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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

May 05, 1898

Page

1

Deposit Receipts and Advances to Farmers

Deposit receipts issued for large sums deposited. Advances made to responsible farmers in their own names.

Auld Deeside Tale Draws Queen’s Notable Interest

A fragment from a Boy Accord poem reports the Queen requested the author’s name after admiration for a verse about an elderly resident near Deeside. The piece depicts village life and hopes for royal notice, ending with the speaker imagining recognition.

Boy Accord Nehod Jn Aberdeen

Newest Spring Designs Through 1898 Catalog Range

Spring 1898 offerings feature shapes shades flowers and trimmings with prints dress goods gloves hosiery corsets neckties collars cuffs lace curtains underwear ready made clothing hats caps and more in a broad ready-to-wear assortment.

Bicycle prices advertised for cash at local shop

A dealer touts cash sales as saving at least $10 on bicycles and lists models priced at 32, 36, 38, 43, and 50 dollars. He promotes ordinary bicycle agent credit and six months terms as inferior. Catalogues are available on request.

Potatoes Trade Price Highlighted at Symon Bros Acton

Highest price paid in trade for all good potatoes delivered at Symon Bros Acton. We carry a full line of fresh produce and related goods.

Symon Bros Acton

The Lesson of Life and a Brighter Tomorrow

Narcissa Mindencroft, a once hopeful singer, returns to New York with a lost voice and crushed dreams after abandoning Charles Dallas. She finds work as a ballad singer for charity events but remains unrecognized by Dallas, living modestly in a backroom and facing an uncertain future. Meanwhile a sailor’s brave act saves a ship by tossing a burning powder can into the sea, earning a gunnery mate’s praise.

JY Anny Jrandolph Charlie Mindercroft Nardleba Mindencroft Mra. Nerol Mr. Dallas Narcisan Ball Mra Nerol Signor Ferronianga Italy Siz Honra Narciess Nero Bartia Dallas Gaid Charles Dallas Narciaga Narcisca Bourcely New York Aha Misa Mindencroft Nardeen Léalida Piaco Narcissa Giaphiting Miller Elond Mra. Deyton Narclass Breathleas Thoneanda Ody Dayton Peirle Nettie Mrs. Dayton ong.Herre Ale Abe Charlea Nearclass Dallag Dallan Dallaz-Dayton Miss Honeymoon Honeymoon & Co Sam Narcisga Mindencroft Dallas Herr Sobieski Sign

Lely Covers a Puzzling Portrait Deal with a Monkey Tale

The tale describes Sir Peter Lely agreeing to paint a full length portrait of a wealthy London alderman who lacks natural charm. The alderman tries to bargain down the price, claiming the sitter resembles no one. Lely counters by suggesting a double price and adding a tail to turn it into a monkey, prompting the alderman to pay up to avoid exposure.

Peter Lely London Sir Peter Alderman

Leafing Country Pleasantries From Beside The Farm

A dialogue captures a rustic mood as Cadmant and Mise Gashly discuss the season. They praise flowering trees and fresh earth while chatting about lambs, pease, and mint in a rural, lightly comic exchange.

Mr. Cadmant Mise Gashly Mr. Cadman Yostance

Carpetbag Scavenger At Dining Room In New York Car

A man traveling to New York entered a dining room with a carpetbag and, claiming the bag eats, compelled a landlord to accept a dollar for the meal. He then emptied the bag of provisions, including nuts, fruits, and cakes, securing at least five dollars worth for the trip. The incident impressed fellow passengers as he boarded the car with a bountiful supply for the journey.

New York Meannasa Alice

The Unconventional Cleric in Late 19th Century Service

An eccentric rector uses novel methods to comfort his congregation. He postpones sermons for a late sister arrival and invites warmth by the stove in cold weather. He quotes only from secular authors sparingly and jokes about a sister mistaken for a servant after a tip.

Shareh Clevk Elds

Rosa Bonheur refuses money for unfinished studio work

The famed artist Rosa Bonheur, age 72, guards her work and refuses a 400,000 franks offer to complete a long unfinished canvas. Friends say she values art for its own sake and continues to labor in male attire near her studio, keeping masterpieces from market sale.

