23 Sep 1880
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 23, 1880
Page
1
A man recounts a night of heavy lager drinking and perceived intoxication effects. He describes memory gaps, alcohol as a harmful substance, and a wife’s fears, alongside warnings about deceptive sobriety and dangers of liquor. He also promotes Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a travel remedy.
A satirical feature contrasts a robust farmer's creed with a comic tale of Jotham Sprott, a stingy merchant in Puko. The narrative follows Sprott's schemes, a losing pocketbook rescue, and a trio of con men who parry his miserliness with warped social experiments.
A captain assures a stranger the boat has adequate lifebelts fire boat readiness and crew discipline. The conversation touches engine readiness life raft status and a potential emergency plan as a passenger safety check prior to the vessel’s departure and possible danger near the dock.
A reflection on hollow mottoes in homes where fathers are shiftless and mothers lack discipline. The piece warns that religious phrases fail without honest work and steady virtue, urging living examples of charity, trust, and faithful love to outshine empty slogans.
The passage urges moderation in water intake during meals and advocates sipping slowly rather than gulping. It notes that humans often drink excessively at home and at meals, unlike animals, and claims slow, limited drinking aids digestion and reduces indigestion and sickness.
A fragmented excerpt presents a sequence of puzzles and puns about letters, objects, and ideas. It reads like a ciphered classroom exercise mixing math, language, and whimsy with garbled spacing and misspellings.
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