Free Press Weekly Rates and Notices Details
The Free Press advertises weekly publication every Thursday morning at one dollar per year with a three month grace, or two dollars if paid later. Single copies are three cents. Advertising rates are eight cents per line for the first insertion then two cents per line for each follow up. business cards eight lines or less are four dollars per year. Births Marriages and Deaths are inserted free. Moore Galbraith and W Galbraith, managers, licensed auctioneers for Wellington and Halton counties, invite notices and inquiries at the Free Press Office Acton or Rockwood residence. terms are reasonable.
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Freez Press
Acton
Rockwood
West End Bookstore Ad Seaside Libraries Listing
Guelph area shop showcases latest novels including Shient and True Mildred A Jewel of a Girl Young Musgrave and more. Seaside Libraries and Lakeside Prairie sections feature additional boys libraries and reading material.
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Shient and True
Mildred
Young Musgrave, &É
Ontaric Saddlery Promotes Harness Deals
Saddlery in Sad dle ry Acton advertises a large stock of new harnesses and urges buyers to purchase promptly to avoid rush and secure good sets while funds are strong and available.
Prophecies of Mother Shipton Foretold the End Time
A reader-by reader analysis notes prophecies from Mother Shipton printed in a 1870 British Museum edition. The item cites visions of flying men, global upheaval, England embracing a Jew, and France repressed, with the world ending in 1881.
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British Museum
Mother Shipton
Lsst
Portraits in a Wood of Cobweb and a Selfish Father
An aged, self centered father recalls his youth as he plans a painting of his daughter Cobweb, meets a struggling artist Grantly, and learns humility through love, loss, and a changed heart after witnessing the painter’s talent and sacrifice. The tale ends with the father reconciled, cherishing Cobweb and a new granddaughter.
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Tom Iden
Randy
Elden
Grantly
Tom Elden
Mr. Burrows
Horne
Elden’s
St. John’s Wood
Mr. Grantly
Frank
Ganpa
Books Made to Order At Aeasant Shop
Aeasant offers custom books and printed volumes of all kinds tailored to customer needs. Local shoppers can select formats, bindings, and sizes for personalized editions and gift copies.
Cobweb Finds A Cozy Old Country House
In a playful exchange Cobweb and her father debate a found countryside house praised as old and rugged and perfect for their taste. The imagined estate features a vast garden wood and fruit, but is described as inconvenient damp and distant from rail, with a squabble over its rough charm and practicality.
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Ornee
Magnificent hearse offered for funerals in Acton area
The undersigned announces he has procured a fine hearse and will attend funerals on short notice at moderate terms. Caskets coffins burial robes and all funeral furnishings kept in stock. Hat bands and gloves supplied when required. JOHN SPEIGHT Acton Feb 10 1877. Also Dan iel F Beatty of Washington New Jersey sells cash only first class pianos and organs with six year warranty and 5 to 15 day test trial.
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Acton
Daniel F. Beatty
Washington
New Jersey
United States
Cured by Dog Liver Oil and a Jolly German Patient
A humorous tale recounts a German man cured by cod liver oil after a physician visit. The doctor’s fee is eight dollars, the patient misinterprets the remedy, and later boasts of using four gallons. The doctor, puzzled, rides away. The item also notes quirky quips and jokes from the period about eggs, clocks, and advertising.
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Aston Bakery
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