18 Mar 1897
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 18, 1897
Page
1
A local shop announces a full stock of new spring goods ready for early selection. The assortment includes choice items and attractive prices with styles to match current trends.
A village tale describes Jiminy, lazy and teased, ignoring drudgery yet dreamily rising. He saves a farm, pays debts, hires a famed train, and returns to warm old folk with a perfect dream. Neighbors mock then applaud his quiet ascent and return to friendship.
In a suburban Friday night visit to the Asylum for the Insane, Mr. Melton attends a dance with patients and staff. He woos Miss Caldwell while grappling with his fantasy of being China’s emperor, guided by superintendent Snoug and Lowry’s warm welcome, amid a crowd of convalescents and demure observers.
Melton and Lowry discuss a girl who believes she is a visitor at an asylum and longs for New York and a yacht. Later, the girl is recognized in a restaurant, prompting a tense reunion. The Nevers family debates wine at table, and son Robert embraces temperance, transforming the household and sparking reform.
A readable excerpt argues girls should avoid eloping and instead marry. it mocks idle risk, urges practical suitors like the blacksmiths’ sons, and promotes home life, piano, kitchen work, and faithful marriage to raise a respectable family. It stresses happiness, mutual support, and honor in married life.
The Pawnee in Oklahoma reveal Indian names such as Afraid-of-a-bear and Flying-eagle reveal poor Anglicization by agents. The piece argues such literal renditions are uncouth, unAmerican, and should not be perpetuated in records or society.
Fragmented lines praise dreaming and warning of wasted energy while urging daily activity and motion in air, earth, and plant life. It speaks of angels’ sounds, heavenly words, and a call for the “active-Jonah” to act, with the crown awaiting the doer.
A scattered collection of classroom mishears and family chatter blends with humor and memory. The piece stitches questions about dark ages from children, domestic banter about marriage and heaven, a courtroom anecdote, a toll story, and a nostalgic poem about life in an old barn loft.
A Cincinnati grocer notes cranberries at six dollars per bushel and a scribbled order reads one hundred bushels per Simmons, causing misreadings. The next day the wagon brings eighty bushels with twenty more expected. A Lincolnshire letterer misreads an equivalent as elephant, prompting a barn for an elephant’s reception, then a barrel of oysters is said to be equivalent. Harper’s Round Table notes Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
A youthful account recalls entering a mercantile world where clerk Silas Sturdevant guides a moment of moral choice. The donor’s decisive pledge of five thousand dollars to fund an orphan asylum marks a turning point in the narrator’s life and future ambitions.
An old gentleman advises Joshua to be polite to everyone and not flaunt wealth. He recalls the busy bee as a model, stressing steady work and not letting others see him fail. The boy questions how much appearance matters, while the bee-like virtue remains key.
A commercial traveler recalls a rough Scottish railway ride at about seven miles an hour. The coach shakes violently as passboards slide and the traveler grips the seat arms. A calm stranger nearby jokes they are now off the track and the trip eases slightly.
The article notes Johannesburg's population of 102,078 per sone with 60,007 Europeans and 42,583 natives. It lists origins of whites including 16,203 born in the United Kingdom, 16,192 from the Caps Colony, and 6,205 from the Transvaal, with Russia and Germany also represented. It mentions potential for Rovaland.
An advertisement extols Diamond Dyes as easy to revive faded garments, claiming they bring bright colors and well kept homes under wise female supervision. It promises rich hues and reliable results when purchased from an authorized dealer under the Diamond brand.
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