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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 06, 1879
Page
2
In a note to readers from Bolan Here Press the publishers announce layout and column widening efforts to attract readers. The message explains cost pressures and a request for four overdue accounts for job work advertising and subscriptions.
The Halton County Teachers Association met in Georgetown featuring about seventy teachers. Addresses were given by R. Little and other educators, praising the profession and reporting plans to publish a full report next week.
A distorted notice describes a temperance event at the Teussietance Hall where a reading titled Barry O’Mgacu’s was presented. Local opinion condemns inviting public attendance to entertainments that upset certain citizens and urges authorities to prevent such occurrences in Acton.
A lively audience enjoyed Professor Sinitter’s Sciopticon program featuring 150 views. Highlights included scenes of Whitlington, Montreal’s Gunvast How disputes, and a Centennial display. A failed battery stunt ended the show as patrons lingered for further amusement.
Esquesing Council met February 22 1879 with all members present. Minutes of the prior meeting were read and approved. Payments listed include E Thornton 95.33 Swackhammer 66.66 Kentner 22.66 R Mogae 84.33 for surveys and road work. H Malfer 3.00 J Wilhwak 10.00 for crossroad work. We Modre 2.80 gravel. John Watson 5.25 repairs. The Short 11.00 for timber and repairs. Richard Hickly 82.00 for shovelling. D Hill and D Cook 5.00 each for road repairs. dog tax refunds to several residents. tax assessor David Cook appointed with salary 200.00. Missre. Storey Ashgrove grant 15.00 for indigent care. Council adjourned to April 18. A separate note reports a Sunday accident at Metropolitan Church Totunté Sur.
Readable items report tax arrears of 8 344628 cents unpaid, shipping news from Belleville and Halifax, cattle and wool trade with Germany, a new planet discovery near Galt, and a corruption correction on a patent medicine. Police and court notes include arrests, fines, and a ship saga of the Herman Ludwig.
An old medical advertisement touts Quinine wine as a general tonic for debility and appetite, claiming it strengthens the nervous system and pulses. It urges asking for Northrop and Lyman’s Quiniae wine, promises quick vitality, notes its pleasant taste, and asserts safety when taken as directed.
A fragment lists multiple marriage notices with names and dates including Darius Wardell's wife, James Sheppard, and others. It also covers a long run of agricultural prices and local market rates for wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, butter, lard, eggs, hay, and hogs, alongside postmark market figures and farm goods.
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