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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 09, 1899
Page
3
The document shows total assets at 12,000,000.00 with capital of 1,250,000.00 and reserve and surplus figures. Turnbull signs as cashier.
The Knox Church marks its fourth anniversary of the new building with morning and evening sermons by Dr. McDonald of Seaforth on Sunday. Tuesday features social events and a lecture by Rev. R. Ys. Knowles of Galt, preceded by tea. Also notes on obituaries, local temperance meetings, and memorial services.
The letter-teller recalls a voyage from Georgetown to Pictou and Sydney via the Stanley steamer. Ice fields and pack ice hindered the crossing, with notes on breaking through ice to reach safe waters and the perilous conditions faced by sailors. From Westville to New Glasgow and Antigonib with coal mine visits and a descent into the Drummond mine. Cape Breton’s main industries cited as fishing and mining.
Fram Rotan and readers contribute greetings in a mixed diary style. The column lists visits, illness, travel, and local news notes about Acton residents and adjacent towns, including health updates, trips to Toronto and St. Thomas, and small town transfers and events.
Fragmentary OCR notes hint at a location Bardmore's Barnary or Bardmore's Tanary with a reference to seventy. The readable fragment suggests a historic sale or event at a village granary or livery site, but details are unclear.
A Toronto widow describes hours of night pacing due to nervousness and bilious attacks. After trying Payshine with little relief she used Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills, reporting improved appetite and sleep and regained strength to do her own work.
From the same manufacturers as past years a stock list shows No. 1 Lake Huron herring No. 1 Lake Huron trout No. 1 white fish No. 1 Labrador herring and No. 1 cod fish with emphasis on quality and proper shapes and sizes.
An advertisement touts a medicine with a money back guarantee priced 25 50 and 1.00 for bottles claiming cures for consumption cough colds group bronchitis and throat troubles. It notes temperance petition to the Guy Council to cut tavern licenses from 95 to 80.
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