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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 29, 1909
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text from a Toronto area notice references a long list of names and places with scattered dates and addresses. It mentions 170 Madison Avenue Toronto and events linked to a Sunday and April, but OCR issues render clarity and full facts uncertain.
The Acton Free Press reports on Ottawa authorities backing temperance measures, Toronto civic beautification efforts, and a range of provincial topics. It notes Mayor Oliver naming citizens to a park committee, an Acton group supervising Walraviow Cemetery, a Young People’s Weekly spread, Ontario school readers price cuts, and debates on women’s suffrage alongside hotel permit reforms and enforcement.
William Stephenson of Hamilton brother of Anthony Stephenson and at one time a prominent Acton manufacturer died suddenly after apoplexy. He founded the Acton Plow Co and developed the Stephenson plow renowned in Philadelphia shows. Survived by four wives and five sons with funeral planned from Maple Wood Avenue Hamilton to Waterdown Cemetery. various local notices follow.
Report lists prize results from the County Horse Show Gold Competition on the cultural grounds, naming top horses such as Haran Monteith Favorite, Maron Armwark, Ealtan's Hero, King Atuedy, and Nishle Bick among others. In Eden Mills, resident David Shannon was found dead at his home. Coroner Dr. Havaye ruled natural causes. Mrs. Shannon is hospitalized with a broken thigh. a grown family survives. An advertisement promotes a Carolina Street firm offering free particulars about easy money and pure tea.
Two motorcyclists collide in Los Angeles California. One rider is knocked into spectators and begins fighting another nearby, striking several onlookers. Both riders suffer head injuries. one escapes the scene. The severity of injuries may be fatal.
The article reports Charlton Guthrie detained after serving time in Guelph jail, then immediately arrested and sent to Goderich to face charges. It also notes hotelier John J. Kelly being fined for permitting disorderly conduct with a $25 penalty. Local society critics call for action on underage girls roaming streets late at night.
In Halton and Milton councils, fourteen licenses were granted with two in Georgetown and one in Acton Wit one ts Milton. The Milton Reformer notes hotel improvements and safety focus, citing plans for several named hotels and houses, with inspections and possible extensions for some licenses.
An advertisement touts Dinpepala Niagara Pally as a quick fix for indigestion and related symptoms. It promises almost instant relief within five minutes after taking a one grain dose, claiming the remedy stops stomach fermentation and enables normal eating again.
Fragmentary passage notes weariness and value of life and religion. Mentions a person and a city name, with garbled phrases about set beliefs and self, lacking clear event or context. Unable to determine concrete subject or outcome from the readable text.
An extended storefront layout describes a home decor experience. A disconsolate woman seeks new furnishings, then a happy shopper boasts new carpet, linoleum, rugs, curtains, and millinery. It promotes men and women’s apparel, shirts, hats, and suit specials, plus grocery items and bulk savings across two stores.
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