19 Sep 1878
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 19, 1878
Page
1
Readable fragments note a postal topic involving RT Galloway and Baker with unclear context. The brief item centers on postal service figures or actions connected to these names. Further details are not provided in readable text.
Fragmentary text appears as a solicitation or letter from Daniel E Beatty of Washington New Jersey offering a catalog and testimonials. It includes archaic phrases about instruments, warranties, and a dramatic poetic passage about love, death and longing.
A wife recounts marrying for reasons others would call pity or pride not love. She recalls anger toward her husband’s mother and resolve to reclaim him. After a period apart driven by pride, she travels to meet him, confesses her misjudgments, and they reconcile at last in a heartfelt reunion.
From New York report: a two day strike on Third Avenue disrupts service and inflicts losses on the company. Police accompany streetcar crews amid tense crowds as workers and shopkeepers express sympathy with the strikers. Officers vow to keep order while allowing peaceful expression of opinion.
A fragmented account of John B. Gough’s lecture discussing whether barley bread can be sanctified like wine. The speaker argues a conscientious objection to picturing wine as essential, citing biblical examples and a parable about feeding five thousand with barley bread to emphasize humility and restraint.
A 53 year old woman known as Pearce has reportedly fasted for long periods with minimal food, claiming divine inspiration and sustenance from God. The case has drawn local interest in Hamilton with some physicians and clergy weighing in on the miraculous nature of her fasting and health.
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