26 Oct 1882
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 26, 1882
Page
1
A playful, archaic verse critiques October as drunk or sober, invoking Poe and temperance rhetoric. It lampoons October’s habits, imagines a festive yet absurd pledge, and ends with a wry shrug about the month’s true nature.
In a bustling scene Lucy or Ella Covey contemplates borrowing a cousin Hester’s bonnet for a special outing. A pink satin bonnet with feather details tempts Ella as she reads a letter requesting its return by express.
Ella Haskell borrows a bonnet during a picnic and loses it after a runaway with Silas Perkins's horse. The bonnet is found later, causing mortification and a long, tense family resolve. Ella ultimately burns the bonnet to assert ownership and end the episode.
In a 30 day span Mike appeared a third time with his appeal for clemency. The Magistrate told him to pause and declared him good for nothing, prompting Mike to retort that he will disrupt the crowd to prove the magistrate wrong.
A child asks for a dollar to buy school supplies and gum after losing items and with worn boots. The plea lists items including tracing book writing book pencil eraser third reader and geography ruler pen and mentions siblings and mother’s remark about footwear.
The writer notes memories of a sunny summer stored in history archives and warns of an approaching winter. Vivid imagery of Indian summer colors contrasts with looming household mishaps like a bursting water pipe and a broken wash bowl, presented in a reflective, folksy tone.
A boy from a charitable institution is sent to a New Jersey farm where he has been bound for a year. The agent notes the child keeps a hand on his jacket pocket and reveals he carries a piece of his mother's dress sewn to his coat. The relic comforts him after his mother's death.
The tale describes how blue tinted paper arose from a slip of a hand by Nim East's wife in England. A blue-bag fell into pulp, stunning workers and angering East. Years later the damaged stock was sold as a novelty and met with high demand beyond supply.
A string of wry, fragmentary lines ties an earthquake to a yawn by men and a terra cotta dress for a Saratoga bride. It likens an apple to Adam and to William Tell in a playful, tongue in cheek style.
Fragmentary reminiscence mentions St Jacobs Oil and a family visit in Mitchell. A very young child, Edward, suffered rheumatism and could not walk, needing help to move from place to place. The account reflects outdated medical beliefs and home remedies.
Fragmentary verses recount an intimate classroom mood as voices ask which person will stay and share fate. The speaker ponders fidelity and potential sacrifice while longing and fear mingle with emotions of parting and memory.
A collection of aphoristic lines on revenge history love honesty and knowledge. The passages ponder effort over ease the limits of intellect and the role of conscience in guiding character.
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