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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 12, 1898
Page
4
A brief item notes advances provided to farmers who act responsibly under their own names, highlighting autonomy and credentialed farming practices. The report emphasizes accountability, risk management, and support for smallholders to improve sustainable yields.
Frank L Brana voices concern that illustrated Bibles replace the plain family Bible and threaten the traditional gospel. He argues pictures may crowd the sweetness of classic teachings and doubts their value over spoken faith.
Scott Surrey falls for Rosamond Knight, daughter of a millionaire, as she sails through a society wedding and private view, while his banker salary seems tiny beside her inheritance and social world. He imagines a shared future, while others see their class divide.
Scott Surrey pursues Rosamond, a wealthy debutante, while facing his poverty and her father’s wealth demands. He confesses love, risks his livelihood, and plans to live simply, imagining a country house and a modest life on fourteen hundred dollars a year.
In a Scottish American tale a penniless widow buys a reused marble slab that bears the name Mark and adds the words the perfect man as an epitaph. The stonecutter acquiesces to her bargain and the anecdote highlights thrift and cunning in a comic note.
A Boston hospital installs a buzz saw from an electrical appliance firm to power an amputations tool. A large diameter circular blade on a flexible shaft allows angled cuts with a handheld guide. Surgeons expect faster operations with reduced tissue damage and quicker healing.
A preacher scolds hyper critics of the Bible, calling them clever but misguided. He uses a comic tale of a father, mother, and son debating “duck numbers” to illustrate fault finding, ending with a lighthearted dinner math.
An old couple famed for stinginess limits the servant to one morning match. When it fails the servant asks for another, they conspire in whispers and finally decide to risk the wife with the second match. The tale ends with a grim, cautious note about desire and consequence.
An article notes railway practice of giving trains distinctive names like the Gold Train, Irish Mail, Flying Scotman, and Empire State. The Gold Train, westbound trans continental express, gained its cognomen from a bystander's exclamation as it departed Windsor Street station, reflecting the Klondike gold rush era and travelers from many nationalities.
A humorous anecdote recalls Zola testing Paris waiters with a demand for a sphinx a la Marengo. The waiter whispers that sphinxes are not fresh and refuses to serve them, saying they are not quite fresh. The exchanged quip highlights Paris dining etiquette in a lighthearted way.
A New York World note recalls a boy named Johnny who admitted to taking two apples from a store after the grocer left him alone by a barrel. He claims honesty compelled him to return the value of the apples, speaking proudly to his father.
The notice collects reader testimonials extolling Diamond Dyes as the best and most popular for home dyeing. Customers from Ontario to British Columbia praise lasting color, reliability, and ease of use.
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