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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 04, 1897
Page
4
A fragment from the Chicago Record recounts All-Aloney dodging mischief at a lively ball. His mother calls him to kiss the toddling child and shield him from bumps and falls as the crowd cheers. The scene blends chaos with a touch of affection and bravado.
Leisure Hour recounts a traveller leaving a £5 note at a large London hotel. A chambermaid tore up a dirty scrap found in rubbish. after hours of sifting, all but one tiny fragment were recovered and pieced together on stamp strips. The traveller offered no thanks and complained of the inconvenience.
Minnie Scott of Shelbyville and Henry Barr of St. Louis exchanged photos and planned to marry after correspondence. Henry arrived for the first meeting but left disappointed as the bride did not resemble her picture, then rode the next train home as guests and the minister waited.
A lady recalls meeting a wretched white dog at a railway station. After feeding the hungry animal, a second dog arrives with a companion. Both receive meals and depart together, tails wagging, grateful as dogs could be.
A mountain maiden explains why many fine offers failed as she led a young man into a cane brake to pick the handiest path. She returns with a humble reed, noting she passed many better reeds but kept searching for a far finer one, until only the last remained.
A mother helps her son with geography and explains desert as a place where nothing grows. The boy’s face shows understanding, then he blurts that his father has a bald head, revealing a misinterpretation of the prompt.
The sheriff reports a condemned inmate, 48, loosening his noose to speak. He asks that a man be caught using an amateur camera and removed to avoid disgrace from photographs. The exchange highlights tensions before the execution.
Dialogue-heavy fragment notes frustration with school discipline and cascading handoffs from monitor to teacher to Principal and beyond. The lines imply corporal reprimand and moral conflict, ending with a pun about a sinful heart. The text centers on authority figures and a character named Pommy.
The passage discusses shoes for boys, criticizing manufacturers for sizing and style. It argues durable, properly fitting footwear prevents early wear, urges avoiding extreme sizes, and emphasizes growth and careful selection over fashion.
Special values in towels and towelling featuring pure linen towels from 18c per pair and pure linen towelling from 5c up. White crochet quilts offered from 75c and up.
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