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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
3
Via Office indicates capital paid up 2,000,000 with 1,600,000 reserve fund. Total assets reach 20,000,000 under Junta Tousnoer Cahier.
Guelph Nne appointed n. T. Bromn Acton. Agent for all his handsome wall papers. Be a. T. drawn for framples and new styles.
The Acton Vree Press notes June events in town including Guelph horse show dates, a Park garden party by Acton Huse Ball Club, and Oakville firms agreeing to Thursday closures. It reports local weather mild but frost risk, a police village designation for Nockwood, and community meetings, with updates on bridge safety and sidewalk conditions.
Local items report a Magebell Match slated for Saturday and a Natundey event featuring Maple Laut of Guelph Champland Canadbar Tangne against Acton. Militia camp notices list Lorne Uithes regiment duties for June with 21 men from Acton. Church announcements discuss sermons by Rev. Alba Linkth and Mr Sunderland Taylor with potential lawn services if weather turns. Minor town incidents include youth thefts thwarted by Constable Greahaus and May exam results listing names and marks.
The article reports the sudden disappearance of Herbert JH Henderson from Georgetown. Concern rises as relatives, friends, and authorities search for the long-time Georgetown resident and MP D. Henderson's son, with no trace by midweek and speculation about his whereabouts mounting.
The Georgetown Ministerial Association met at the Trev CLT manse on Friday. They approved a paper on the Apostolic Development of the Doctrine of the Atane by Rev. Se Drysdale and prepared a memorial letter to Rev. HA Macpherson expressing regrets at his departure from membership. Members present included Revs Drysdale Melay McAlpine Potter Wathice and Cony of Toronto.
At a Free Library meeting held last week a resolution was carried to permit traditional members of families over sixteen to obtain library cards. The move follows catalogued family members already registered, aiming to raise the number of active cardholders and expand access.
An advertisement-style passage touts Baby's Own Tablets as a universal remedy for infants and children, promising rapid transformation to a healthy, energetic child. It asserts a guarantee of safety for family use and claims broad efficacy from common colds to various ailments, urging purchase through labeled outlets.
A long list of obituaries and personal notices mentions deaths, visits, and family events in Acton and nearby towns. It records names such as Mrs. and Mr. Perey Hoerrman, Miss Mary Gilland, Mrs. Jainea Colin, and Mr. Devitt, with references to relatives in Guelph, Waterloo, Toronto, and Winnipeg, plus hospital and church connections and a bank manager appointment.
The store touts New White-Shirt Waist and New Ideas in ready to wear skirts for summer. Corsets sold at 75 cents per pair, plain cashmere hose offered, Egyptian cotton hose and seamless feet. Millinery displays a range of new ready-to-wear items and summer import ideas. Busy shoe department highlighted with emphasis on children’s pine goods.
An item lists a full range of Natlonbury Draka Rings Thread and Ldyings Embroidery Silk Hoops Silcatten Urilliant Pomipoms Ribbons Laces and more. The note advertises a broad selection of decorative sewing supplies for crafts and dressmaking.
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