02 Mar 1899
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 02, 1899
Page
1
A poem praising a warm trustworthy handshake over soft or rough hands. It venerates the honest grasp as emblem of loyalty, friendship, and solidarity beyond class or party. The speaker seeks a steadfast, sincere connection symbolized by a true, unyielding grip.
Reggie Ridpath survives a fall from a mountain road and a broken leg as his mother hosts a fashionable house party. Elizabeth, famed for travels and social sway, reveals how she chose Lady Macbeth as her tonight’s gown inspiration after a pivotal summer when a young man who inspired her staged a life changing scene.
In a Chicago News dramatization from Sarah Lindsey Coleman, Reginald Ridpath Cancer Reginald faces a choice between an old love and a fiancée as a friend confronts him with a plot of loyalty and family duty. Elizabeth reappears, the past and present collide, and Reg ends in a bittersweet blessing.
A discussion of the long sought rhyme for month and the orange problem in English verses. It cites Christina Rossetti and Father Prout, noting attempts and examples from Gilbert and others, including playful lines about June and the moon.
Mrs Spadina Reveals Harold is the subject of bullying and name changes at school driving a move to a better neighborhood. Mr Spadina ponders the boy Mike Harold conflict and the impact on Harold’s identity as he contemplates moving the family to a new city area. The scene includes remarks on neighborhood fights and a plan to relocate for Harold’s sake.
Officers from Halifax hired Lone Cloud to guide a moose hunt near Liscomb. They agreed on $2 a day, but after a night of debate Lone Cloud suggested a $9.00 call next morning. The next day a single moose was killed and Lone Cloud collected his initially requested wage.
An exchange of experiences among a few old roommates is interrupted by an intruder who narrates a tall tale of surviving a bear encounter on a Rocky Mountain cliff. The story ends with the bear supposedly eating him, followed by testimonials praising Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier.
A mosaic of poems and prose notes fills this fragment with musings on how a single thought, a word, or a prayer can transform a weary heart. The verses hint at faith, love, and the fragile grace of a newborn soul entering into life, contrasted with a business aside on credits and profits.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich received an illegible letter from Professor Edward Morse. The reply quips that only the date and signature were decipherable, adding a wry note on the writer’s limited grasp of the content.
An elderly countryman near Sandringham confronted Princess Victoria and Princess Maud with a sharp tongue lashing calling them bold hustles. He urged them to go home and hide their faces. The queen reportedly laughs when the tale is repeated.
A clipped dialogue fragment shows a speaker insisting that at his age it would be impossible to have lived anywhere long. The exchange hints at social limitations and conversational strain between the characters.
Mrs D M McOnecon of Amberly Ontario extols Diamond Dyes as reliable and never failing after twenty years of use. The letter also notes the sovereign coinage history from Henry VIII to the present sovereign first issued in 1617 and current value at 20 shillings.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.