30 Sep 1886
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 30, 1886
Page
1
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Poetic excerpt attributed to William Ward from the New Orleans Times Democrat appears in the Che Acton Free Press. It exhorts courage, virtuous deeds, and lifting others, contrasting darkness with communal uplift and learning.
Mrs Chesney and children abandon city life for a rural homestead of neglect and debt. Mr Chesney enforces strict economy while kids discover bees and gardens earn them money. Elma accepts marriage to Walter Penn as spring heals the farmhouse and love endures.
A garbled antique notice suggests a seller touts bottom prices and first class goods. It mentions preparation and furnishing, but details are unclear. The fragment hints at promotional copy urging shoppers to note the bargains.
A sailboat accident left three youths and two girls in the water. A 16 year old boy improvised rescue steps from memory, lifting the girl’s head, clearing the mouth, and performing repeated chest and arm movements until signs of life appeared.
A well dressed man visits a Dakota lawyer and real estate agent asking what remedies exist for a land misrepresentation. He cites false land value, building claims, and possible penalties, then leaves to pursue another attorney across the street, planning to attend the trial.
A columnist recounts a year of garden work noting 306 hours spent in open air, twelve beds in bloom, 153 bouquets for table and as many given away, twenty five corsage bouquets, and seeds received from agricultural monthlies across the union. Reflects on health gains, social gifts, 150 rooted slips ready by October 1, and lessons in patience and cheerfulness.
The author argues corsets injure wearers by tightening laces and weakening muscles. The spine is supported while muscles are off duty, leading to dependence and flabbiness without corsets. The writer also suspects the inventor was inspired by humanity’s enemies.
A poetic notice celebrates fifty years of marriage with lines on wedded life through sunshine and sorrow. It honors steadfast devotion, mutual care, and hopeful faith, speaking of a couple bound by golden bands and awaiting reunion in eternity.
A collage of brief anecdotes from Scranton Truth and Youth's Companion recount small, humorous moments. A farm visit yields Nat and Charlie’s snake encounter. a city boy describes butter making with a barrel and broomstick. a polite lesson ends with a lost seat in a car. a refined young lady asks for insect powder at a drugstore, sparking a quip about childhood originality.
A satirical discussion on fashion trends mocks past and current bustle styles. The piece envisions future scorn for heavy bustle wear and imagines innovations like traveling bag attachments. It notes stores displaying bustles and recalls a woman arrested for smuggling with a heavy bustle and cork removal.
A Mainewoman refuses marriage until a lover earns ten thousand dollars. He works hard, saves eighteen dollars in three months, and when she asks his progress he proudly says he has saved that amount. She blushes, and with a hint of scorn, concedes the balance was close to enough.
A puzzling nighttime disappearance sparks denials at breakfast with one silent youngster saying his aunt will not let him talk. The tale unfolds amid household tension as suspicions arise.
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