06 Oct 1887
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 06, 1887
Page
1
Lottie resists wearing her mother’s coral earrings, arguing fashion, until a family crisis brings her home. A late telegram, visits from Charley and Susie, and the death of Lottie’s mother deepen her remorse and lead to forgiveness and renewed devotion.
A former invalid, believed hopeless by doctors, chronicled his recovery after moving to Blue Mountain Virginia. He rode and groomed a horse daily, improving from brief saddle time to long rides, attributing progress to outdoor work and stable routines.
Advice on acting during a fire emphasizes sealing rooms to limit air and slow flames. It warns against opening doors or windows, notes early moments are crucial, and suggests quick actions like smothering flames with cloths or cushions and using wet coverings for safe evacuation.
A foreman and a laborer discuss drinking oatmeal and water instead of beer during a morning on an uptown street. A physician notes it as nutritive and refreshing for workers in warm weather, offering cost efficiency and potential boosts to both physical and mental labor.
A Reverend Smith Baker urges pastors to collect offerings for benevolent societies within their denominations. He argues giving should be voluntary and empower one giver per congregation, not pressure or fear of offending nongivers. Baker says this would fund treasuries and better support ministers.
A justice of Bardtogs County presided over a wedding where the groom placed a hat and parasol mishap First the groom wore a white straw hat and used it as a prop, then the bride clutched the parasol handle The groom also twirled a cigar and the justice had to intervene before the ceremony could finish The awkward scene left the couple and guests fed up with embarrassment.
A regional verse recounts Jack Blont wooing a maid with ornate praise of her hair. He declares devotion despite hair color, but is ultimately left as George Smoothley wins the maiden with earnest affection and a final claim of true love.
Poetic meditative verse urging humble obedience to a divine will. The speaker seeks rest in service, learning, and steadfast actions. A personal devotion framed as a vow to devote willing hands and steadfast love to a divine cause, signed HB.
General Drayson recounts a tale of red tape delaying pay for months spent in the Himalayas. He sent certificates of life on May and August to Simla claiming June July and August pay, but was told August pay would slip due to no proof of life for June and July.
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