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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 30, 1897
Page
5
An old ad promotes a lamp window display in Guelph with lamps for hall dining room parlor sitting room bedroom and kitchen. It touts a broad selection from 25 cents to 10 dollars and invites early buyers to get first choice. The snippet also mentions financial terms about deposits and farmer advances.
A poem and prose vignette blend reveres Rudyard Kipling misquote about the Lady of the Snows. The excerpt follows Zephyr Lovell's fortunes from farm charity to wealth, marriage, and repayment to her Uncle Croft, ending with a rural morality about patience and gratitude.
Zephyr Lovell, living with Farmer Croft and his wife, expresses discontent on the farm. She confesses she is poor and asks Uncle Croft for a dollar while the family debates her unhappy state and future prospects on the farm.
A long anecdotal tale critiques London etiquette about parcel carriage and courtesy. A gentleman confronted by a housing mix up at Mrs Dash's door handles shoes intended for a neighbor, choosing discretion over humiliation and leaving politely.
Major Neely, a civil engineer for Cincinnati Central railroad contractors, explains tunneling a mountain bank on the Cumberland River. A Tennessee corn-cracker debates paying for the work and whether steam power will force a hole straight through, doubting the project as impossible.
A group of businessmen on a streetcar joke about their wives disciplined households and neat habits. One man boasts that his wife never disappoints him and can locate items instantly, while another shows a night napkin as proof of his wife’s orderliness.
Frozen milk is selling as bricks in warm climates, with use requiring chipping off for beverages. Europe sees rising demand as Belgium plans a £10,000 annual push and Denmark forms a company to export 110000 pounds weekly in blocks to world markets.
Delacroix borrows Baron James de Rothschild to pose as a beggar for a Roman portrait. A pupil steals a donor’s money thinking the model was a real beggar, while Rothschild quietly ensures funds accrue to the artist’s pupil. The Rothschild offices hold ten thousand francs in charity interest.
A traveler recalls a barter tale in a West Virginia mountain setting where a basket of eggs traded for a calico dress exposes the buyer’s limited counting ability. The merchant notes education gives advantage, while the native asserts the merchant overcharged. The exchange ends with the buyer riding off, pondering the moral.
Edward W. Bob argues in the Ladies' Home Journal that annual lightning deaths nationwide are about 200, far fewer than accidental deaths from falls, rattlesnakes, unloaded pistols, drownings in New York area, or being kicked by horses. He states trolley injuries exceed lightning, and claims these figures are strictly accurate and carefully computed.
An odd local quarrel unfolds as a Car Harbor man builds a tall fence along Mrs. Oscar Brovena’s lot provoking Mrs. Stevens to respond with escalating acts. A debate about who should raise fences ends with observations on neighborhood tensions and social observations.
An anecdote recalls the Khedive strolling Egypt’s garden when a sentry barred entry. The ruler claimed palace ties and asked about his master, prompting a sergeant’s recognition and salute, leaving the Khedive humbly amused by the misunderstanding.
Directors toast a winding up with champagne and inaddressed humor. They note the company has no gold but an abundance of gold lacon and urge shareholders to pay the piper while admitting the prospects are bleak and the shaft speed to retirement.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch tale recalls Great Western railroaders using gestures to signal. An engineer admitted he did not report a cow killed by his engine, claiming he did not know he hit the animal as it rolled and waved its feet, prompting a manager’s inquiry.
The passage notes that a hearty tsugh can clear cobwebs from a man’s brain and rid him of hypochondria more effectively than champagne or pills. It mentions an emperor of Japan who allegedly killed himself by excessive laughter when deprived of a royal title.
The note urges home dyeing with Diamond Dyes for best, economical results while warning that generic dyes may fail and cause color and quality issues. It includes testimonials and cautions about dye choice, with a claim of Diamond Dyes as trusted and long tested.
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