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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 07, 1878
Page
4
A humorous sketch follows Fred Jones of Leicester Square as he mingles with women and family, recounting romantic misadventures on trains and in town. The piece blends tall tales with quick, sharp exchanges and a cast of curious locals.
A carriage couple, a gaily dressed wife, and a wood sawyer share a moment of desire and reflection. The man longs not for wealth but for the woodcutter’s health and strength, while a humble maid’s smile highlights social contrasts. The tale moralizes on valuing what one has over riches.
A snippet recalls Herod inaugurations and a turkey carving joke. It notes rough winters hurting sleigh and fur trades, recounts a Maine railcar fainting episode with thirteen liquor casks, and jokes about a Vermont editor whose wife presented a fourteen pound daughter. The editor keeps a puffing habit and vows to quit after a humorous blunder.
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