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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 05, 1911
Page
3
A playful verse fragment features a generous giraffe whose cold triggers cautionary lines from a prudent Mother Goat. The exchange hints at pepper tea remedies and a whimsical, rustic scene.
The London Saturday Review recalls the 1876 royal edict in Siam ending prostration at court. Officials once walked on hands and knees to approach the king, and nobles faced severe etiquette rules preventing inferiors from matching or surpassing superiors in ceremony or rank. The custom shifted as the edict was read at the lance court, allowing nobles to rise and stand in the sovereign's presence.
A Philadelphia Telegraph clipping describes Willie observing a bald man and then noting whiskers. The child speculates about a factory and fortune while the mother answers with gentle restraint, reflecting a humorous local exchange about appearances. The excerpt mirrors classic late era newspaper humor and dialogue.
A garbled domestic scene features a patient and physician arguing about consultation and a handwriting expert. A Confucius quote is inserted. The text then pivots to a nervous condition linked to kidney trouble and muscular rheumatism with a pitch for Dr. Thomas Electric Oil as a quick remedy.
A fragment shows a Sunday school scene with a teacher chiding a student named Tounny for prayers and bedtime habits, while the boy responds with a hopeful request for mercy and a reminder about folding time.
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