23 Jul 1903
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 23, 1903
Page
1
A garbled notice outlines a sale of binder twine and related items in a local market. The fragment mentions vendors or locations including Woolwich and Guelph and lists prices and times for an auction or sale, with denoted terms and subscripted notes.
A local shoe shop promotes fair pricing and steady profits from broad stock and steady trade. The message invites customers to discuss footwear while avoiding political topics.
A fragmented verse-like piece describes travel through valleys and rocks, with questions about what comes next and a weary tone. It mentions wind, mountains, rivers, and a child not dying, ending with a line about climbing steps to reach stores and a person named George J TacDonald.
In a village romance plot, Mabel Howard and Charles Schermerhorn face romantic obstacles from Frank Caswell and Conwell’s sister Grace Payne. At Anabel Me Pherson’s Halloween party, candle tests and Cupid lore threaten to unite or separate the matches as Caswell, Schermerhorn, and Canwall navigate rival feelings.
A bustling Halloween scene unfolds with Miss Anabel near a candlelit table and a tense promise from Canwell. The group teases, confessing feelings while Grace Payne and Schermerhorn comment on the mood as the quartet heads home under a crisp autumn moon.
A fragmentary tale recounts Daniel Webster in a village encounter with a teacher Miss Shepard at a school. The scene centers on Webster’s discipline of a pupil and a tense confrontation about propriety and instruction.
News of the county reports local school results with many candidates passing entrance papers at Georgetown Public School. Polly Mountain of Houston Mills dies of scarlet fever at a young age. offerings note water restrictions, mail service changes, and a funeral at Greenwell Cemetery for Harold Young of Brampton. Nearby items cover exams at Milton and Mil ton Lodge excursions to Niagara Falls, civic holiday notices, and a mix of local anecdotes, poetry, and reflections.
An old advertisement promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a cure for summer ailments in infants and young children. It claims quick relief of stomach and bowel issues and feverish symptoms, with testimonials from a Montreal address and a Di Willitus Medicine Co company line.
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