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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 03, 1910
Page
3
Weather suitable for Thanksgiving and a range of local items from farms to road repairs. Reports include improved gravesite flowers, completed brickwork and remodeling, plowing meetings near Milton, and road hazards causing buggy incidents.
The page reports traffic improvements as Kyghinor Hatebaon oversees north side MUL Street paving from Maly to Task Auanie while engineers adjust pavement factors. Niagara power arrives in Guelph with city plant energized, dedication marked by Carter and crew. A Thanksgiving concert at Knox Church features a strong Norfolk Street Methodist Choir and soloists under Rev J G Wilson with praise for the performance. Removals from Georgetown and church notices fill the rest of the column.
The Union Thanksgiving service to Knox Church opened with a sermon by Rev J C Wilson and a prayerful hymn. A large congregation listened as scripture was read and the pastor urged gratitude for God’s mercies and national plenty amid harvests across the land.
A long list of visitors and holiday guests from Toronto Guelph Berlin and Parkhill arrived in Acton and nearby towns for Thanksgiving. Names include Mr Ray Tvawn Mrs Geo Dilla Miss Latta Muary Mr Norman Masalea and many others visiting relatives and friends in Acton Welland Milton Brantford and surrounding areas.
Local residents and visitors spent the Thanksgiving holiday at homes across the area. Names include Margaret Bennett Horence Holmes Vida Forster Thelma Ragan Gable and several guests from Toronto Waterloo and Hamilton. More social notes mention Mr and Mrs McDonald of Loggersall visiting reconnected with old friends and Mrs Ged Campbell visiting her son George after an accident.
An advertisement touts GIN PILLS as a cure for rheumatism sciatica back pain and related conditions. It includes testimonials from individuals named J Lawrann and others and promises a positive guarantee with refunds if not cured. The copy urges readers to request a sample box from National Drug and Chemical Co in Toronto.
The jeweler Pengle claims forty years of watchmaking experience and apprenticeship under Toronto watchmakers. He emphasizes full confidence in careful, quick repairs and a convenient at home service.
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