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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 20, 1879
Page
4
The Acton Kree Press announces a Thursday morning offer for new subscribers in advance. Readers who send in their name with 1.00 pay for a one year subscription receive FREE dates for the current year.
A council official indicates action will be taken at the next meeting regarding providing a new cemetery. Writings are to be prepared by Fortieth, and the agreement for the property's purchase should be concluded before the current council's retirement.
A fragment advises women to rely on men for protection while walking, urging restraint and to allow men to take control. It promotes keeping girls off streets, suggests they be accompanied, and warns that independence exposes them to risk, claiming men will respect women who stay under protection.
The Canadien Independent reports the Congregational Church faces financial strain from the building committee’s arrears. A plan proposes a broad appeal to denominations and local members to donate fifty cents per member to cover interest and remaining principal, with £5000 still needed to complete the funds.
A garbled wartime vignette centers on a guest in a tavern and an inn keeper. The fragment hints at exchange of money and drink, with confusion over payment and accommodations. The scene suggests a crowded, tense lodging in a country town during conflict.
The Boston Journal names about 60 farmers swindled in a scheme where an agent offers donated washing machines to farmers who are then pressured to sign notes and deliver payments. Victims, under threat of legal action, never receive the machines and pay large sums, with losses ranging from ninety to four hundred dollars.
The notice lists James Matthews planning a December turkey purchase at six to six and a half cents per round and mentions fruit and poultry offers. It also advertises Beatty's Guide to Elegant Writing and various patent tonics, then records a local rifle company event with prize listings and a birth notice in Acton and Esquesing, plus obituaries and a list of residents.
An ornate advert claims Thomas Electric Oil cures sore throats coughs whooping cough croup and lameness in days. It touts universal relief from rheumatism back pain ear ache burns and muscle contraction with testimonials and dubious signatures as proof of efficacy.
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