10 Mar 1898
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 10, 1898
Page
1
An ailment remedy ad promotes McKee's Emulsion and Cop Liver Oil mixtures as palatable cures with 50 percent oil, priced 35 and 75 cents in two sizes. It lists Meier's Perfect Liver Pills at 10 cents, McKee's Anthertic Tooth Powder at 25 cents, and a March Winds hand cream with Lip Loze cream of almonds for 25 cents per tube.
A weather seer renounces prophesying after a lifetime of reading fogs and seasons. The tale shifts to romance on the river where Jack, a boatman, confesses love to Geraldine and risks social rank for happiness. Their meeting on the river leads to a tense reunion as fate and class loom over them.
A fair young woman in mourning asks a ferryman named Jack for passage across the Thames at Twickenham. After paying a penny for one ride and arranging a return, she plans to meet him at two thirty. They share a river voyage to Pope’s Villa, sparking a verbal clash over literature and lingering tension as the day ends.
Excerpts show Jack and Geraldine confiding their longing as social introductions unfold. Lady Althorpe and Lord John mingle, while Lord Jasper hints at a quiet plea for true love beyond appearances. The scene captures tension and hope at a crowded gathering.
A Frank Leslie's Weekly anecdote recalls a hostess who faced ruinous embarrassment when guests mistook salt cellars for souvenirs during a luncheon. The tale shifts to a courtroom anecdote about a damage case, a powder blast, and a lawyer recounting a chaotic trial with a dog, a judge, and a $25 contempt fine.
A collage of misquoted medical anecdotes and dubious causes of death from various journals, noting improbable links between everyday events and fatal outcomes. It highlights sensationalized narratives and flawed reasoning about mortality across themes of misfortune and mistaken diagnoses.
Reading from Lord Brougham’s early career to a famed royal divorce case, the piece recounts a dinner insult by the Prince Regent and Brougham’s later steadfast defense of a queen. It notes Miltonic imagery used in a dramatic courtroom moment as George IV loomed over the trial.
Edward We Back argues that a leisured home life offers better wages and comfort for intelligent girls. He cites shorthand and typewriting studies boosting income, notes mistresses pay well for domestic work, and laments declining women in business as many seek low paid jobs.
A literary society lecture ends with a mock overheard dialogue between a Scotchman and a critic. They debate Shakespeare and Burns with playful banter about crowns and kings, noting Burns would not write such nonsense and Shakespeare’s line about a head wearing a crown.
An old Dutchman tests his son's future by placing a Bible a whiskey bottle and a dollar on a table. The boy chooses the dollar then Bible then drinks, prompting the tester to conclude the child will become a busybody.
A fragment describes a donation event for a country clergyman with small salary and five children. The wife and children wear donated clothing at church following a sermon about modesty. The text also briefly notes officials caring for urban trees and a medicinal claim for Hood'n Barsqparine.
A fragmented note laments rhythmic edits and rhyme schemes in a playful, irregular hand. It questions whether altering verses in the Nether Poets workshop would truly improve style and harmony.
A west end cigar dealer describes a boy who bought cigarettes with a plan to distribute anti smoking pamphlets from a local League. He says the boy recruited others, gaining a list of stores in the neighborhood and causing adults to boot out the gang. He notes one boy was caught buying cigarettes and that the group operates one at a time, moving through shops.
A sermon urging readers to seize opportunities lost to hesitation and fear. It laments idle gossip and prolonged waiting, reminding that power and chances drift away when decision steps falter, and urges reclaiming time before future moments pass.
In a witty exchange Fox insists Knox attend Biggin’s funeral this afternoon. Knox protests his aversion to funerals and questions making an exception for a friend, saying he would skip his own funeral if possible.
Home dyeing advice promotes Diamond Dyes as simple and economical for cotton and wool. Articles claim bright colors that won’t fade, with instructions for proper dye selection and use. An aside mentions a public figure’s singing and a claim about a medicine’s purity and World’s Fair fame.
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