20 Oct 1881
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 20, 1881
Page
1
A garbled passage recalls school bells, fear, and a pupil's claim of courage amid a war era. It threads through discussions of truth, testimony, and moral probity, hinting at overseas campaigns and national memory without clear names or dates.
A mocked Victorian soliloquy on teaching versus marriage mocks a teacher's life. It lampoons four chosen young women, trustees, inspectors, and weary duties that haunt models schoolmasters and suggests the dread of married life as an untried fate.
In a city, a clerk position advertised at 650 Washington St draws hopeful youths. Fred Barker and David Gregg vie for the role while Mitchell notes he will hire a boy of good character and study habit, valuing honesty and perseverance over influence.
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