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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 20, 1877
Page
4
A long observational piece lists many occasions for taking whiskey as a remedy or comfort from illness and happiness. It includes domestic chores, travel, social visits, and reactions to misfortune, urging prudence and linking abstinence with wisdom.
In Acton on December 5, 1876 W H Hill promotes a wide stock of mouldings and picture frames with ready made and custom options, promising reasonable rates and quick service for all needs. The notice invites inspection and asserts quality and value.
The Travelers Life and Accident Insurance Company of Hartford presents a low cash plan with no promised dividends and reduced initial premiums. It underlines large policy numbers and cash benefits, noting 436000 policies and over 22.565 million paid to accident policyholders, with agents listed in Toronto.
A satirical verse instructs women to dress and behave in church, noting bonnets, gloves, pins, and jewelry while focusing on propriety and judging other attendees. It humorously critiques strict social expectations and conservative dress codes for women during religious services.
In a confessional studio scene Cyrus Grayson reveals his lifelong temperance vow rooted in a family tragedy. He explains how his father, Frederick Carroll, was hanged for murder after a drunken rage and how this secret doomed his own life and the woman he loves, Grace Dyer. He asks his friend Will to warn others against drinking and to carry his burden after death.
Lewenboeck describes an insect so tiny twenty seven million would equal a mite. He notes insects in sand grains and mold forming a forest of trees. Hairs become hollow tubes and skin scales mirror a fine sieve for perspiration.
A Missouri farmer's daughter committed suicide a week after writing a tender letter to her fiancé. The note expresses overwhelming despair at causing him misery and she says she cannot marry without bringing trouble, choosing to free herself from her world of care.
A fragmented OCR style passage presents a puzzle about punctuation and reading the archaic lines. It features references to Lord Palmerston, odd spellings, and a stream of nonsensical phrases that test how punctuation changes meaning and readability.
A Cincinnati liquor dealer sold a bottle to a customer claiming it was a favorite cabinet whiskey. The customer, seeking a letter of recommendation for the brand, noted he had tried various insect poisons without success.
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