24 Mar 1887
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 24, 1887
Page
1
MR. T. MITCHELL informs Acton residents he can take orders for weaving fancy fabric goods including flannel, shirting, dress goods, and blankets. He guarantees fair treatment and good value to farmers and others who favor his services.
A long collage of verses imagines various future roles for boys and girls from farmer, blacksmith, mason, shoemaker, printer, doctor, minister, teacher, to president and wife. Polly’s dream of authorship and romance unfolds into a life change with Mr Raven revealing love and a pathway to happiness.
Central Meat Market announces to Acton residents that owner has purchased the butchering business of Mr William Russell and will operate with straightforward methods. The shop offers fresh meat poultry fish in season and guarantees customer satisfaction. Acton November 8 1886.
Andrew Teskey announces the General Blacksmithing Business of Mrs P J Surrs offering horse sho ing specialty interfer ing horses generally shed and cured, manufacture and repair of implements and machinery, and general work with guaranteed satisfaction to customers and public.
A discussion on boastful leaders and bold promises. Lord Chatham claimed he could save the country, was recalled to office, and led Canada’s war. William Pitt’s vanity at dinner with Wolfe preceded Quebec’s capture, proving deeds can outshine vaunting words.
A fragment from Temperance Journal questions the resolve of temperate men during election times. It asserts soldiers face cannonade and fog, yet stand firm to vote as they have long done.
The fragment unit complains about money, friends, spongers, and self interest. It questions honor, health, and comfort being sacrificed for business and notes a wife facing repeated struggles. The tone is satirical and urgent.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a brief exchange as a child argues with a mother figure. The readable lines reveal a domestic moment labeled by the scribe as the youngster’s first afternoon dispute.
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