Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Acton Free Press in Acton, Ontario

We have pages in Ontario

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 2 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jan 13, 1898

Page

10

Author earnings show varied literary pay scales

A fragment notes Mr Gladaton charges $1,000 for a review while Conan Doyle earned $85,000 for Rodney Stone. It also cites Rankin… Rankinizis? as earning about $20,000 from 64 books. The text reflects disparate author incomes and specific cases.

Watchful dog saves master’s property from arson ambush

A loyal old watchdog saved a shop from an incendiary fire while the master, disguised as a villain, faced arrest for attempted arson. The dog’s rescue led to the arson bid’s foiling and the master receiving seven years’ hard labor. A moral about loyalty echoes through the tale. Dr. Agnew’s Catarrhal Powder is advertised with a testimonial from J. O. Taylor of Trenton, praising its cure for chronic catarrh.

Thora Cora J. O. Taylor N. Clinton Avo Trenton N. J A.T. Brown

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ayer The Acton Free Press Christian Herald Swinborne Anthony Hope Browning Ian Maclaren Tennyson MacMillans Rose Lenal Humphry Ward Robert Ellesmere David Grieve Marcella George Tressidy Cat Rider-Hoggard Solumn Alphone, Daudet Jev John Rusda Professor Key London Claes Spain Don Society Hood Asbury Peppers Scott Ziko Bittousnens Ina O.I Hood& Cowell, Maas PRI Barsaparilia OUR Paine Rick and Jeasse M. Ross Saya Buckingham Milborn Heaian Eczema Agnew Scott & Bowne Watchdog Incendiary Agnell Parmelee Parmeles Wood Norway Nature Brown Jonea John Tomlinson Hamilton Daweon City Thomas USA Haggard Mra I. McEarlane Wellington At. N Mamilton Mre. Phillips Hunter Garth Ate Eaye Mre Parkin Binbrook Anya Mr. J Bates Glamford Abe ‘Company Jentations Holloway Northrop & Lymah Toronto Aojentiate Dee Mary C. Berry Misa M. Bradshaw Hilda Sonry Eye Atylea Dorothy Dr. Low Ethel Tom Maud King “and Hawtison Afantica Lantos eneh.Lading Hix Yiica &H Soc Fourtagn Grica New York Thomas C. Watkins Granby Granby's Castoria Dean Earth A. T. Brown Old Billion’s Ofice Mr. D. Caswell Willow St J. A. Speight & Co Acton J. We Stingon Rockwood Fre Paris Grand Trunk Railway Agee A What Max Tecane Mouilny Noy Burk Faess Guelph John H. Hamilton Wilkinsonlough Co Wilkinson Wilkinson Plough Company Steel Wind Mills Cold Shapley Brantford John M'Queen Ceylon D. D"vidson & Hay, Lib Eas Ono Ean McMullens Aeerey Nh Scompunica Scientific American
Search Courier

Search the Acton Free Press Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Acton Free Press?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication