The Acton Free Press Advertises New Books On Sale
The issue lists multiple new book titles and authors available at the Stoo Press Steam Printing Office Acton Ontario. Notable items include Through Battle to Promotion by Wood and David Harum by Westcott. Other titles mentioned are The Voyage of the Pule Way and The Isle of the Virgins among a longer catalog of works.
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Stoo Press Steam Printing Office
All Street
Acton
Ont
Stromalong—Shaw
McLennan
Wood
Dooley
Hugh Gyeth
Marle Dix
David Harum
Westcott
Doyle
Frysrs
Bullen
Cross— Merriman
Fowler
Harraden
Stewart
M.S. Bradford
Gunter
Dawe
Isle of the Virgins—Royal
Hardware money orders and bank rates dash notes
A partial OCR fragment mentions money orders payable at Chartered Bank of Canada branches except Yukon District with unspecified rates and a hardware heading. The readable text is insufficient to identify a full event or date.
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Lrownsep
Wellington
Halton
Ofrica
Acton
Ptr
Chartered Bank
Canada
Yukon District
The Death of a Poet and a Dickensian Interplay
The text recalls Sir James Edgar celebrated as a poet and presents his verses and dramatic excerpts. It follows with scenes of romance and mistaken identities among characters named Dick Richards, Diana Mary Hilton, and Mary Martland, interwoven with a long anecdote about a Nashville depot scene and a retail exchange about shoes, ending with a Cincinnati Enquirer note.
Forbidden Passion in the Himalayas
In a Himalayan lodge a young bride Mary Diana Martland jealously toys with Captain Dick and Dik Richards, revealing love triangles among friends. Richards declares he loves Mary, while Mary urges him to marry elsewhere, sparking a tense confession of undying devotion and social friction.
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Richard
Charlie
Diane Mortland
England
Mary
Mra. Mortland
Dick Richards
India
Martland
Stomn
Baid
Mrs. Mart
Car
Aingle
800Nar
Indigo
di Coupe
Diane
Diana
Capitan Martland
Diana Mary Hilton
D. M
Harmsworth
E Magazine
Himalayas
Mary Diana Martland
Dik Richards
Charlie Martland
Captain Richards
Howard
Aho
Ae Lamon
Captain Dick
Opan Arma
Original ideas and the lure of following leaders
A writer discusses how few are truly original, noting the profit from imitation. He praises Cradley Garreteon Co. Limited of Brantford Ontario for publishing timely material and attracting agents, claiming a life changing education and financial opportunity for workers and aspiring Canadians.
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Mags
Cradley- Garreteon Co. Limited
Brantford
Ont
Beaauas
Auit
Times
Canada
Plata
Moore
Motor Waggons Boost English Vehicle Testing and Labor Savers
English tests by the Self-Propelled Traffic Association at Liverpool showcased six motor waggon types carrying two to three and a half tons over steep gradients and rough roads at sixteen and a half mph. The Thornycroft wagon performed best on a nine to one grade with the least trouble, and a 35 mile crawl through traffic followed by heavy rural routes demonstrated capability. Liverpool plan to use motor dust waggons cuts haulage costs by about 60 percent, signaling a strong future for motor waggons as major English firms rush to improve production.
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France
Pleasure Motors
England
Liverpool
Thornycrofts
Shamrock
Liverpool Corporation
Health inspector sroand warns on water safety amid fear
An unclear health inspector warned residents about water safety and boiling practices, distributing circulars on precautions. In a bizarre demonstration he plunged into a trough and drank deeply, startling neighbors and underscoring perceived dangers of neglect.
Hallo and How Do Ye Do In The Far Country
A verse sample from New York Weekly invites readers to greet strangers with Hallo and How do ye do as they travel beyond familiar lands. The poem imagines souls recognizing shared greetings on journeys through distant places.
