Deposit Receipts Signed for Large Credits Deposited
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 18, 1897
Page
1
Night Blooming Cereal and Letters Move Quiet Town
In a small town a Civil War memory surfaces as neighbors discuss anonymous letters and a plant that might bloom that night. Mrs Sloane hosts a gathering to view cereal, while Martha Shafer and Pa Sloane navigate town dynamics and potential gifts for a Barr place purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Washington
Mr. Blaine
Barr Place
Mia
Sloane
Grandma Samoza
Sohool
Ana Jone
Martha Asid
Mrs. Sloane
Mrs Sloane’s Bloomer Party Sparks Rural Dinner Talk
In the Somery kitchen, August gossip swirls around city visitors staying at the Sloane home. Neighbors plan a visit while preparations mix with baking, jokes, and fruit pies as rural residents debate etiquette and invitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somery
Folka
Somera
Romera
Liza
Ble
Hallpgat
Tim
Somers
Tohem
Mr. Somera
Martin Bhafer
Sloan
Mra. Bloane
Vorber
Curious baptism tale and tutor note from Oxford era
A Roman dsacon baptizes a baby with tea after failing to find water. A butcher’s condolence letter mocks a bereaved parent over a son’s exam failure. A Homo Ruler denounces English terrorism, calling civilization improper, as quoted from Cornhill Magazine.
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Absaby
Blacknaga
Butor
Oxford
Cornhill Magazine
Prohibited Profanity Topics Reported in Historic Note
The passage cites Washington Beecher Jefferson Grant and the North American Review on swearing, noting diverse language attitudes. It reflects a 19th century view that oaths signal intellect or moral stance, with quirky references like PT Barnum paying a $20 fee to quit swearing.
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Washington
Beecher
Thomas Jefferson
Grant
North American Review
Americana
Boldiera
Barnum
Strained Charity Ends in Shameful Debt Scheme
A church charity saga reveals how a benefactor received aid from women who funded a slater and physician, lent money, and gathered a purse for her recovery. The beneficiary later confesses to heavy borrowing and deception, exposing a frail moral episode.
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Abo
Nea
Qaelmere
Parlor Makeover by an Artist at Home
Carol Haven decorates her parlor with found and repurposed pieces buying little and crafting much to transform the room into a bright, stylish space. She repurposes an old motto frame, shawls, shelves, and a Bouguereau print to create a personal artistic haven pleasing to her and her family.
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Mary Glanke Nuntington
Lincoln
New England
Auporb
Carol
Rita
Stenda
Qarol
Jim
Patty
Firat
X. T
Bouquerceo
Martha
Fang
Longfellow
Grandma
Algabra
Misspelled Rent Sign Sparks Neighborly Fix
A suburban landlord posted a sign reading To Wrent causing chuckles and questions from passersby. After several days he asked a neighbor for help and quickly replaced it with Two Set, correcting the language and clarifying the notice.
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Wrent
Adventurous Courtesy and Living Virtue in Daily Life
An analysis praising intrepid courage alongside gentle affability and tenderness as foundational virtues. The passage argues for bringing back good nature as a daily bread of humanity, a thread of life rarely exercised except in necessity.
Man battles father over marriage and bank plot
A narrator recounts his struggle to wed Nell as her father blocks the match. After rescuing the banker in a runaway incident and fending off thieves, the tale ends with the father conceding that the girl is his, and the couple’s future hinges on the bank affair.
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Nell
Jathir
Hia Con
Astora
Gaia
Antiquated talk on bicycles and wheels in old literature
A Chicago Post piece mocks pretentious talk about bicycles by tracing the wheel metaphor through ancient and modern writers. It notes references from the Old Testament to Milton and Disraeli, arguing earlier minds understood the wheel even if the modern bicycle’s novelty is overstated.
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Jan
Richard Gifford
Bloom
Pope
Lord Houghton
Disraeli
Milton
Phobus
Chicago Poxt
Dr John Ritchie abstinence advocate in Edinburgh
The text describes the late Dr John Ritchie of Edinburgh, a devoted abstinence advocate, forced by a heavy drinker to seek shelter in a roadside public house where he urged temperance. A man mocked his clerical garb and quipped about loving enemies. A separate home letting scene features a witty housemaid with a playful retort about being let alone.
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John Ritchie
Edinburgh
Cartera
Story Told by Hayes at National Association Session
Boston correspondent recalls ex-President Hayes presiding at the National Iron Association convention. Rev. E. O. Wines, founder’s son, recounts a prank where the doctor once punished a pupil who later retaliated by posting a plate at his door with the inscription Wines. The boy added larger letters to read Weeping Wines.
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Boston
Lote
Hayes
National-Irivon Association
Rauobgleo
E. 0. Wines
Doctor Wines
Omineus Preacher’s Vanishing Illusion Shocks Congregation
A disorganized sermonizing preacher, famed for preaching without notes, vanished while facing his congregation. He tapped his forehead and muttered about ideas failing him, then descended from the pulpit leaving the audience unsettled. The scene unfolds in San Francisco.
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Himapell
Bible Remembers a Mother's Faith and Treasures
A Scots dialect reminiscence recalls a worn Bible cherished by a mother and father. The speaker vows it will guide them and endure through trials, noting jewels and treasures kept within its clasp and a hope to share its crown after life’s hardships.
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Finhto
Hfe
Queen Margherita’s tact at Italian court drawing room
An account of Queen Margherita of Italy handling an awkward South American guest at a Roman drawing room. The crowd watches as he falters, she calmly pivots the moment with a light remark, leaving him amused and relieved while others admire her poise.
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Margherits
Italy
Kingcraft
Shalini
South America
Hoteara
Signor
Fatherly bond shapes boys and breaks in business trust
A reflective piece recalls a neighbor father who shared time with his three boys through swimming walks and games. The narrator notes the unique closeness and guidance that produced lifelong loyalty, contrasting it with peers whose fathers were distant and lacked the same communal father son trust.
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Mina
Shan
Thab
Diamond Dyes Color Cards Offer Hundred Colors
Forty five samples of colored cloth are shown on the Diamond Dye sample card offering over one hundred good solid colors. The imitations and soaps used yield color that is gloomy and imperfect. Wells Richardson Co. of Montreal offers free color cards to prove beauty and fastness of Diamond Dyes. A bird in one's bundle is worth two that have learned to fly.
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Candy
Gomoe
Wells &Richardson “Co
Montreal
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