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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 04, 1897
Page
4
The notice outlines annual subscription pricing and single issue rates. It explains the deadline for payment and lists rates for Nonpareil lines and additional allocations. A table follows detailing advertisement periods and corresponding charges.
A city retailer advertises a large Bible selection at bargain prices and a full line of Crokinole boards and evening games. Wall paper offers deep discounts to clear stock, with samples priced at 5c to 35c as the store clears inventory for next season.
Suma of 1 and upwards received on deposit and highest current rate of interest paid and compounded half yearly. Deposit receipts owed for large sums advances to responsible farmers in their own names. No charge for collecting sale notes if payable in Guelph.
A retailer promotes linoleums and oilcloths with friendly notes about appreciating customers and inviting visitors to view a "fine line" of goods. The message emphasizes welcoming inquiries and future purchases, expressing pleasure at every customer contact.
We offer 25 Scotch and Canadian Tweed Summer Suitings at 25 percent off for cash only. These goods will be well trimmed and made up in our usual first class style. When we advertise a discount sale we mean it. Prices shown in our windows.
The store advertises men’s overcoats in Beaver and Frieze, ready made clothing, millinery, mantles, dress goods, gloves, hosiery, corsets, underwear, and more. Fresh groceries and teas including Blue Ribbon, Kur mah and Japan Teas are always on hand.
A long article urges stricter sanitary controls at U S and Canadian ports as cholera spreads in Europe. It stresses quarantine reforms, vessel disinfection, and vigilance by authorities to prevent importation through global shipping routes.
In a faded village mood the wealthy Mrs. Rufford plans a discreet city shopping trip to meet two potential daughters-in-law for her son Richard. Mehitable objects as the old woman prowls Morley & Kirk's, sizing up the rival applicants amid heat and crowding streets.
The article recounts Charlemagne’s 8th 9th century effort to curb justice delays by letting complainants reside at the judge’s table and lodge at his expense until a ruling. Litigants praised the move yet discovered hastened decisions often favored the ruler, illustrating early attempts to reform sluggish courts.
The article discusses iceberg shapes and groupings near Newfoundland, noting parallel lines and clear-water pools between bergs. It mentions hydrographic charts, independent iceberg courses, and recent calls by Prince Albert I of Monaco for tidal and current research using drifting bottles to better understand North Atlantic iceberg patterns.
A young woman advertising for room and board receives an exact copy of a letter from a musical family offering to provide meals in return for living with them. The letter describes family members playing fiddle organ accordion ukulele guitar drums and singing by ear and invites rooming arrangements.
A committee examines the case of Thandiu Bacques Traoti, a twenty-two year old prodigy from a poor family. He displayed extraordinary mental arithmetic from age six, learns by auditory memory, and performs rapid head calculations including large five and six figure numbers and roots. He reads and writes only rudimentarily. formal schooling remains limited.
Private Sampson hunted trout in Montana and climbed a pine by a rushing stream. A colossal female bear appeared, blocked his escape, and he hurled his fishing line at it. He toppled into the water but reopened downstream, while the bear watched from the pine until he reached camp.
Observers led by Trouvelot report Venus sized like Earth but cloaked in clouds, with white spots near poles possibly tops of mountains protruding above the haze. J J Landerer’s polarization studies support a global cloud cover except at polar regions where some surface peeks through.
A curious exchange laments obesity and its drawbacks. The dialogue mocks a leader who left over three months ago and notes various illnesses. Hood's Sarsaparilla is praised for its purported strength giving effects.
The text describes Ned selecting wood by saw quality and wood hardness. He prefers a sharp saw and checks for hardness, favoring quarted oak or maple. If the wood is soft, he remains content. if hard, he frowns and considers the dulling risk.
Marquis de Lafayette and other French officers held at Olmutz devised a whistled vocabulary from popular Neuf-popular ballads to covertly share news of the war and prison conditions. Guards attempted to intercept but could not parse the coded notes.
In a local trial a farmer balks at giving exact ages for a barn and his house. Lawyer 8 presses for precise dates, derailing the witness with a sharp glare and a burst of laughter from the courtroom.
A generous man gives weekly to the phurah, while a poor widow supporting herself and six children earns three pence weekly from washing. She vows to keep giving despite relief and the pastor notes the pledge with understanding as she explains her faith and blessings.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as superior to common dyes for light, medium, and heavy goods. It claims unmatched color penetration and fastness, urging home use and noting dealers stock the product. The page also includes a household quip about a husband’s sleep talking and a testimonial promoting Ayer’s Pills for stomach and liver troubles.
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