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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 27, 1922
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR yields a local notice involving Oxford County and residents aged around twelve years. Names appear garbled but several individuals and a county reference are readable. The item lacks clear actions, dates, or outcomes due to poor text quality.
Fragmented local items mention spring signs in Acton and Oakville, pending baseball, meetings of Windsor Fire Insurance and O D E R chapters, and a range of municipal notices. Names like George Covall, Mr Poultrymen, and Patullo surface amid brief references to taxes, rents, and public works as residents anticipate Mother's Day and warmer weather.
A damaged OCR fragment describes a May event at Wellington County and a nearby incident involving a wagon, a broken vehicle, and a fallen tree. Residents recall the scene near Methodist Church, with mentions of a local association meeting and ongoing community concerns about road safety and transportation.
Invited to call for a wunption of , Karns Machinery and epielra for Whoury, Massey-Harrid and Tudhope-An dsea. We carry the thin Hew we. If not available we will source it quickly. On the roll for general wincksmithing and wood work with prompt service at high price.
The undersigned reports bids from RASP TOWER to conduct a Pueblo Auction at total concession 4 Nusuigaweya one mile west of Mroukville on Monday May 1 1922 at 1 pm. Items include a brown mare age 11 a cow calf calves plows harrows wagons farming implements household goods and 100 foot hay rack among others with terms 10.00 and under 10 month credit for approved notes and 6% off for cash. No reserve. Auctioneer RJ Kerr and clerk WW K Gilattan.
Special sale items listed include ladies wack white and brown silk hose with risle top at 95 cents per pair. Boys two piece jersey suits in blue only sizes 22 24 26 priced at 3 05 and 1 60 per suit. Men gray cashmere socisi regular 75 cent line sizes 1 0 10 104 and 11 special at 0c pair.
A community flower show to be hosted by Acton lists a committee headed by Heriven in Vrealdont CH Moors and others. Members include Mire Lock Hhorey Myra Jaw Hymon Myra Dr Ea Nathan and many more. Patrons contributing 50 cents or more receive a Member's Ticket granting exhibit rights and show admission.
Wool dress goods include 54 inch wool skirting plaid at 1.75 per yard and wool serge in navy and black at 1.29. Messalino and Taf feta silks offered at 1.65. Corset styles from Gossard and D A and A B Ty promise fit for all figures with E T Corsets at sale prices. Misses Hygiene Waists and brassieres offered with clearance pricing down to 39c.
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