16 May 1901
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 16, 1901
Page
1
A kaleidoscopic clipping mix features diary-like memories, school life, moral tales, poetry, and cultural notes. It recalls a barbed wire mishap at a rural school, a medal controversy, literary notices, and reflections on gentility and aging, with vignettes on education and social norms.
A remembered school day tale centers on Jack Bploar and a classmate named Boler, detailing early mornings, punishments, and the rival bid for a gold medal. The narrator recalls pranks, a heated classroom atmosphere, and the push to outperform Boler on the track to glory.
A man fleeing from a village crime fled toward the great city to escape detection but was shocked to learn the offense had become known in London. He read a newly created bylaw listing punishment and, overwhelmed, surrendered at a police station and confessed.
A story recounts a Bishop of Atlanta delivering a paternal lecture to a large assembly of schoolchildren. He asks who can answer Mary’s question about Jacob’s ladder and wings, then probes the meaning behind a game and a taunt about soldiers. A returned camper and a group of girls discuss lapas and a grim image of playing it over dead soldiers, provoking a puzzled reaction.
The text presents a fragmentary, stylized exchange with foreign names and humorous asides about family, work, and travel. It reads like a satirical or dialect filled reminiscence, mentioning a Welsh boy and encounters at a fair, with references to domestic scenes and distant places.
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