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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 19, 1876
Page
6
A fragmentary list outlines various anniversary traditions from old and new styles. It mentions Crystal Fifteenth Silver Twenty-fifth Golden and other themed milestones with references to weddings and festive terms. The text blends antiquated phrasing with modern celebratory terms and hints at shifting customs.
A collage of humorous scraps and rustic anecdotes about yawns, gaslight meetings, a deacon waking a sleeper, a Temperance Reform motto, and an antiquary’s castle tale. It also includes a layman’s quip on a hungry dog guarding a village, and concludes with an agricultural piece on applying manure for shallow and deep rooted crops as explained by an American horticulturist.
Instructions from the Farm Journal warn buyers to study stance and conformation. Look for limps, windgalls, knee and hock alignment, and whether the horse is stiff or tucked. Test travel and watch for tension teeth in the mouth. ride to assess gate and temperament before purchase.
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