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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
2
A garbled OCR text describes a sequence of family mentions and dates including a father and mother, mentions of a daughter, various surnames and places such as Winnipeg and Toronto, and references to a public or ceremonial context with dates and relatives. The legible items are scattered and unclear.
The notice summarizes wheat production projections and prices, naturalization statistics for Canada with U S and Russian figures, and postage stamp sales for the Quolvo Tercentenary. It notes a surplus from a college fundraiser and bowling results featuring Elora's Dr. McGregor rink defeating Acton.
The Acton Georgetown game ends with Acton edging Georgetown nine to five in a Halton-Woel League match. Meanwhile Acton council debates bylaw tax rates, street frontage purchases, and local repairs as winter plans unfold, with several officials quoted and actions scheduled.
Eight Acton High School students passed the recent departmental exams for Normal Entrance and Matrimony, with several earning honors. The report also notes a long-running construction and leasing history on the Malu Atroey property, including recent alterations and previous uses by multiple firms and individuals.
A fierce wind storm in Tottenhiam Aug. caused broken windows in houses and churches, toppled trees, damaged crape, and blew down buildings. Telephones and telegraph lines were down, trains halted awaiting orders, and crops suffered heavy losses, especially wheat.
An old time ad advertises Hyomel as a universal remedy for respiratory issues claiming it traps and destroys germ particles in the air and soothes inflamed membranes. It lists conditions such as catarrh bronchitis asthma pneumonia and more and promises a money back guarantee.
Kingston magistrate fines hotel and steamboat operators for liquor law violations. Provincial detectives patrol the city with a roundup of twenty hotel men for selling alcohol in prohibited hours and two steamship companies for licenses. Manitoba temperance push gains steam with a probable December victory and widespread municipal abolitions.
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