12 Oct 1899
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 12, 1899
Page
1
The piece contrasts two kinds of men based on attire choices. Laborers wear heavy boots while business people use sensible shoes. It notes footwear for youth and ladies, highlighting practical and fashionable options.
Barbara Myles is accused as the Walton library copy vanishes then reappears. John Sprague Marion Barrie and Job Doyle unravel a tangled tale of theft accusations, romance, and a town library crisis ending with the truth and reconciliation.
A black Newfoundland named Dow captures attention near a blue wagon as farmer Neal recalls how a temperance dog influenced a drinking hired man. The tale links Dow to a peddler and a tavern puncher, hinting at loyalty, merit, and a boyhood farm memory from Youth's Companion.
The Chicago Tribune reports an ex governor of Wisconsin, famed for stories, recounting a tale of a serious diner amid jokes. A man heckles about clams and dams, then questions the governor’s credibility at the sea shore, calling him a fool in public.
In a Brazilian setting a campanero bird is described as larger than a thrush with white plumage gray eyes green facial skin and a vivid orange and black northern relative. The bird’s distinctive hammer like call can be heard from about three miles away mainly in the early morning.
A verse by Lawrence Porcher Hext urges delaying vice and worldly cares, choosing devotion, family, and scripture. It contrasts a pensive home life with worldly temptations and ends with a preacher-like reflection on leading a virtuous path. An adjacent note discusses a lawyer's craft and a moral about attention to detail.
A European paper describes a 1900 school room exam on modern hygienic measures. A teacher quizzes Hans on vaccination against smallpox croup cholera diarrhoea and other diseases while forcing compliance with hygiene practices. The dramatic scene ends with the student isolated in a coat to perform the exercises.
A fragment from The Watchman notes a preacher’s goal: to move hearers from praise to thoughtful solitude, contrasting sermons that entertain with those that produce serious self reflection. The old wording evokes a moral urging toward inner resolve over public approval.
A dialogue questions Colonel Bunker’s current candidacy while noting George Dewey’s status. The men discuss Bunker being appointed as an officer about three months ago and currently away on vacation.
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