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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 03, 1875
Page
6
A cautionary tale about Solomon Ray or Solomon Bay whose growing hoard brings no joy. He spends little, saves much, and earns interest, but his wealth causes pain for family and himself. In the end his heirs claim the fortune, while lawyers and fate claim the rest.
A Williamsburgh sailor, John Hyde, a timber trader and Southern copperhead, faces a mob during a North Carolina timber deal. Captured and sentenced to death by lynchers, he is saved at the last moment when a leader halts the rope, instructs him to flee north, and Hyde escapes to recount the episode months later aboard a Williamsburgh boat.
A widow confronts the police chief seeking protection for her daughter Jane from Jaskins who has harassed her and sent gifts. The woman vows to press the law or compel Jane to marry him, while the captain notes each person bears grief and suggests action to stop the stalking.
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