Money to Loan and Auctioneer Notice in Acton
Money to loan at 6 percent offered by Orrie Matthews and others in Acton. Notices directing orders to Free Press Office Acton or residence. Auctioneer licensed for Wellington and Halton counties. Also offers loans from $500 upwards on favorable terms and low interest.
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Halton
Wellington
Main Street
Clarch Street
Acton
Acton P.O
Licessee
Free Press Office
Loax
Thomas C. Moore
Fat doga delight to bark feud bite unnamed verse
A fragmented verse complains of national delays in facing foes and funding defense. It laments anger and the urge to spend money, noting readiness and fiscal reluctance amid a political clash. The speaker questions the nation’s resolve and cash readiness.
Janet's Valentine Deceit and a Courtroom Chase
Janet Dodd buys a mock valentine for Edgar Wickham and reads a private letter exposing his flirtations. She ends their engagement and informs him she will move on. Edgar sues for an interview but is denied as a trial heat builds with a crowd including Janet and Lilly Atcher.
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Edgar Wickham
Janet Dodd
Janet
Edgar
Epoan Wicxnan
Eso
Desnest
Lilly Atcher
Janét
Meat Market Opens in Acton Under New Ownership
Acton residents are informed that ATCHER has purchased the butchering business of Mr. Wm. Rogsell and now operates a straightforward meat market. With extensive experience, the new owner guarantees customer satisfaction and offers fresh meat poultry fish in season, inviting patronage from the community. Nov 1886.
Tskey's Blacksmith Shop Adds Horseshoeing Feature
Andrew Teskey announces purchase of the general blacksmithing business and introduces horseshoeing as a special feature. He promises careful shoeing of interfering horses and skilled repair of agricultural implements and machinery with a focus on customer satisfaction.
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Andrew Teskey
Trial drama and mistaken letters reshape the case
Janet overhears a court scene where Wickham presents a defendant’s letter to the plaintiff as evidence. Edgar, the lawyer, mixes humor and pathos to move the jury while Janet confronts lingering jealousy and a misread past. A final reconciliation hints at a new closeness between Janet and Edgar.
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Lily
Wickham
Janet
Edgar |Ao
Tuc
Waimit
Edgar
Old Cabinet Letters Revealed in Family Memory
A nostalgic excerpt from St. Nicholas November reflects on eight love letters once tied with red wax and read with reverence. The piece imagines a grandmother and grandfather, their formal phrases, and the enduring bond shown by a grandmother’s portrait beside her partner.
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Pep
Aaron Fori
Abe
Odd Corner chatter on marriages and mistaken voices
Fragmented dialogue from a Hartford office discusses wives of subscribers and misheard conversations. Jokes about widowhood, geese, and road swimmers appear amid garbled remarks and playful banter about voices and manners.
Warner's Safe Cure a Noted Medical Miracle in Public Opinion
A historical critique questions the commercial motive behind Warner's Safe Cure as recounted in a worn pamphlet. It notes broad belief in its health claims framed around kidney health and claims vast sales, while contrasting believers and skeptics with widespread public usage reported by Harper's Weekly.
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United States
Warner
Liquor Trade Fights Prohibition With Economic Arguments
Debaters in a national liquor council condemn temperance measures and urge traders to prove their stance by daily conduct. They argue prohibition harms a capital rich industry employing tens of thousands, while noting murders and public health claims surrounding the liquor trade.
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National Council
Bardette
Homor
Kite Field
Burdette
Kate
Rev
George &. Haddock
Bronx City
Iowa
Trasic
Hadddock
Madagascar
Fien
Noisy Household Rules for Happy Children
A fragment discusses disciplined motherhood and simple living. It notes children grow naturally with minimal interference, relying on a mother who directs modest routines, plain food, no drugs, early bedtimes, and few toys to foster happiness.
Proving Her Title Went Out Weat Prodded by Law
Fragmentary report describes a courtroom scene where a speaker accuses a rival as the lawyer flees taking the next train to Boston. The text is garbled with OCR errors but references a claimant and a dramatic claim of eternal astonishment.
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Terner
Bain
Boston
Licensing and crime under saloon regulation concerns
The fragment argues licenses enable crime by bribery and corruption, claiming licenses restricts saloons but not poison quantities, suggesting monopolies lure drinkers with better options and license fees act as bribes to public welfare. It cites murder by slow poison and political ties to crime, with dated rhetoric.
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Ganchions
Brime
Gilda
Fragmented OCR Snippet Yields Buried Health Mentions
Readable portions touch on health neglect and chronic disease concepts, with references to blood, bitters, burdock, and regulation themes. Distracting garbled terms imply a medical or health advisory tone from a historical page fragment.
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Nero
Atheciman
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Actoy Free Press
Rouse
Ontario
Sagalesanesa
Advange
H.P. Moore
Business Directory
W . Lowry
Trinity College
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Frederick Street
Atton
L. Bennett
L.D.S
Georgetown
McKinlay
L.D. S
Ont
Royal College of Dental Bureous
Toronto
Agnew's
Ohn Lawson
Ontario Veterinary College
Orrier
Kenny Bros. Boot and Shoe
McLean
Town Hall
E. F.B. Jouxston
A. McLeay
AL “Mowat
E Bartstra, Sourciok
Nurapy Pevere
Orrie
Matthews
Block
M.E. Mitchell
Soxicrrox
Cosvesances, dc
Milton
Qhilton, Allan S,baird
Laidlaw & CO
Banaistens & Isondrogs
Orrices
Imperial Bank
Wellington Street
Exchange “Alley
Joux Barx
Q.C. OC
A. Mastes
Grose Kavenve
G W. Badgerow & Co
Bankstor
Soriitoris, A
Ontario Hall
Church Street
W.badgel
Sohn Carson, B.C L
Henry Gist
Ortaws
Oaxapa
J.” Murray
Licessey
Hemstreet
Grxeten
Ost
Orrive
Queen's Hotel
Market Square
Prrancis
T. F. Chapman
George's Square
Guelph
Ohn J,daley,f
Thompson &Jackson
Pomiaigh
Euurope
Ofice
Gpolph
Ae Barking Co’y., Storey ‘Christie &. Co. Sé
Banebra
UELP
BusiNess College A
Elph
Canada
Maccormich
Day’s. Bookstore
Day
Wtf
J. C. McLean
Quebec
Coal & Wood
C. S. Smith
James Brown
Acton Free Press
Pappoay M . Monpina
Fxonvat
Defencéieas Akbree
Canaday
Gall
New York Sun
County OF
Cuelph
F.W. Stone
Davidson
John Taylor
Ta'phrites
N. B
Phos
Ebbage
Actonnn
John Nelson
Ti. Statham
Quabec
Ourlpe
John. H. Hamilton
Iect
Bay of Fundy
Alexander Taylor
Meat Market
Joseph Patton
Tir
Andrew
Teskey
P. Ss
Hanlan
Actox
Hartford
Marahos Stra
Harper's Weekly
Temperance Notes
Rome
D. D. Kellogg
Bensible
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