22 May 1884
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 22, 1884
Page
1
Notices for orders left at Face Purse Office Acton or my Acton residence will be promptly attended to. Terms reasonable.
A reflective passage questions boasting about a woman’s hair, then critiques social pretensions. It contrasts valuing beauty with gullible reliance on credit, and ends with a note on unwelcoming manners and the desire for personal gain as a condition of visitation.
Rufus White, a struggling alcoholic, returns home to a dying home in poverty. His nine year old son Willie pleads with him to quit drinking after a church pledge promise, but the child dies clutching the pledge as Rufus weeps over his loss and recalls his past.
A Chicago church held a reading exercise where 26 participants attempted to pronounce a list of sentences. The master announced that none spoke every word correctly, with blunders ranging from four to fourteen per person.
A reader asked about appropriate weight relative to body length for a young girl. The article presents a proposed table suggesting how thin a girl may be at different lengths, noting comments on maternal expectations.
A fragmentary urging that girls achieve clear skin neat hair and nice clothes through baths wholesome food and pure air. It argues a calm sunny temper wins friends and love, while untidy person and sour expression ruin any attempt to impress others.
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