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Olay
New York, Weekly
Unconventional Proposals and Odd Courtship Tales Rise
A nostalgic column recounts bold marriage proposals from history. It covers a Japanese ad offering companionship, Lorenzo Dow’s audacious church proposal, a widow’s courtship in a police court, a trapeze performer’s shipwreck vow, a Russian czar’s bread ring message, and a bishop’s bone wedding question.
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Lorenzo Dow
Dow
Saya
Philadelphia Times
Wrochater
Acane
Mackerel
Magistrats
Hannen
Qzar
Nicholas of
Roasia
Charlotte
Frederick William 111
Pruseis
Cupid
Bishop of
Ovory
Verger's Wit Among English Parish Tales
A north country parish verger famed for wit tells a tale of a bridegroom who cannot pay the fee after marriage. He lures the shocked bride into the vestry by promising Black Bibles, locks the door, then tells the groom he may marry only after payment, until the brass is forthcoming.
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England
NASA
Bridsgroom
Hugging Auction Ends With Mixed Up Prizes
In Platte county a social held a hugging auction to raise funds for a birthday school. Pay scales varied by the hugger’s age and status, ten cents for a young girl, 15 cents for a married woman, and a widow paid a quarter. The man overpaid and claimed a married woman, then realized the joke when the band egg was removed from his eyes.
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Mars Whits
Tobacco
Mara Preeton
Marc White
Dar, Mars
Marc Preston
Dar
Oboras
Louisville
Platte County
Humphreys
Ife
Bupday School
Prican
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Acton Free Press
Business Directory
M. MacDonald, M. D
C.M
M.D. C
Corner Mill & Frederick Roots
Forster
Buccesson
Elliott
Victoria Hospital
Toronto
Orrick
Mill Street
Ellett
Dryden
Evs
Ean
Tunoat and
Nosz
McLean's Block
Douglas Bt
P. O
Guelph
Orvicm Houns
Soundars
Ah Bennett
L.D
Dkonaztown
Ontario
J. Coghlan
D.D.S
J. M. Bell
D.D
Bacervire
Honon Garapouata
Tomonto University
Gomp
Boellvilla
Tueaday
Fwice
Clark
Rockwood
LEGAL
J, Mackinnon
Banarsten
Longrron
Matthews’ Block
B. McLeod
Hoxicrron
Converanoxzn
Main Etrost
Georgetown
J. McNabb
Oe Giork
County of Halon
Agant Eyre and Life Assurance Neal Estate
Opwigg
Worryman’s Block
MUSIC
Iss Williams
Grokgetown
Laidlaw
Williama
Jay
Matthew
Gribt. A
Ottawa
Canapa
Fwranors Nunan
Wyndham Bt
WU Ghelph
William a'Btore
P. Moore
Jarure
Hematreet
Wellington Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Guelph, Ont
Joan Taylor
Henry Grindelg
Jadles
Brown
AED Deales St
NEW Books
Day
Waters Bros
John Williams
Speight & Brady
Georgetown, Ont
Alma Ladies' College
Anuna College
St. Thomas Ont
R. J. Warner
Prin
Thomas
W. Barber & Bros
WM. Barber & Bro
Everton
Eden Mills
Edeg Mills
Henry Hortop
Ape
Auaceh Business College
J. Sharp
Prinopal
the— Traders’ Bank OF Canada
Cuelph Branch
Bicyclists
Victor
John M. Bond & Co
Welland Vale
J.C. Hill
Garden City
Dominion
Sun Savings and Loan Co
Toronto, Ont
R. J. McNabb
Robert Noble
Plymouth Binder Twine Oot Agency
MTU
Dewey
Murat Hie-lang
P. S
Sir James Edgar
Bia
Intersat
Eather
Slater
Abe
Dick . Richards
Mra. Murtland
Mra
Obarnie
Thia
Mary Diana
Diana Mary
Tommmyrot
Gwine
L.&n
Nashville
Wanted
Colesman
Saleamah
Cincinnati Enquirer
Merry
Mainland
Mrs. Martland
Haa
Ghipa
China
Hiullo
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