22 Sep 1898
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 22, 1898
Page
1
An advertisement promises a wide range of men and women's shoes in tan and black, in any shape or style, at very low prices. The copy emphasizes exceptional value and affordability for all desired quality levels.
The document notes capital figures of 1,000,000 authorized and 700,000 paid up, with references to money orders payable at Chartered Bank branches in Canada excluding the Yukon. It also discusses banking rates, interest on deposits, and general banking business. A separate sales pitch contrasts cheap paints with Sherwin-Williams Ready-to-use Paints, arguing better value and longevity.
Fragmentary verse describing apple leaves under a summer sky and a hidden visitor. The narrator questions the unseen guest and the trembling shadows, with imagery of hush and expectancy. The text remains incomplete, offering vivid but unresolved emotions.
A fourteen year old named Robert Simmons asks R Mannard & Co for a five dollar loan to sell newspapers. He writes his name Robert Simmons on the note and promises to repay in six months. The loan births a lifelong connection that leads to success with Mannard & Co.
A large society editor questions the court reporter about an affair at a house. The editor complains the floral decorations were claimed as lent, while the reporter notes everything was paid for and the beauty of the setting was not supplied by others.
A Kingston Whig report describes a police officer bringing a baggy prisoner into court. The colonel asks for the man's identity and gets the line He'd a Gunn. The officer notes the man is loaded and the colonel orders discharge.
The Toronto Globe lauds Sir Herbert Kitchenar as a master organizer and fearless commander who has twice struck hard on Good Friday and in Atbare. Born in 48, he rose from plodding beginnings to command Egyptian cavalry from 1862 to 1884 and govern Suakim, later becoming Birdar. His deft actions and deep knowledge of natives enhance his high standing and possible peerage prospects.
A reflective piece urges readers to keep hearts tender amid hardship. It compares harsh experiences to winter snow, noting sweet flowers grow beneath storms. The text emphasizes enduring misfortune without losing sensitivity or becoming sour.
In a strained parlor exchange a mother probes a daughter about an engagement to Pap. The daughter confirms a memory of the moment, while speculation about the presence of a future son in law surfaces. The scene hints at tension and importance of family alliances.
A muddled domestic scene unfolds as a young wife from boarding school debates dinner. The cook and Biddy clash over cooking methods while joking about feathers, Paris soup, and an asylum education. The dialogue hints at humor and a chaotic household.
A hospital house surgeon tends a poor woman's arm bite while noting the creature was unclear and the patient says it was not a dog nor a horse. A Marquette doctor returns from a trip and greets the sexton who jokes about a funeral three weeks prior. A French statistician tracks medical longevity from the 16th to present, noting rises from 36.5 to 56 years and asking if patient longevity has kept pace.
A tailor vainly tried to prove his identity to the Duke of Wellington claiming he made his breeches. The Duke recognizes him with a cordial grip and exclaims How are you Major Britches. The scene unfolds as a humorous historical anecdote from Green Bag.
A conversation reveals misunderstandings about language and marriage. A man explains crude slang terms like olnch and blog as metaphors for reliability and support while contrasting teasing with genuine intent. The exchange exposes gendered expectations and social tact in a troubled household.
A man was charged in Edinburgh Police Court with stealing a herring barrel. The principal accuser told the magistrate the thief had taken the barrel to his shop with the accuser’s name on it and offered it for sale, calling the man a rogue for the theft.
A history note recalls Ambroiso Pare a barber surgeon of the sixteenth century who in 1687 sought battlefield practice and invented new amputation treatments. He rejected widespread cautery burning after gunshot wound care and found that gentler remedies improved patient outcomes, reshaping early surgical practice.
The Detroit Free Press recounts President Lincoln testing blame after Harpers Ferry surrender. He gathers Halleck Milroy Hooker and others and finally names General Lee as responsible, prompting a tense, unwilling retreat from the room by the generals.
A lovelorn youth, angered by a quarrel with his love, sits for a barber and asks to be cut. The barber uses a pin to simulate a throat wound, prompting a scream from the man who then learns only a mark was made in a strange, mistaken incident.
A Swedish elderly woman recalls a 60 year old tale from Berlin when a cousin promised to escort her but revealed he was not her cousin. He confessed he was Otto von Birmark posing as her cousin to study in Berlin. She notes a later remark about once seeing the Baltic museums.
East Toronto Tribune notes that the Church of England in Toronto owns a saloon at King and Leader, a hotel and saloon at King and Jarvis, and a grog shop on Adelaide Street. It reports the Synod's resolve to exit the liquor business despite objections from some reverend members.
The text presents a garbled dialogue with misspellings and odd punctuation about welcome, reception, and a claim of a million by a person named Chicago Nettle. The fragment suggests a literary or dramatic excerpt rather than a clear news item.
The excerpt contrasts religious reflections at dusk with economic projections from 1890. It analyzes future maintenance costs for US possessions after peace, estimating war and garrison outlays, Navy expansion, and colonial civil government charges, totaling hundreds of millions through 1909.
A medical authority touts raw onions as morale boosters for nervous prostration and as a quick tonic. It claims onions have absorbent powers, help in epidemics, and that onion patches near homes shield residents by absorbing germs and preventing contagion.
A terse exchange reveals a racy, vaguely coded remark about Mrs. Dawson and her daughter. The speaker notes applying a similar line to the daughter provoked a sharp reaction, hinting at social tensions and the peculiarities of handling polite conversation.
For half an hour's playing on the piano the other night Paderowahi received five hundred guineas while an organist in a neighboring street was fined seven shillings after being told to move on. The note laments inequalities of cheating and cites the Globe in London.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as profitable for home use, claiming they save money and produce reliable results. It warns buyers to avoid imitators and directs readers to Wella & Richardson Co. in Montreal for directions and color cards.
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