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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 06, 1877
Page
2
Life and Accident Insurance Company of New York and Agents
This item advertises the Life and Accident Insurance Company with agents in Hamilton and Milton, noting paid up capital, surplus, and Dominion government deposits. It touts Travelers as a large life and accident policy provider offering low cash-plan premiums without vague dividends, and highlights over 456000 policies and over $2.565 million paid in cash benefits to accident policyholders. It promotes no medical exam and urges readers to get a policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deppa
Dominion
Sfock Company
Beauty of Finish and Brilliance in Tone Exhibition
In the Ontario Photograph Gallery patrons witness a display titled Beauty of Finish and Brilliance in Tone, praised as unmatched in color balance and brushwork. Curators emphasize the collection showcases advanced imaging techniques and refined tonal contrasts.
Two Minutes Too Late In a Telegraph Office Rescue
A telegraph operator Crucie Miller risks her life to warn a speeding train veering toward collision. She switches her lover Tom Gray’s engine at Colby to delay him and save many, earning praise as the Belle races past in a mist and the passengers salute her bravery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crucie Miller
Tom Gray
Drucie
Colby
Fletcher
Col‘by
Col‘ty
Number Six
Fort Wayne
Number Ten
Drucie Miller
Crucie
Adieu
Express
Tom
Drucio
Jim
Wood
Brucie
Circumventing the Husband Amusing Incident in Waterbury
A Waterbury paper recounts a tale of a wife addicted to whiskey who lives with her husband. He locks her in to stop her drinking, and a visiting friend outside helps the plan by delivering a clay pipe through the keyhole. The woman smokes from the pipe until intoxicated, and the husband returns to find her lying drunk on the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
Conn
Thun
Erin
Atpon
London’s Vast Size Captured in Medical Piece and Circular
The excerpt claims London within a 15 mile radius of Charing Cross covers about 700 square miles and houses over 4 million people. It lists vast figures on foreigners, Catholics, Scots, Irish, births and deaths, accidents, criminals, prostitutes, drunks, paupers, shops, and postal letters reaching 238 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Charing Cross
Rome
Jowa
Palestine
Dublin
Edinburgh
Cardiff
Portsmouth
Brighton
Ite
Conductor Encounters Wealthy Stranger and Metaphor
On a Stratford-bound Wednesday Sandy a wealthy North Easthope resident rushes to Shakespeare station his ticket in hand a conductor accuses him of stealing rides but Sandy cites a metaphorical view and keeps his dignity while the exchange ends. The piece also offers a winter tomato preservation tip detailing salt brine method to keep ripe varieties through spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy
North Easthope
Stratford
Shakespeare Station
Striking Classroom Exchange Sparks Wage Debate
A school teacher questions the object of strikes while a pupil answers with higher wages and shorter runs as the motive. The fragment captures a classroom debate on labor action and its aims, reflecting historical views on strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Wages and Living Costs in 1872 New England
The Boston Post notes wide wage declines across trades in 1872 Boston and surrounding areas. Common laborers earn about $1.50 daily, with some at $2, while many drop to $1.25. mechanics fall from $3 to around $2.50. Prices for food and goods also ease, with rents down over 30 percent and staples like coal and clothing down 40 percent, though some cottage rents remain high. The piece contrasts wage reductions with cost-of-living shifts, suggesting hardships persist despite cheaper goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Boston
Corret Jeanas
Beaton
Wazes
Missing man described in 1870 notice with vivid attire
A detailed 1870 missing person notice seeks help locating a tall, 37 year old deaf man last seen with one eye and a Grecian bend mustache. He wore swallow tail seal skin trousers with stripes, a mutton chop waistcoat, a tobacco hat, and water resistant boots, carrying multiple bags and a pocket book with valuables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whigkers
Timely Advice Amid Market Heat in Colored Community
A melancholy man at Central Market seeks relief from the heat as Brother Gardner offers practical counsel. An older philosopher reflects on August and harvest, while a neighbor comments on auctions and rising costs, urging steady judgement over hot day impulses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner
Dean
Postmaster General Involved in Western England Office Fracas
A tall gray haired man, claiming to be John Manners Postmaster General, challenged rude treatment at a western England branch post office. He asked for a clerk’s name after a disputed letter registration inquiry and was refused. He insisted his name, but the clerk declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Afitel
John Manners
Parsonage-economy tale of James Low the laborer
James Low, described as a machine laborer, is said to have earned between 17 000 and 20 60 in twenty five years yet never more than 1 25 a day. His apes ranged up to 80c per day and he avoided expense by living frugally. The text extols compound interest as powerful in making wealth grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Low
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