30 Mar 1882
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 30, 1882
Page
1
Peter Cox learns a hard lesson on respect when rude handling loses him a big contract to Sumner Wilkins of Byfield. After reflecting on his behavior he reforms, gains steady work, and discovers an inner reward from courteous conduct in business and life.
A county high school principal shares a researched note tracing the poem fragment Though lost to sight to memory dear to its unknown author. He presents the complete lines and dates back the verse to Rathven Jerhyna, preserving the sentiment and wording of the fugitive stanza.
In a tale of a printer’s cautionary tale a builder Peter Cox ignores politeness in business and loses opportunities. His wife urges gentler talk while Sumner Wilkins buys the water pond to build a factory, and a promised job seems near but a rude interruption jeopardizes him.
A young man saves weekly to build a pleasant home and sacrifices comforts to win a bride. He courts a modest maiden who values character over dress and vows to a life of mutual devotion. Their simple start yields steady joy and lasting happiness.
A London inspired note reports Liverpool medical men debating a tartar-based remedy for smallpox. Proponent claims one ounce dissolved in a pint of boiling water, taken cold, prevents and cures the disease in three days, with many past successes and no lasting harm.
A collage of humorous opinions and social sketches from a Chicago setting. It riffes on debaters, sun patterns, pugilists, phrenologists, and the police, with a biting note on criminals and religious pretensions. The piece ends with a New Yorker’s inflated bunion tale and streetcar boast.
A fragment recounts a tale of a Hedle boy who desires a drum and seeks a lesson through prayer. His mother hints at a lesson, and the boy prays at night asking for a drum while his father, moved by a secret purpose, watches quietly.
Fragmented verse on a character named the Bagragh Man, noting flashy trunks and braggadocio. Repeats that tronks cannot last forever, with scattered phrases about art, perfume, and Paris vases.
Two sailors escort a tame parrot to a Tokyo show where the bird performs hand tricks. Each act ends with spectators shouting what will come next and the parrot imitates their exclamations. The audience laughs as the parrot, missing its tail, glides down about 400 yards before finishing with another clever stunt.
A plain man confronts a con artist on Vige street claiming to have a hundred dollar check and offering to pay $60.44 freight. The old man refuses and, after the scammer retreats, says he has read the papers and is posted.
The text discusses self inspection as a guard against conceit and urges caution from observing others misfortunes. It argues life is built from small bright moments and that prudent deliberation precedes decisive action. It warns we often deceive ourselves leading to misjudgments about others and emphasizes insignificance at life’s end.
A satirical 19th century style epigram notes a poet who scorns women, scribbled on an almanac flyleaf. The quip suggests almanacs change yearly and mockingly contrasts books with marriage. The fragment hints at gendered satire and literary play.
A fragmented OCR passage mentions books and an inscription tied to a local craftsman. The text hints at a request or inquiry about lending books and an exchange bag, noting friends being poor and the phrase may reflect a personal note or poem.
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