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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 27, 1878
Page
3
A fragment lists Sabbath church services at Servite in the Methodist Church with services at evenings and mornings. It also mentions night and day express trains and timetables for Western mail and other lines, indicating a schedule-heavy community notice.
Fragmentary notice describes solid 18 carat gold wedding rings sold at Hynds Jewelry Stores. Mentions Dominion Day events, local meetings, a grand town hall entertainment, and various personal notices from Acton Rockwood Georgetown and nearby villages with multiple brief items on losses, marriages, and local commerce.
The Band boys wore new torches on hats as they marched along Mill street serenading Isaac Francis at the Glasgow House and Edward Nicklin who hosted them for strawberries. J Gyd Tarat contributed two dollars to the Nant fund in appreciation of the entertainment.
A varied, fragmentary column describes a knife artist drawing a sight on ALU street then changing plans over a prize purchase. It praises humorist Josh Bilings, cites earnings, and notes multiple local ads for crops, fish, and groceries with price details and quality claims.
A notice states parties are informed that premises have been prepared for extermination of dogs described as a threat. The document mentions involved individuals and locates the action within a named jurisdiction, demanding compliance by all concerned parties.
An obituary fragment notes a person aged 73 on the 20th in Nah, belowe LA Esa, with names partially readable as Isané Pree: nan and Han ife. The text is incomplete but indicates a death notice and family relation.
The list shows current wholesale quotes for flour wheat spring wheat barley oats potatoes and apples along with dairy and animal products such as butter lard eggs and hay priced per unit or per bag or ton. Small items include timothy seed clover seed and dry goods.
In the Free Press of June 97 1878 the Dominion Line lists prices for farm goods per 100 pounds or per bushel and per ton. White Wheat Spring Wheat Oats Barley Hay Eggs Butter Potatoes Clover seed Timothy and other staples show bids from 0 6 to 5 4 60 to 5 1 800 to 2 with various 3 to 100 or 1 to 2 figures.
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