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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jun 29, 1876

Page

4

The Church Door Loafer as Street Moralist

Montreal Slur describes two types of corner loafers including the church door loafer. The piece attacks them for insulting women and lingering near church entrances after services, urging authorities to curb these social excrescences with public order measures.

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Fragmentary Verse of Courtship and Desire

A fragmented verse piece portrays yearning and intimate fancy amid night imagery. Narrator compares herself to a queen and speakers to lovers, with playful, risqué undertones and social drama between imagined rivals.

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