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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 17, 1877
Page
3
Train schedule notes list westbound departures and various mail and express services from Acton. Fragmented lines reference departure times around morning hours and multiple routes, with notices for local events and advertisements including ride services and a birthday celebration in Acton.
A lengthy letter from Calanthe Lodge No 18 Knights of Pythias defends its honor against accusations of duress and mismanagement. The article notes initiation costs and compares fees with Odd Fellows, asserting the lodge upholds truth and charity while condemning slander aimed at Acton residents.
A Knox Church Acton gathering honors William Gordon before his departure to engage in the lumber business in Kincardine. John Warren presided at Rossin House. An address from Knox Church members praises his twelve years as leader of the psalmody and teacher of church music, accompanied by a heartfelt token of esteem.
An endorsement from Civil Service Gazette praises cocoa as a finely flavored beverage that supports digestion and nutrition, strengthens constitution, and helps resist disease with proper diet and pure blood. It cites James Erpn & Co. homeopathic chemists in London as sellers.
Readable fragment shows price ranges for wheat, barley, oats, peas, potatoes, dried apples, butter and eggs. Includes Fall Wheat old and new, Spring Wheat Glasgow, Red Chaff Wheat, and general commodity bids. No clear date or location.
The subscriber announces he has bought the stock of goods from George Yemen at the Post Office Store Acton on favorable terms and is ready to serve customers with first class stock. He pledges strict personal attention cash on trade and extraordinary inducements to old and new customers, Acton May 16 1877.
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