30 Nov 1899
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 30, 1899
Page
1
Enma Eggleston recalls Cousin John's extravagant home Lixabethan with oddities and steam heat. May Jobstone nurses Hamilton through eye surgery by Professor Augenwirte and blindness fears. Drama erupts as mistaken identities reveal Kate and May, ending with a poignant confession and regained sight.
British forces advance two miles on a dervish camp as dawn nears for a surprise assault. Hamilton, daunted by thoughts of death, contemplates the risk while surgeons treat wounded at a field hospital. May, a nurse, tends him with professional care amid the grim realities of war.
There are two kinds of men to be found everywherethose who are obliged to dress roughly while at work and those whose occupation in volves no difference in attire. For the laborer we have heavy, substantial boots, for the business man comfortable, sensible shoes , for the boys and girls good knockabouts, and for the ladies the latest novelties in footwear. is now coming in and em braces goods sure to please our customers as to style, quality and prices. CALL, AND on OUR NEW LINES
A new pupil endures a barrage of questions about his family medical advisers. He names a homeopath, an allopath, a home cure, and a chorus of quacks, eliciting pity from classmates.
A humorous pair discusses how a horse and carriage would fare if an automobile’s motor failed between two towns. The horse owner asserts he would not be worse off than half a journey with a broken, boggy machine, highlighting practical worries and rural ingenuity.
A bright faced infant on a railway car attracts attention from passengers including a young man, old gentleman, and newsboy. The baby’s playful moments—pulling a father’s whiskers and donning a silk hat—spark smiles and wistful farewells as the train reaches the station. The encounter leaves all touched by the child’s presence.
In a public conveyance, acts of courtesy reveal both good and bad points of humanity. A mother with a baby earns respect as strangers rise to offer seats, while a young child observes a man who briefly blocks the view, then smiles at the child and his mother, illustrating shared fellow feeling across society.
An article explains a deceptive apple cultivation method used by growers to imprint crests or designs on apples. Paper bags cover fruit to suppress coloring, then patterns are cut or added to color the exposed surface. Intricate devices or monograms are created by selective coloring, risking misrepresentation.
A long thin man on a New York to Liverpool liner staged a fake drowning, claiming a passenger cried for help. The capta in ordered a rescue, the boat searched, but no man overboard was found. The ventriloquist confessed his joke, faces consequences looming in court and ship losses.
The article notes Ubo era army expenses at about $500 000 daily and suggests Treasury measures to balance income and outlay. It states the fiscal year 1800 1900 had revenue around $12 000 000 to $18 000 000 less than spending, signaling proposed revenue increases by Congress.
A narrative tone of sea passage and faith describes a vessel under sealed orders sailing at night while passengers rely on divine guidance. The piece contrasts quiet peril with hope, ending with reflections on duty and the ship anchored by God’s commands. A separate anecdote recounts Mr. H Cayley Webster in New Guinea, where natives mishandle a piano crate, listening for strange noises and causing damage before an official notices.
A recent cenaug in Algeria reveals minors wed early with girls as young as 11 and 12 in some cases. Reported ages include 12 for Arab brides and 14 to 16 for multiple marriages, with 15 year olds appearing as widows and several divorces at age 15.
A family recalls a cat that tended and fed a brood of young chiokena in Ohio. The cat purred and the chickens followed her like a mother hen. They sheltered in a woody shed for months before roosting in a fruit tree. The cat climbed to join them in the tree tops.
The American Baptist Home Missionary Society meeting in San Francisco expressed that liquor traffic is a great social and religious evil and urged the constituency to unite in all legitimate means to overthrow the saloon as a political power. It approved Congress laws prohibiting liquor sales in army canteens and protested the Attorney General's nullifying act.
An old warning advises against home dyes promising universal coloring. It promotes Diamond Dyes for wool or cotton and cautions that imitation dyes ruin fabrics. The ad claims Diamond Dyes give fast, brilliant color and proper results when instructions are followed.
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