.
YS Tandersized announces he has power on hand and will stock a full line of Pine and Hemlock lumber. Also offers first and second class Pine shingles and lath. Public notice for builders and contractors to source materials.
Brief note states GN B offers ready service for mouldings and related wood products with emphasis on neatness and dispatch in fulfilling all orders.
A gossipy recounting follows Maria Tallman and Lord Pollypod as a wealthy match strains under pride and social pressure. Gifts dazzle yet Maria grows pale, while a trip to see a cousin hints at looming tragedy amid December wedding plans and a brimming social circle.
In Acton the new proprietor, Aaron Atcher, states he has bought the butchering business of Mr. William McPherson and will run a straightforward operation with a wide stock of meats poultry fish and related items. A public notice also informs creditors and others to present claims against the estate of Robert McPherson Sr by June 15 1887 and outlines distribution procedures and administrator duties.
The article advises husbands to avoid loving promises and to withhold affection, instead piling petty fault finding and controlling behavior. It urges men to boss wives, question finances, belittle interest in politics and culture, and publicly praise other women. It ends by asking what excuse remains for a comfortable fireside life.
A reflection on good sense as the result of balanced faculties and moral habit. The text argues that genius without integrity leads to jeopardized life, while steady, just thinking and self restraint reflect a maker’s dignity. It contrasts intellect with prudent conduct and warns against envy vanity and misdirection.
A country woman helps a girl at a large station eye a cinder removal ends with the woman later missing a ticket pocketbook and an old pin. She suspects theft but only later connects the repairwoman to the loss after a chat with a police officer.
An 19th century Toronto note condemns Gooderham and Worts distillery for producing alcohol while hideous scenes of intoxication and ruined homes shock observers. It calls for masking the whiskey product and exposing only tainted swill swill to officials, as citizens fear moral decline and harm to families.
A passage argues against labeling a speaker as a liar while noting lapses that resemble exaggeration romance and selective statistics. It emphasizes caution in accusing individuals of falsehood and urges restraint when judging statements.
Mose Schaumburg junior pressures Colonel Walker to buy Witter overcoats, claiming his father’s shop offers cheaper and more reliable goods. Walker declines, noting Mose’s offer as same quality for one dollar less. Mose grins, while the elder Schaumburg praises the deal and smiles at the turn of events.
A garbled exchange on modest dress provokes a light quarrel as Mrs Pinkchreek and Cole remark on fashion. The distorted text hints at social commentary and evening attire without clear names or places.
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