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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Nov 13, 1913

Page

2

Local Clergy and Builders Move in 19th Century Town

Nat Wraldenes of the bate Joo near Lake Avg Acton has been told to Mr. Alawaider Ferguson of Roskwood. J. J. Watts of Boslou Church Mansewood accepted a call to Hassilton Church es and will take up the new charge soon. Mr. Jobo Finbrook visits Trout Ponds for weekend work as a cobble stone barn near completion and noted its fine water feature.

Wraldenes Bate Puseeil Avg Acton Alawaider Ferguson Roskwood Beiguaon Hey J. J. Watts Boslou Church Mansewood Wesnun Suirme

Uncertain Local Life Events and Infrastructure Notes

Reading through a crowded, vintage item list reveals a mix of society unions, church reopenings, and public works. Names like Lindon Hag Gartred Mary and Cyril Kingetane Floyd appear alongside notes on a Methodist Church reopening, a proposed power line from Guelph to Owen Sound, and a major Acton school project.

Beardenore Lindon Hag Mary Woond Willian Lely Mackensie Cyril Kingetane Floyd Minsespulis Miag T. Albert Moon Tursato Bret Hle Hooor Hee HL Vindeey Denver Col Dr. Maure Old Lome

Guelph Area Shoppers and Officials Report Curfew Complaints

Local residents warn that curfew laws are poorly enforced in Guelph as youths roam after dark. A Guelph minister receives a surprise donation of 500 dollars from his congregation. Council convenes to approve tolls and liquor penalties while planning for education matters.

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Easter Island Figures and Moai Statues Described

A historical note describes Easter Island as 22 000 leagues from South America with 1 100 tiles west of Mitcalmsland. It mentions 200 inhabitants, 600 stone figures carved from volcanic rock weighing from ten to twelve tons, some on 400 foot platforms. Quarries and weathered platforms are noted as part of the mystery of the island.

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The Northern Lights and the Uncertain World

A garbled feature blends accounts of mysterious phenomena and the aurora borealis with fragmented anecdotes about perception and nature. It weaves odd beliefs, a physics lesson, and a set of observational vignettes from far places into a single, troubled mosaic of late nineteenth century freighted curiosity.

Child Sailors of the Crimea and the War’s Call

A recalled piece from a memoir notes young crewmen under fourteen in the Crimean theater. The Marquis of Dufferin and Ava observes a thirteen or fourteen year old sailor on the frigate Pankhopa, recounting the boy’s calm reply about his brief time at sea and duty amid a tense blockade on a crowded deck.

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They Have Passed Away Exonemically Unlit

A garbled nineteenth century notice reflects on the extinction of the buffalo, lamenting loss and urging preservation. The fragment cites a historian’s plea to conserve specimens and notes the historical value of curbing curiosity about the doomed bison.

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