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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 23, 1875
Page
5
Fragmentary inventory notes items including Currant Jelly Vine Apple Jelly Cherries Gooseberries and berries, spices, pickles, oils, mustard, soap and hair oil. The list hints at a general store stock under a line of names such as Ken Currant Jelly and Dr. Ken.
A hardware catalog lists pocket fixtures including cutlery mirrors spoons and paint supplies. It features White Granite Tea Sets Parian china sets vases and pitchers, glassware and brushes, along with common dishes sick bed caps and pans.
Readable items show gonificent Deep Blue and Bronze Toilet Sets and glass table sets. A fragment mentions tumblers goblets and celery glasses in a sale listing.
The Acton Free Press lists yearly subscription at one dollar in advance with penalties for late payment. Advertising rates are eight cents per line for the first insertion and two cents per line for each subsequent insertion, with various discounts and quarterly billing options.
The text discusses preserving fabric color using ammonia and chloroform with a home recipe for waterproof hardness blocking, then shifts to a fictional vignette about an innocent old lady and her daughter on Baker Street and a cautious suitor, followed by a note about a printing office blaze and Canada exhibition preparations.
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