27 Feb 1919
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 27, 1919
Page
1
This store proclaims it is a great public servant and promises courteous service. It pledges a complete assortment of in demand merchandise and warrants product quality with a pledge to make good unsatisfactory purchases.
A crowded town hall welcomed eight returned soldiers with a civic ceremony. Speakers praised their wartime service from St Julian to Monu and presented medals and a homecoming gift, while residents expressed gratitude and resolve to honor all who served.
A mixed page recounts a British traveler’s reflections on distant lands and home, plus church notes, marriages, and community life. Mentions the Columbia coast, Armistice era style travel, and local clergy exchanges, with social updates and wedding items from Oakville and surrounding towns.
An obituary style notice reflects a memorial for Mia aged about seventy, referencing Acton Caledon Layles and partnerships with Menua Ugur Co. for Attan yearu. It notes years of residence and work in a tannery and mentions family members Samuel J. and Willa Brautor in a brief, unnamed context.
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