24 Feb 1898
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 24, 1898
Page
1
An ad promotes Quadruple silver plate ware at big cuts and reduced prices in the north window. The copy stresses expert workmanship and enticingly low prices, urging shoppers to view the goods without consulting a silversmith.
In a tempest night at Castleton Court Doctor Fangrove and his wife shelter Milo York, a hungry tramp. A break in by two burglars is foiled as Milo fights them, saving the baby and mother. The event reshapes Milo’s life into a valued helper at the Fangrove household.
Editor notes Home Bible Study from Sunday School Banner promotes in churches across Canada. The plan partners with Home Departments to reach mothers, invalids, and the poor, delivering weekly scriptures and lesson literature through visitor visits. It strengthens home learning, boosts library usage, and widens access to Bible education.
A fragmented column describes a new tire repair technique using puncture bands inserted with a tool to swell and seal the puncture. It mentions the band ends forming heads inside and outside, trimming the outside end, and claims of a tight repair. The piece then lists humorous dictionary-like definitions and wordplay.
The text explains that the twentieth century begins at midnight between Dec 31 1000 and Jan 1 1001 and that the year 1000 is the last of the twentieth century. It discusses why there is no year 0 and cites century spans from year 1 to 100.4 and 1090 A D as examples.
The Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph reports record student enrollment, high residence occupation, and strong farm experiments led by C A Zavitz. It notes tuberculin production starting after tuberculosis agitation, with demand growing and new facilities planned, plus province wide tests of wheat, oats, barley, and other crops showing superior varieties distributed across Ontario.
A quotation warns that many well meaning people fail to act with the practical wisdom of Christ. It condemns arrogant or patronizing behavior toward others as turning potential converts away from the kingdom of Jesus Christ.
A Darktown Debating Society meeting ends in confusion as Henry Clay Lincoln Jackson is warned for repeated “parliamentary” missteps. The president and members clash over language and meanings, leaving the club unsettled and without correction.
A St Louis grocer ran a bold advert offering rewards for whisky purchases over a year. Customers who buy a drink each visit would receive yearly prizes including flour, sugar, rice, coffee, syrup, fabric, a cloak, and other items, with amounts and values specified.
A reflective quote by Phillipa Brooks urges purposeful living through work even if small in scale. It contrasts active effort with idle existence and emphasizes personal responsibility within the wider world.
Diamond Dyes claim to color any fabric or item at low cost with clear package directions for the inexperienced. They warn against dyes that claim to color cotton and wool alike and promise separate formulas for cotton and wood with guaranteed satisfaction when used as directed.
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