10 Jun 1897
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 10, 1897
Page
1
A genteel note extols light summer tweeds as cool and well cut with proper finishing. The piece promises stylish tailoring without excessive prices and emphasizes customer satisfaction and first choice quality for the wearer.
Hetty Plumer, a country girl at Laurel Farm, turns to writing to gain independence. Her stories win payment from the Weekly Leader editor Hugh Allaire, who is secretly the publisher. After discovery and a light comedy of romance, Hetty accepts marriage to the editor and pursues a life beyond farm routine.
A reflective piece contrasts the routine duties of top government roles with farm labor. It notes officials like the Registrar of the Treasury and the Assistant Treasurer sign many warrants daily, while day laborers enjoy outdoor variety. The author muses on the unseen monotony behind prestigious positions.
Ruth Ashmoore counsels young women to be good companions to their husbands. She urges kindness, forgiveness, and focus on a husband’s good qualities to foster a loving marriage and avoid conflict or bitterness.
A sailor recalls a near mishap on a wharf involving a pompous passenger and a cautious captain. The owner of the steam line later approves the restraint, and the narrator notes his current caution with jokes that miss their mark.
A London Globe correspondent tells of a ten year old who saved his grandfather during a lion attack near Fort Salisbury. While the old man and boy hunted the lioness leaped onto the man’s shoulder, the boy crawled, loaded the rifle, and fired twice, killing the animal. Natives aided the wounded man and a doctor was summoned.
A story tells of two farmers, T- and M-, trading shabby harnesses that quickly wear again. After multiple swaps, M- notes T- now has a cleaner but still worn harness, joking that T- paid ten dollars to have it cleaned. The tale ends with a cautionary punchline about care and value.
The minister's wife urges stronger delivery while the minister doubts the practice. He warns it could drive away church members, noting people are often ill tempered after waking from sleep. The exchange reveals tension between public speaking style and audience perception.
A pale boy on a westbound train longs for his mother and siblings as a kind passenger reads a charity card with a Bible verse about giving drink to little ones. A compassionate woman, the doctor's wife, steps forward, and the reader guides the boy to his uncle. from there the journey brings a motherly reunion for Georgie.
An Oregon Sheridan Sun item alleges a schoolmaster faced mounting intrusions while boarding with a household. He reports his personal effects were borrowed and worn, including toothbrushes shirts and perfumery, as the family treated him as a brother, prompting calls for caution about exaggeration.
A fragment recalls a Freedom era scene in a Canadian frontier hotel where a bright looking Black man, suspected as a runaway slave, answers questions about life in the South. He asserts no whipping, scarce food, and that his improved status was earned elsewhere, while others debate the openness of the slave’s situation.
A middle aged man visits an artic steamer asking to join the next expedition. The officer coldly notes risks of hunger and three year separation from his wife. The man concedes after a final appeal, agreeing to be put on the books. Hooda Purlla blood purifiers advertised at end.
An eccentric narration blends forgotten domestic scenes with a village shop incident. A man named Pat seeks a receipt for a settled bill as the merchant fakes a receipt by crossing out the account, while old memories of love and a doorway scene linger amid muddy streets.
Mr Brown laments politeness becoming intrusive as hotel porters and staff expose a flood of questions and nosiness. He recalls a New York hotel ferry boat incident where a porter demanded details about his baggage and paper collar, voicing frustration at perceived overzealous service.
The piece recounts Justice Clark Braxfield of Scotland courting his future wife with blunt old fashioned lines. He asked Lizzie Tam to answer simply yes or no and later quipped about a butler warning from Mrs Brayfield's temper.
Local exchange quotes Arnold about a cat that made a distinctive sound on a back fence last night. The remark ties the cat’s recent canary eating to its singing.
The piece warns against cheap adulterated dyes sold to druggists and grocers, urging women to buy Diamond Dyes instead. It condemns deceitful pricing and warns of losses to Canadian consumers, urging the use of guaranteed Diamond Dyes and noting a health claim for Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a preventive measure.
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