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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jun 16, 1898

Page

1

Deposit Receipte Issued for Large Sum Deposited

Advances issued to responsible farmers in their own names. No charge for collecting Sales Notes payable in Guelph.

Guelph

Coal Oil Stoves Promise Clean Comfort in Cooking

Advert describes coal oil stoves as fast heating compact devices that avoid dirt and ashes while offering convenient cooking. It emphasizes ease, cleanliness, and practical comfort over ranges for daily use.

Johnny's bunk plan wins the stubborn field tale

In a rustic reminiscence, Johnny follows his father's quiet advice to stick to a simple plan and wins a hard-fought outcome. Years later Cordelia revisits past loves as Tom returns home seeking reconciliation with his long-ago partner.

Cordelia Finds Old Flame at the Gate

Cordelia Hookset mends her fence when Tom Rogers arrives from the West. She recalls past loves as she prepares to join her brother John and care for his children, while Tom’s visit sparks memories of twelve years apart.

Cordelia Hookset Cordelia Hackett Sietars John Tom Rogers Lizzie White Budie Adame Folke Pehaw Sadie Ptay Thas

McKee's Vegetable Pills Offer Quick Biliousness Relief

McKee announces Amibilious Pills made from concentrated vegetable extracts to cure biliousness including dizziness nausea and loss of appetite. The remedy claims no calomel or minerals and minimal stomach upset with a strong anti constipation effect. Priced 25 cents per box or four for a dollar.

Shoes for the money offer in men and women line

Footwear catalog promises shoes for men and women in tans and blacks at very low prices. It touts a wide range of shapes styles and qualities with emphasis on value.

Ten year maturity shares offer monthly payments to maturity

A financial note outlines 6 million shares with a ten year term paid in monthly installments of a small cents per share for 329 months until payments cease. The maturity value is $100.00 with a $60.00 payment at maturity. Funds can be loaned at 5 percent as a straight loan or repayable in monthly installments with application to local officers.

Applicant's Claim in Court Recording

The dialogue presents a defendant insisting on innocence and denying work for any employer, while a trademan questions the employment history. The 会 is fragmented, with the speaker claiming self responsibility and reflecting on a court context.

Edith Muayo Idol Declares Bankruptcy in Conversation

In a casual exchange, Edith Muayo laments the downfall of her former idol due to extravagance, noting the figure’s financial ruin. Bertha recalls the idol’s once celebrated status and current debt.

Edith Muayo Bertha Boston Transcript

Bold Exchange Reveals Plans About Marriage Ties

Dialogue shows Romentio Denghier declaring he will not marry into Proud Dame’s family while Proud Dame notes the reverse, framing a dispute over expected matrimonial alliances. The exchange centers on family status and social expectations within a commonplace lineage.

Romentio Denghier

The Old Meeting House in Ulster Remembers Its Past

A county Armagh meeting house is described with its graveyard, wall, and stream, recalling the Puritan Covenanters and the old church life. The writer reflects on reverent worship, past ministers, and changes over fifty years, urging parents to uphold religious principles amid modernization.

New England Old Ireland America Europe Scotland Ulster County Armagh Amos Sean Honday Schools Paria

Youngest world millionaire heir eyed in Marlborough line

The Duke of Marlborough’s heir, born at Spencer House on September 18 last year, stands to inherit vast wealth. The child, already Marquis of Blandford, is projected to gain millions and multiple titles upon his father’s death, with potential assets including houses, a yacht, jewels, and a £4,000 annual income.

Dadicas of Marlborough Spencer House London Marquis of Blandford Duke of Marlborough Earl of Marlborough Earl of Sunderland Baron Spense of Wormleighton Charchill of Bandridge Holy Roman Empire Minddhola Saabia Ite Posuesgora William KK Vanderbilt Consuelo Duchess of Marlborough Willie Harold Vanderbilt Marlborough Marlboroughe Fifth Avenue Tifty Second Street Newport Marble Hall Oakdale L. I Catatea

Cinderella Tale Reimagined as Egyptian Queen

The tale centers on Rhodope an Egyptian beauty set 670 years before the Common Era. A small sandal is found by an eagle and lands in King Peammetioua's lap triggering a royal search for the foot that fits. Rhodopa fits the shoe becomes queen of Memphis.

Cinderella Rhodope Peommetious Egypt Fairy Godanother Memphis Peammetioua Mmensengera Rhodopa Paammeticus

Wife and husband clash over comforts and care

He accuses her of neglecting his needs at home while she explains her efforts to soothe his father in court. She admits the tactic was to keep the elder man asleep and out of the way.

Johnny Atfcklog Attoking

The Queen's Belief in Spirit World Supports Grief

A Quiver writer notes Queen Victoria held a strong belief in the reality of the spirit world. She found comfort in the idea that Prince Consort’s spirit watched over her after his death, a belief tied to promises of his continued presence. The account comes via Dean Branley from the Queen’s half sister Princess Hohonloke.

Queen Victoria Ia Bho Onaborne Prince Consort Thia Dean Branley Hohonloke

Quarrel Advice On Mistakes, Friends, and Endurance

A short reflective piece on how misjudgments turn friends into foes. It warns that resisting insults costs more than bearing them and that many conflicts fade with explanation, endurance, and letting small things pass.

A Boy Seeks Motto During Merchant Interview

A boy visits a merchant in March and after questioning he replies with Hood's Sarcoparicus motto. The ad claims the medicine is America's Greatest and has helped many, asserting its value.

Hood America

Honest Tobacco and Groceries Ad Pages Copy

An old ad copy presents customers urged to resist swearing and theft, then shifts to a shop motto detailing honest selling. It proclaims no deception, willingness to correct mistakes, and a pledge to reflect on advertising claims while inviting patrons to shop with confidence.

Philosophers on hired girls and social change

A critic argues that some scholars see women preferring shop work over homemaking and praises the imagined benefits of a hired girl. He lists regular work, a home away from contamination, steady meals, fair wages, year round employment, and yearly holidays as blessings, then jokes that social harmony would follow when such views prevail.

New Servant Causes Tension in Household

The mistress laments a new servant who arrives without a card and inspects the home with disdain. The visitor undresses as if intending to stay, scrutinizes cleanliness, and notes dust while sniffing at room conditions. The speaker mentions family abroad in Europe.

Europe

Ministers Adam and Low Preach at Scottish Church

In a Scottish church two ministerial candidates named Adam and Low preached to a receptive congregation. Mr Low spoke in the morning on the text Adam where art thou and delivered a strong discourse that edified worshippers. In the evening Mr Adam preached using the text So here am I. New York Tribune reported the event.

Adam and Low Adam New York Tribuare

Notice of Drowning Man in the Rhine

Dutch police report a man aged about forty, five feet eight inches tall, speaking Gelderland dialect has drowned himself in the Rhine. A reward is offered for the recovery of his body.

Rhine Gelderland

Parallel Stroke Confusion Baffles Local Child

In Louleville, a child named Bessie explains puzzling hurt to a playmate saying her grandpa had perplexities yesterday. The other child guesses a parallel stroke, reflecting a local slang exchange in a brief community note.

Lille Bessie Louleville Post

Let There Be Light Diamond Dyes for Home Dyeing

An advertisement extols Diamond Dyes as scientifically prepared and safe for home use while warning against imitation dyes. It claims Diamond Dyes guarantee successful results when proper directions are followed and warns against frauds and adulterated brands that damage fabrics.

Getna Mear Canada

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