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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 21, 1897
Page
6
A fragmentary poem depicts the buzzing of summer flies as they die or retreat with the coming cold. The speaker laments missing a buzzing pest and notes a warm spell bringing hundreds more before winter ends their chorus.
The author urges true love for plants beyond mere admiration. Real success comes from night thoughts of growth, steady labor, and regular care, not bursts of enthusiasm followed by neglect. Enduring passion plus practical effort yields flowers rather than wasted time and money.
A clipped reflection on gender roles and social behavior. The piece notes that women show hesitation or defiance in love and opinion while men endure perceived wrongs. It cites kitchen duties and phrases about cooking with French names as symbols of busy women.
Two players race to pick up pins placed on the carpet one at a time and drop them into a bowl in a humorous description. An accompanying Western editorial jokes about pay disputes, urging those in debt to call and settle or pretend debt to avoid being caught.
A fragmented 1920s style reflection notes a man overconfident in knowledge and a woman with a sick headache unable to debut a new dress. The passage contrasts pride with hardship and suggests social strain in daily life.
A testimonial from Mrs. Jas. Sanders of Emerson Man asserts severe skin disease improved by Bardock Blood Bitters. She notes salt rheum with nail loss and claims no recurrence in three years. Reads as a personal endorsement of the remedy's efficacy.
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