Rosa Bonheur Strand Magazine

Boy guards Senate entrance refuses card from visitor

A Washington Post tale describes a boy page at a Senate entrance who refuses to take a visiting card. When a woman offers money to have her card delivered, he replies that his salary is higher than a quarter and must keep cards at the east lobby.

Washington ‘Post Senate Washington Senator Blank

Penman and Speller Sought for Ledger Work

A merchant tests a public school graduate for the position asking if he can spell and keep books. The applicant boasts expertise in physiology astronomy geology and sociology but admits poor spelling. The merchant calls for a candidate with practical education.

Merchant Jobo

Discipline in Virginian households a tale from Youth's Companion

An anecdote from an old biography of Chief Tuatha Marshall highlights strict youth discipline. In Virginia homes, visits by unbecoming suitors were curtailed, with servants announcing dinners and reminding guests that young ladies must be kept within bounds. If visits extended past ten, prayer-time invitations or parental inquiries followed to protect virtue.

Tuatha Marshall Breat Juriet Dinger Cavera Joseph Virginis Bia Hhe

The Egg Joke Round at a Quiet Gathering

A small group shared humor over egg jokes with a bard boiled egg tale and an egg in the coffee joke. A woman at the end teased that two more eggs remained, eliciting chuckles as the table warmed to the dessert humor.

Brighten Glass and Silver With Quick Polishing Steps

A short guide explains polishing silver and glass to a brilliant shine. Use ammonia in water for cleaning, a soft brush with soap for tough spots, and equal parts ammonia and alcohol with whitening for silver, then dry and polish with dry flannel to restore a like new appearance.

Breeding Hens to Yield 200 Eggs a Year By Science

The text argues for selective breeding to dramatically raise egg output. Start with hens laying about 120 eggs, select chicks to reach 160, then 200 or more. Emphasizes combining prolific female lines with males from similar high laying ancestry to ensure rapid progress.

Mickey's Natural Mistake Lamp Accident in Ireland

An English lady in Ireland kept giant string lamps sparking jokes about their size. A donkey trap crash damaged her cart and lamps. The woman scolds Mickey who blames a misunderstanding, saying he thought it was a sloppy wind.

Indy Micky

Be sure you are right then go ahead says old adage

The fragment mentions a man urging caution with the proverb be sure you are right before acting and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a superior remedy over cheap substitutes. It references travel from Toronto and a child described as important to a family. The text is incomplete and stylistically dated.

Beaure Hood

Angle Sam's New Jono in the Spanish Row

A playful verse fragment urges union with Britain and Canada, praising the Union Jack and the Queen while urging friendly solidarity, aid to American soldiers, and cross-border sentiment during a time of renewed war and global tensions.

Spiral railway a centerpiece of Pan-American Exposition plan

Chicago News reports plans for a 500 foot spiral steel tower at Niagara Falls for a Pan-American Exposition. An electric powered ride climbs 10 feet per loop around the tower with 17 to 26 percent gradient, cars traveling outward facing spectators, and night illumination featuring incandescent lamps and a searchlight on the tower.

Oayage Island Niagara Falla Mount Washington Pike's Peak Falls Rapids Exposition Grounds Chicago News

Wealthy inventor’s daughter begs charity at almshouse

Ethel Merwin, daughter of A B Wilson, Waterbury inventor of the Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine, pleads for admission to the almshouse claiming poverty after a career of wealth. Her husband deserted her, and she asserts illness and hunger with no clothes for protection from the cold.

Ethel Merwin A. B. Wilson Waterbury Almshouse Pillar Thun Waterbury Wilson North Adama Mays Henry Merwin Merwin’s Point Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Company

Cow Doctor Jemmy Lafferty Cures Noble Cow

A physician's prized cow falls ill and he hires Irish servant Jimmy Lafferty who claims he can cure any cow. Lafferty treats the cow for days and declares success, refusing payment with the line we do not take money from other doctors. The doctor humorously relents and offers thanks.

Jimmy Lafferty Lafferty Lowin Jemmy New York Ledger

Engagement Panic in Chicago Gossip Notes

Tom and Mamma discuss Fred Barclay and Alice ts in a tense scene with rumors of an engagement. The Chicago News citation adds a dramatic frame as the couple faces worry and possible betrothal. A stray health ad promotes Ayers Sarsaparilla as fortifying blood against epidemics.

Tom Fred Barclay Alice Ts Mamma Mercy Auro Chicago News

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