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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Apr 06, 1899

Page

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Highest Prices Cash for 100000 Bushels Each Kind of Uranium

Market notices offer cash for 100000 bushels of each uranium kind at set prices. Traders alerted to submit shipments to regional depots for immediate bidding and payment.

Canadian Motherland Hymns and a Solitary Author's Tragedy

A muddled, fragmented clipping blends patriotic verses about Canada with a dramatic memoir of Willard Holcomb and a failing play. The piece traces national pride alongside a mother’s sacrifice and a writer’s grief at his dying baby, interwoven with brief, unrelated local notes.

Bol Minn Pablo Harmiliastion Firat Roy Pawsbrokera Baby Holden Smeone Willard ‘Holcomb Washington “Post

Price of Success in Holden's Bitter Reflection

Holden laments the high price of fame after years of toil and debt, noting public praise and royalties come with personal cost. He recalls editor days, past failures, and the heavy burden of self worth overshadowed by success.

Holden Ioaat Boovess Belog Ines Cat Mall Thassseob

Old organ blower lies dying as church tunes bid farewell

The Church Times details a dying organ blower asking for a final musical gesture. The curate agrees to let the organ play Handel and Beethoven as the sick man requests a last air. The scene centers on faith, music, and comfort in a parish setting.

Church Times Jane

Hauling by Oxen Up and Down a Steep Vermont Road

The passage describes long hard drives of oxen hauling a heavy load up and down a hill in Vermont. Drivers shout commands while chains rattle and wheels creak as the team steadies the ascent and descent, with precautions to prevent accidents and a final crossing of the Atlantic bound ship.

Succes Carter Beatis Avery Master-Carter Osravan Tamin&tera Atlantic

Stringent Quebec judge asks for a costly fire mischief tale

Foreigners say Americans resist tyranny of landlords but judge Francis Johnson of the Superior Court in Quebec once faced a cold night in a country hotel. Hericked by heatless comforts he shouted Fire to spark a blaze, leading to a warm room and paid rent for the night.

Bie Francis ‘Johnson Obiaf Superior Court of the Provinee Quebrec Judge Rons

Red Books Drive Demand in 19th Century Book Trade

A bookseller notes buyers’ strong preference for red bound books while drab, gray, brown and green bindings fail to attract interest. He explains that color dominates choices, with red covers commanding a ready market even if content is similar.

Harper & Brothera

A PIOUS POLITICIAN

In a fragmented passage the child grows firm in faith within the Republican fold as a friend recalls belief. The text references political heresy and family dynamics, tracing a lineage through a city newspaper tint.

Congresa Miss Blank York Tribune

Mr Wanna maker and the job hunt in Toronto

A fragmented interview recounts Tomkins seeking work at Wannamaker's and receiving old fashioned career guidance. The tale includes a founder's encouragement, a Toronto company history, and a digression about a distant landmark and patent medicines.

Tomkins Wannamaker Bradley Tratson Company, Limited Toronto

When Is Summer In The Heart Of Autumn

Fragmented verse ponders seasonal feelings as summer remains in the heart despite shifting skies and grown cold around. Images of birds singing, blooming roses, and ripening sunlit fields contrast with approaching fall and winter winds. The piece centers on inner warmth persisting beyond the calendar.

Merry Sons Reapers Rodden

Mathematical notes on discounts and net costs in commerce

The article explains methods to compute net cost after multiple discounts, mark price to achieve a target profit, and the discount rate needed to reach a net cost. Examples show calculations with dollar amounts and percentages for goods pricing.

G Goode

Whipped for fibs and vows of mischief in factory tales

An old readable fragment describes a girl named Mica Juesphine Kipliey being whipped after eight fibs and complaining her father writes lies while she is scolded. Other vignettes show a nervous Mr Mo Swat seeking solitude and a workman asking about responsibility for accidents outside a factory.

Mica Juesphine Kipliey Rudyard Rip'ing Rebel- Hongly Aent Lobolia Mr. MoSwat Briggr Bamall

Diamond Dyes Promise Fashionable Color On a Budget

Magnificent results at small cost with Diamond Dyes. One ten cent package can revitalize old clothes, making them look new for children and adults. The dye promises perfect results when instructions are followed and warns against inferior adulterated dyes sold by some dealers.

Dreanen Auita Aome Deulere

Pineapple Tablets Promise Dyspepsia Relief

An old advertisement touts Dr Von Stan's Pineapple Tablets as a cure for dyspepsia and indigestion. It claims pills act quickly, allow eating freely, and come in a pocket-size box for 85 cents at all druggists, alongside other prepper sales.

Dr. von. Stan von Stan

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