Acton Ontario notices and professional listings
A collage of names and addresses for professionals in Acton Ontario including veterinarians lawyers and auctioneers. Entries mention John Lawson veterinary surgeon George Allan Allan Baird and other solicitors with offices in Georgetown and Toronto. Auctioneers advertise services for Halton and Wellington counties with offices at Queen's Hotel Market Square.
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John Lawson
Ontario Veterinary College
Toronto
Acton
Ont
Orrice
Kenny Bros
Wellington
Halton
Free Press Office
Set i
Rho
James Matthews
Tickets at lowest rates for Britain and the Continent
Advert says tickets issued to all points in Great Britain and the Continent at very low rates. Invites readers to buy tickets locally and send for friends.
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Great Britain
Continent
Bakery Change of Ownership Notice
After purchasing the bakery from Mu D Maxi the new owner promises continued customer satisfaction to the shop’s many patrons.
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Aving
Mu. D. Maxi
New Year Emerges From Old Year’s Funeral Pyre
The old year nears its end with snow and frost as the Acton Free Press laments its passing. Yet a bold young New Year rises from the ashes to claim its due, arriving soon with promises of relief and renewal.
New Year’s Eve Awakening at Fortescue House
A penniless Hetty, worn by hunger, returns to her father’s home on New Year’s Eve seeking solace and his face. A mobile ball inside stirs memories as Hetty hides outside, meets a policeman, and flees to warmth, while Helen, thought dead, is found alive by the same family.
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Hetty
Elen
Helen
Menpes
Papa
Maser
Allen
Ana
Imaur
Fortescue
Hele
Pine and Hemlock Lumber and Shingle Stock Notice
Rlue undersine informs the public he has nofy on hand and will keep in stock a full line of Pine and Hemlock as well as other kinds of Lumber. Also offering First and Second class Pine Shingles and Lath.
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Rlue
Fragmentary verse about money and aging in a dime-store voice
A garbled passage contrasts youth and old age highlighting money and credit. The imperfect text suggests a satirical or instructional tone about dollars, coins, and financial pitfalls, with scattered phrases like bills and dollars and references to age.
Kisses By Mail At Village Post Office
A young postmaster is visited by a shy 16 year old with a money order. He reads the note sending a dozen kisses and the girl asks for them. The postmaster completes the payment and she leaves, praising the post office system for delivering kisses just as much as cash.
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Offici 1
Plese Reid
Jimmy
U.S. Dfail
A Lawyer Silenced Amid Courtroom Laughter
A poorly educated plaintiff testified in a Liverpool court about being robbed of twenty eight shillings. A lawyer cross examined the witness asking about money and sovereigns, prompting a humorous reply invoking Queen Victoria that silenced the court for over half an hour.
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Liverpool
Apts
Grean Island
Victoria
A Paris Complet Joke Catches an American Visitor
An American in Paris learns the meaning of complet from a friend who explains it as a fixed passenger limit on omnibuses. The tale then turns humorous as the traveler, eager to ride, misinterprets complet as a charming Paris spot and rushes to catch every omnibus bearing the sign, sadly never succeeding.
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Paris
Geo’ Conpig
Wisdomary Fragments on Secrecy and Speech From Ancient Maxims
A collection of oblique maxims about self praise secrecy and caution. It cautions against boasting revealing secrets inviting trouble and the value of silence over speech. The text weaves proverbs on thrift prudence and restraint with scattered fragmented phrases.
Fashionable bells and a stubborn god in verse
A poem riffs on fashionable items and a fashionable chapel contrasted with a godless creed. It shifts to a child listing family members who shape daily life from father and Bridget to sister brother uncle and grandma, ending with affection despite mischief.
Ages of Animals and Their Long Lives
A compilation of animal lifespans noting many long lived species and rare ages. Bears and dogs around twenty years, foxes fourteen to fifteen, elephants up to four hundred witnessed, lions and cats mid-teens to forty, elephants cited as ancient, pigs up to thirty, rhinoceros twenty, horses sixty with averages thirty to ninety five, camels up to hundred, stags and cows to over a century and beyond, birds like eagles ravens and pelicans showing extreme ages, tortoises documented at one hundred seven.
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Pompey J
Alexander the Great
Porus
India
Ajax
Alexander
Cayier
Vienna
Unaccountable Laughter Outbreak At Indian Rubber Works
Thirty young women at a large India rubber factory inhaled naphtha fumes on the premises and began to dance and laugh uncontrollably. The contagion spread quickly, doctors were summoned, workers were forced to join the revel, and the production halt lasted hours before the mood subsided.
Riddles and Reflections in Farm Life Journal
A quirky page of riddles asks about five eggs divided among five people and a giant eating eggs, plus a riddle about a fish with eyes close together. It also questions a miller’s white hat and compares a philanthropist to an old horse, ending with notes on farm study and planning for young farmers.
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Pian
Goliath
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Acton Free] Press
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Eprinting House
Actos
Ontario
Nl P. Moore
Aha
Business Directory
H. Lowry
Im.c. P.S
Trinity Lege
College of Physicians Att Surgeons
Frederick Street
Anton
E Trinnity
Med
College of Physicans and Surgeons
Mik Street
Webster
E. Stacey
D.C
L. Bennett
L.D.S
Georgetown
C. McKinlay
L. D.e
Ithe Atfias
C. B. Hayes
Vovell’s Vee
Upper Woodham St
King and
Yonge Streets
Town Hall
A. McLesx
Heeq McMunray
Orfices
Creelman
Gorgetown
King Street East
W. T. Allan
J. ‘Shilton
Baird
Laidlaw & CO
Banksteng & Eeinitt Orfices
Imperial Bank
Wellington Street
Exchange Alley
Korn Bus
Q.C
C. A. Sten
Wirt Lup
Ans Grogce Karree
Henry Grist
Ottana Csxara
W M. Hemstreet
E. Knowles
J. A. Murray
Anchitec
Gurr
Queen’s Hotel
Black
Market Square
HN. Daley
Thompson
Dominion
Europe
Guelph, Ont
Etanlan
Sworden
Storay
Reat, T
Bbsit
Worden
Agton Banking Gov
Storey, Christie & Co
J.E. M.garvin
Essages
Ball Mite Company
Allan Line Steamships
R. R
Je, McGarvin
Valingt Marble Works
Quebec ST
Gueleh
John H. Hamilton
McQuillan & Hamilton
Guelph
Day's Bookstore
Day
Excelsior
É&C
Aliso
New York
Boston
T. Statham
Acton Free Press
Coal& Wood
S. Smith
Woodland
James Brown
Iplaning Mill
Messrs
Wi'h. Storey
L&e
Thos Ebbage
Business College
M Mac8ormick
Tin & Stove Depot
J. E. Hill
MHI
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County OF
Cuelph
Cuas
Davidson
John Taylor
Nunan
Buon
T. F. Chapman
St. George's Square
Uelph
McRaef's
Bhaw &Grundy
Merchant Tailors, Quelph
Jooks Ii
Foi
Pat Éelf
Gaming
Amani Telly
J. Sing
Tcan
Ieck
Dad
Hier Cougiha
Bridget
Brother
Sep'ts
Anind
Himeanf
Mngt
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