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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 04, 1877
Page
2
A fragmentary entry from 4, 1877 mentions Actan recdress eee along with Turesray and Jax. The readable portion suggests calendar style notes or local notices, with limited context about events or people.
Reports describe a near shutdown of Grand Trunk traffic from Friday to Tuesday as engineers obeyed a strike order. The stoppage threatens heavy losses for the railway, with shippers seeking compensation and many lawsuits expected.
The city and surrounding townships report lively election activity with close council and reeve races. Results show mixed wins including Warren for First Deputy in Esqueling and Acclama tion in several municipalities. Toronto mayoral win noted along with Hamilton and Guelph developments.
Terrible wreck reported on the Lake Shore line at Ashtabula Ohio on the iron bridge over the river. Eleven cars with seven passenger coaches burned, about one hundred killed. Rescue teams, hospitals, and hotels crowded as townspeople aid injured and search for victims.
The piece notes hopeful business for the new year with steady but not unsatisfactory winter trade. It cites expected further movements and a late snow affecting operations, while mentioning a temporary stoppage of the Grand Trunk Railway impacting commerce.
Latest despatches from the East show little progress toward settling the Turko Russian dispute. The Porte clings to preposals while postponing decisive action. Negotiations may drag on until weather favors military moves and ambassadors attempt to mediate. Both sides reportedly avoid war and show a more conciliatory tone.
The court halted vote scrutiny in the Lincoln case until the Legislature session ends, adjourning to May 19. Current results show Captain Neelon leading by about 25 percent over the county. Mr. Rykert is disqualified, though official notice awaits final court action. Public inconvenience remains due to the Grand Trunk engineers dispute.
The first issue of the 1877 Vicks Froran Guide arrives praised as a jewel for horticulterists and florists. Mr Vick, a reputed florist, has seeds in demand across the continent and offers premiums for cut flowers. The notice points to his advertisement in a later volume and notes Canada inclusion.
The Stratford town council has enacted energetic measures to aid the poor. Workhouse stone-breaking will be provided to tramps and the soup kitchen will be sustained.
An old advertisement touts Swood's Improved Hair Restorative as a vegetable tonic that regains natural color and gloss, restores faded and dry hair, removes dandruff and irritation, and aids prematurely bald heads. Sold by druggists and dealers. trade from C. A. Cook & Co. Chicago and Lyman Bros Toronto.
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