10 Feb 1898
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 10, 1898
Page
1
The piece lists subscription terms annual in advance and details advertising rates and changes including transient ads, contract ads, and deadline rules. It notes payment in advance for transient ads, monthly accounts, and noon Tuesday cutoffs for contract changes, with editor and proprietor P Moore. It also mentions local dental services and visiting days in Moonville and Toronto area references.
SCRIBBLGR, EX RCISE & DRAINING BOOKS are among the titles listed for collegiate and public schools. A fall stock sale at Day's Bookstore in Guelph promotes cheap prices with Day's advertising bold sales.
Summary of deposited sums and accruing interest hints at a financial notice describing receipts for deposits, half yearly compounding, and advances granted to individual farmers under their own names. It reflects a historic banking or savings arrangement offering upward sums on deposit and current rates.
A humorous tale follows Mr Horner once famed for constant grumbling on Grumble Corner. He moves to Thanksgiving Street after a life change, finds happiness, and his curious neighbors reveal the power of a fresh start.
A vintage classified style notice promotes The Cash Store as a source for ready-made clothing underwear and general dry goods. It advertises teas coffees oatmeal cornmeal flour and related staples, signaling a general merchandise offering.
Hundreds of women could save effort and time with our Clothes Wringer. Try it and if unsatisfied return for a full refund.
An advertisement touts dyspepsia powders as a superior remedy after many failed cures. It claims rapid relief and restoration of digestive organs, urging skeptical readers to try the product and highlighting a box of 24 powders sold by a single manufacturer.
A vintage sales pitch touts a broad stock of shoes at low prices. The language echoes a local boot and shoe dealer inviting customers to visit and compare offerings and durability. It emphasizes value for men and youths with a long-established reputation.
Agatha Simplex pursues marriage to Moses Mixsell despite warnings from Ming Peggerall. The second wife contends with a domineering husband as plans for a Hutchinean household concert clash with his demand she stay home. Tensions rise to threats of confinement and public rebuke.
A local retailer announces a February clearing sale to dispose of all fall and winter stock including spring suits trouserings and overcoatings. The store invites orders as it prepares to finalize seasonal merchandise.
The notice states readiness to supply bare doors of suitable length by Jombor in 10 12 18 or 14 feet options. It emphasizes availability and product sizing.
An elderly farmer, known as Pete Crowder, must prove identity to cash a check at Carringtons First National Bank. He recalls shared childhood mischief with staff, including tales of a train robbery, and insists he can indemnify others as he waits for payment. The teller redirects him to the cashier, who recognizes him after a long absence.
Fragments from a Shakespearean past mix misprints and musings on life fate and wisdom. The text touches on mischief truth and the human condition through altered phrases and aphorisms.
Fragmentary verses reveal a playful list of secrets a woman supposedly hides past about fashion nerves and scandal. The lines imply a light teasing portrait of romance and vanity with archaic spellings and names misspelled.
A patient frets over gas anesthesia for tooth extraction. She cites fears of pain and past stories of bad experiences, including deaths and illnesses, and questions the cost and safety. The dentist reassures her but she remains unsure. The World notes a poem fragment about a drap o dew.
The text argues heaven must be a place of activity and continuous thought. It questions whether famous thinkers like Newton and biblical figures would idle in eternity and urges youth to pursue endless, vigorous intellectual work in the hereafter.
A description of a social game of alliteration for youths with separate letters, paper and pencils. A Nottingham station anecdote follows about a Derby visitor asking the telegraph guard to fetch his weather umbrella, which is hung on the telegraph pole and admired as a claimed miracle.
A verbose catalog from Hamburg lists wholesale prices for a wide range of animals including elephants, zebras, camels, llamas, deer, tigers, lions, jaguars, pumas, leopards, hyenas, wolves, polar bears, bears, porcupines, kangaroos, beavers, and primates. Prices span from $40 for porcupines to $1,500 for a seven year old orangutan, with many items described by age, height, or pair.
The text urges small storekeepers to adopt large store methods within limited means. It stresses attractive window display, careful stock arrangement, and bold, well executed publicity. Even with cheap stock and dated fixtures, effort and quality presentation can boost sales.
A humorous 19th century vignette describes three brothers who look alike and all get shaved by the same barber within a day. A German barber is astonished by the rapid transformation as each brother returns for a cut at noon and again at dinner time, prompting astonished remarks.
A child challenged by her brother's bird traps prays for mercy then acts to prevent harm. She first seeks divine intervention to keep birds safe, then admits she kicked the traps apart to protect them, illustrating faith paired with action.
An advertisement extols Diamond Dyes for wool and cotton with forty eight colors, claiming fast, bright results and superior economy. It warns against imitators and offers a booklet and sample card from Wellman Richardson Co. Montreal. A Lowell Massachusetts man reports relief from boils after using Ayer's Sarsaparilla with additional digestive benefits.
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