10 Nov 1898
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 10, 1898
Page
1
The document references capital authorization of 81 million with 700 thousand paid up, noting highest current interest rates on deposits and terms for deposits from a base date to maturity. It mentions compounding options and a near-term payment or yield as described.
Parisian markets a hair balm described as a perfect tonic for hair growth and scalp cleansing. The third batch is in with a $3.00 price and quick sales are urged to avoid missing out.
A collage of domestic scenes and diary style reflections recount a mother awaiting her son amid family tensions and social pressures. It includes near end notes on Canadian mineral exports and a long, sprawling tale of a child’s wedding party and a legal courtroom exchange.
The narrator recalls Celia a strong minded fiancée who insists on marrying Sir Vernon Branstone despite misgivings. Celia reassures, vows, and departs with Vernon for a honeymoon in Scotland. The narrator fears his selfishness and possible bullying, yet Celia seems cheerful as the wedding proceeds.
A tourist challenges a village post office over a registered letter. The postmaster asks for proof of identity and a photograph, comparing it with the sender before promising to obtain the letter.
An old man with an ear trumpet and a pretty young woman with a mute boy rode a Vine streetcar. The woman smiled at the boy and exposed her teeth as the man spoke loudly enough to be heard across the car. The conductor warned the man to lower his voice or risk removal at the next stopping place.
The tale recounts a wit duel between Dr Emmons, a famed clergyman, and a boastful pantheist physician. The physician claims to beat Emmons in argument, meets him at a sick man's home, and after questions about age, quips about creation and Eden reflecting a calm, sharp exchange.
New volume by Rev John McDougall son of Rev Geo McDougall pioneer missionary to the Northwest. Alliterative title, 800 pages, cloth bound, price 1.00. Includes vivid chapters on pioneer missions interactions with Indigenous tribes and civilized aims. suitable for Sunday schools and public libraries. Published by Wm Briggs Toronto.
The Diamond Dyes pledge success and profit as thousands prepare old garments for dyeing in November. Women will dye dresses caps jackets wraps shawls and clothing for men and boys to revive colors that resist washing. The ad warns against imitation dyes and urges buying only Diamond. Hood's Sarsaparilla touted as a constitutional remedy purifying the blood and aiding treatment of constitutional disease.
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