01 Oct 1885
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 01, 1885
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text describes dangers of knife use and its long term consequences. It references radical or dangerous implications and the responsibility of various groups, noting a historical perspective on prevention and safety.
Space column notices list barristers solicitors offices in Toronto and Guelph. includes George Kaprey priest, Henry Grist inventor claims, and A Masten. Advertises bookbinder services by T F Chapman successor, and licensed agent for Wellington and Halton counties. Also offers loans from $500 with favorable terms and low interest.
Poem from the Louisville Carrier Journal reflecting a parent’s grief for lost children. The speaker imagines snowing skies and heavenly hosts as they long for the departed little hands. The verse contrasts sorrow with a hoped afterlife where they may clasp again.
Jane Pabor, called Little Miss Doctor, grows from a sharp minded medical student to a respected physician aiding the poor. Her stern stepmother and aged father conflict over inheritance and homes, but Jane's perseverance reunites the family as she helps her father regain his mind and wealth, while she remains devoted to her calling.
Dr Chalmers left with Dr Taylor to buy land for a parochial school in Glasgow. The elder speaks of twenty years of talk and urges action. A Russian statesman warns that excessive talk undermines voting and progress, urging silence and work to accomplish goals. The Chapman People report.
An English paper recounts a "pretty story" about Jenny Lind and a girl named Johanna in a Stockholm alms-house. The orphan endures abuse from an ill tempered guardian while choosing kindness to a cat, with moral about looking on the bright side and trusting God's sun and shield in hardship.
A reflective meditation contrasts yesterday today and tomorrow, urging living well today. It features moral guidance about kindness and happiness, with references to fate and eternity and a call to trust in a divine guide for the future.
A household tale describes a lady ordering plums to be eaten by a young girl. The girl hides eaten plum stones in the dish, believing baking would soften them. After a time the girl admits she ate all she could as stones were mistaken for edible fruit. A mention notes Kellogg’s Dysentery Cordial as a popular remedy.
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