12 Jun 1884
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 12, 1884
Page
1
A narrator recalls a tumultuous courtship filled with misdirection and jealousies. A jealous woman blocks the hearing, miscommunications ruin note exchange, and a bungled wedding ends in a failed marriage due to misapplied plans and ill fortune.
In a September morning scene at Holbrook Hutchinson law offices a missing deed case drives the firm to public appeal. A reward of five thousand dollars is sought for information leading to recovery of a parcel deed once conveyed by Andrew Sharp to Archibald Arnold. The case centers on Russiane and a 1845 loss, with a hopeful clerk of the firm dreaming of gain and love.
Charlie Wilson discovers part of a missing deed hidden under a jelly jar lid in Mrs. Bevan's attic. The parchment reveals the five thousand dollar stake, enabling Arnold to win his suit and Charlie to marry Madge. Archibald Arnold rewards the couple. Charlie becomes a distinguished lawyer and they continue the jelly jar tradition.
A critique of material excess and social vanity urging a return to simple honest living. The essay laments wasteful spending by the young and middle classes, warns against living beyond means, and calls for valuing virtue over wealth in church and state.
The New York Tribune discusses temperance as a major issue with fiscal impact. It states liquor costs exceed all government functions and totals over 800 million dollars, while government costs total about 700 million. It argues liquor harms extend beyond money to crime and degradation.
A compact look at origins of common proverbs. It notes Chaucer as father of English poetry and links lines like In at one ear out at the other and Man proposes but God disposes to their sources in Piers Plowman and Kempis. It also lists variants and misquotes attributed to Thomas Passer and others.
A fragmentary reminiscence on Wall Street crowds and the rural upbringing of anxious workers. The editor muses that owners and occupants of property might feel prouder and more contented even with modest means, contrasting wealth with simple stability.
An unclear excerpt presents disjointed phrases and names without context. The text hints at a character lifting a patch and a breath or scent, but lacks coherent events, places, and identifiable subjects to form a proper summary.
A mosaic of witticisms and musings on immortality politeness and human nature. It notes belief in an afterlife the humor in sneezes and the ways personality shows in the face. It also touches on honesty memory reputation and the quirks of speech and laughter.
Fragmented reminiscences recount a ragged boy returning a lost school strap for a quarter in Aurora. The scene shifts to local quips about honesty and a vendor selling straps, with stray mentions of Nellie, Mr Niogle, and a joking fakir. Edison and a distant forecast are lightly touched.
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