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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
6
A fragment mentions Birthe facing charges related to marriages and deaths at Yates. It lists items including Virtha 500.3 marriages 600 deaths 600 memorial cards 600 and a 100 parine extra for pooina, but the passage is unclear and partially garbled.
Fragmented obituary items note births and deaths including a December 7 1920 death of Hannah Auguste Newton at Timehouse and a December 6 1920 hospital death of a Mrs Easton aged about 80. Entries list mothers and spouses and addresses but OCR fragments are incomplete and several names and dates are uncertain.
Local brief records a mix of items: road conditions and market prices, honey price cut, church famine fund total, Sunday school efforts, wool and meat price notes, a jail sentence for theft, war memorial discussions, and upcoming community events in Aston and surrounding towns including Milton and Guelph. It also notes subscriptions, a winter fair, and postal rate changes affecting the paper.
Joseph Gibanon died Thursday afternoon at his family residence in Ingersoll Ontario. He was in his 84th year, born in Cheshire England, came to Canada at age 14, and lived in Ingersoll most of his life. His death follows the loss of his wife about a year ago, and he was active in the community and local baseball in his earlier days.
A Milton area page reports on Lorne School trustees deciding not to cross the abból era, local engagements including Jesse Florence Miller to Willem Miller, and families preparing for winter in Georgetown and Toronto. It notes Christmas plans, arrests of two boys from Milton Industrial School, a Campbellville visit, and community events like Knox Church entertainments, memorial meetings, and town budget notes.
A reflective piece on the pain of a mother who loses a baby, contrasting comfort offered by others with the raw ache of loss. It recalls conversations about suffering, faith, and whether pain serves a higher purpose. It also notes readers finding solace in memorial albums and lists personal ethical ideals.
A youth browses a department store cap rack in search of a peaked back cap to match his new motorcycle, asking the clerk for the right style after inspecting the display.
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