13 Sep 1883
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 13, 1883
Page
1
Guelph Ontario listings show T F Fisher connected with dental architecture and practical millwright Bragg. Several trades and services appear including kiln related reling and periodicals, with references to local depots and suppliers.
A dramatic verse piece urges a brother away at college to write home regularly. A sister May worries the mother will fret and asks for letters about troubles and daily life. The speaker promises to write, while the home-front blessings and hopes for a warm reception unfold.
An old advert promotes Hicinbotham's Cholera Preventative as a universal cure for cholera diarrhea dysentery stomach pains cramps and spasms urging every household to keep a bottle on hand. It notes preparation by a named maker.
W. C. Smith & Co. claims to offer the lowest prices on coal oil beating American and Canadian rivals. Customers are urged to bring gallon cans to fill now before prices rise, noting pre-purchase due to the combination law and claiming they have bought ahead to pass savings. Dispensing Chemists.
In Portville Major Trixton, a rich bachelor, seeks a wife and tests maid Agatha Fontaine and Miss Erminia Bruce. Agatha earns his respect with honest work, while Bruce's scheme with twelve shirts backfires, leading to a marriage with Agatha and a moral about true attire in a true wife.
A rugged narrator boasts throwing and smashing trunks across mountains and valleys. He vows to defeat bagmakers and their claims, smashing cases like plaster Paris and ignoring critics as he tows, tosses, and torches luggage.
An ingenious Jamestown mechanic in Chautauqua County completes a perfect locomotive eight and a half inches long. The tiny engine weighs one and a half pounds with a tender of two pounds and one half ounce. It uses 885 screws and took eight years of intermittent work to assemble, with a pump delivering a drop of water per stroke.
A asks B to repay a £5 loan from last month. B protests having paid, but A recalls B’s habit of forgetfulness. A refuses to forgive beyond sixteen instances for the same offense.
A Scottish farmer worries over his hay crop as threatening weather passes without ruining the haul. After tying the final wisp to the stacks he declares with pride that the world might benefit from a brief shower now that his hay is safely gathered.
A collation of humorous quotes from newspapers mentions a tailor, photographer, dentist, undertaker, editor, baker and shoemaker each claiming they could “cut out,” “ait out,” “draw out,” “lay out,” “bore out,” “roll out,” or “boot out” a rival for a young lady’s affections.
The piece explains how nails are weighed by pounds to the thousand in England. A tenpenny equals 1000 nails to ten pounds, a twentypenny weighs twenty pounds to 1000, and the system uses the abbr pan for pound which became penny in common usage.
An Anvil letter questions why Christian voters ignore drunkenness and liquor traffic. It argues millions of professing Christians fail to vote for temperance, comparing alcohol to arson and theft and calling for laws to curb liquor sales through public opinion.
An 19th century style piece argues watches require regular cleaning and oiling, at least every two years, to last a lifetime or be handed down. It compares watches with engines and sewing machines and condemns neglect and exposure that cause premature wear. It closes with stray, unclear lines about women and gambling.
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