Mony Littles mak's mickle in old Scots adage
A fragmentary old Scots verse speaks of money growing small sums into larger value, warning poverty harms care in times when wealth is scarce and found money is rare.
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 06, 1884
Page
1
Pur or Tory Pur or Tory That Lawyer's Advice
A rural wife recalls a troubled marriage after their children die and a divorce threat leads to estrangement and reconciliation. John and Sarah Jane drift apart, a misread divorce notice prompts a return, a street accident reunites them, and a lawyer's bill sparks reflection on advice and unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Sarah Jane
Esys
Sarsh Jane
Stulf
Autograph Request Business Noted By Josh Billings
An excerpt cites Josh Billings on autograph requests becoming a booming trade. He suggests responses should require a stamped return envelope to sustain demand and warns of evolving expectations for future signings and payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh Billings Hita
Pire
Heart grief and Lent in an Old Poem Fragment
A brief fragment presents a lament on sorrow and self denial, noting a heart’s grief and the act of fasting during Lent as a penance. The tone echoes medieval or early modern religious verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayers Bakss Pamina
Glover, Vt
Pate Humax Parra
Personal Ethic and Self-Reliance Admonitions Collected
A long exhortation urges industry in self reliance and honesty. It extols perseverance, temperance, civility, charity, and public virtue, urging readers to read, govern their own business, avoid vice, and serve God, country, and truth.
How Grandma Knew
Two girls swap whispers about a startling rumor in the market. Mabel describes her grandmother's sighting of a grandfather rumored to run a fish stand, while Edith questions how Grandma happened to observe him near the egg and butter shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
John Waas
Father
Sarah Jane
Garah Jané
Mabel
Edith
Grandma
Little Laughs and Leap Year Wedding Follies
The item humorously notes romance and engagement quirks of leap year era with playful lines about beshoes lashing lovers, brides asserting 1883 engagements, gum chewing for men, cloves for women, and a wedding party seen on a boat nearby. It mentions Qugi not drowning but swapping bow and axrow for a life preserver on a river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boata
Qugi
A Humarne Invention Teases Pain Free Tooth Drawing
The piece cites Robbie Burns on toothache and credits a Geneva dentist with a new rubber device that enucleates a tooth without pain. The India rubber method uses a pierced square to reach the root, then contracts to extract the tooth with minimal bleeding or swelling, requiring four to five days for the procedure.
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Robbie Burns
Geneva
Tne
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