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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 22, 1903
Page
3
Savings terms shown include gluing on ti of ONT DOL with dates from deposit to withdrawal. No formalities and delayed draw money. Farmers' Business Mead Office Hamilton established 1872 with capital paid up 2,000,000 and reserve 1,600,000 totaling 20,000,000. Cashier Jauvu Tumut.
A fragment from Handay reports a new cold spell and lingering snow drifts. It notes mild yesterday and prices staying high, with various local events and upcoming services. People are urged to see eye specialist T P Snaith in Acton on February 8 and 9 with free examinations.
January event at The Right House Trullion offers over priced liner values in a yearly sale. Abhimmonsaasartinentearony Zalfered and Pelcew list past months as bargains well below regular values. An economic event of importance to careful Trani wives warns against being oversold.
Writings show an unclear ad listing orders for granite and monuments from a Quelphano works and references to electrical and pneumatic equipment. It also contains garbled names, medicines, and nonsensical phrases, making it hard to extract a coherent single event or subject.
The County Council and directors meet at Milton on Friday and Saturday January 27 and 28 for committee reports, business, and decisions. The annual temperance meeting, church anniversaries, new library books, and local civic notices are also described with plans for services, post office, and school needs.
A corrupt advertisement touts Baby One Tablets as a universal remedy for infants and children, claiming safety when used with parental care. It urges mothers to mail money for a product order from a spurious Medical Co., promising valuable books and chests as incentives while warning of no dangers.
Local social pages report friends gathering for evenings in Waterloo and Toronto figures attending church events in Georgetown and Palermo. Mentions include Mr Ellerbeth Gray of Toronto aiding a son’s plans, Mr Warne and J Pa Hoove supporting the Fined Pros, and notices of temperance gatherings and church programs with speakers D. Dick and A. E. Smith.
Unbleached table linen 664 inch with navy border and plain center offered. 72 inch unbleached linen with pansy design. Discounted January sale pricing per yard. One dozen table napkins slightly imperfect. Regular stock at four shillings, special January sale pricing applied.
Four boys long overcoats in grey and black with vertical pockets sizes 28 39 and 32 were $6 now $4.59. Four boys mid length overcoats black and pret blue sizes 28 32 34 35 were $6.50 now $5. Youths overcoats in cheviots beavers and worsteds were $10 and $12 with sale price $8.50. Three youths overcoats in prey and blacktind white cheviot sizes 34 35 were $13.50 and $12 with sale price.
Fragmentary OCR text shows daily prices for cleaning and laundry items with odd spellings and inconsistent punctuation. The readable parts include cleaned currants, soaps, laundry starch, and household goods, but many words are garbled or missing context.
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