Thanksgiving fires and events mark Acton 1904
Twenty years ago readers of the Free Press noted Thanksgiving on November 17 with wide observances. Firemen contained a blaze on Bower Avenue as John Watson and the engineer family were mentioned. Services at Methodist Church and St Albans drew crowds, with obituaries for Ymmline D. Smith and Samuel W. Worden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton Tanning Co
Carruthers
Epworth
John Watson
Bower Avenue
Union
J. C. Wilson
A. B. Smith
St Alban’s Church
J. G. Grown
Gossip Chains Begin From A Simple Remark
A winter resort tale follows a woman who overhears a casual remark about Mrs. Jones being too smart. The story traces how Mrs. Jones hears the critique through a web of misattributions passed via Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Green, Miss Grey, Mrs. White, and Mrs. Black, ending with a realization of how the phrase started.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hhotel
Mra Black
Mra. Black
Mra. Jones
Mya. Jones
Heroic acts save Heppner after devastating flood
In the Heppner flood, station agent Kernan and his wife perished at their post while alerting Lexington. Lemuel Matlock and Paul Revere spread warnings from Lexington to lone, guiding hundreds to safety with rapid telegraph and horseback journeys through darkness and rain.
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Heppner
Oregon
Lexington
Lone
Herolam
Kerman
Wernine Q Lesington
Fred
Kernan
Lealie Matlock
Vika Paul
Revere
Lesta
Matlock
Moon
Almont
Dube Reflects on Father Daughter Moments and Work
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls Dube and his daughter perched on his knee before a large mirror. She asks if Heaven made her and Dad agrees, noting the pair’s improving work as they roast over their bond and future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dube
Prise
Eit
Dubs
Mtcle
Altting
Rand
Transfiguration lesson outlines on Luke 9 28 36
The article explains Jesus's transfiguration on Hermon with Peter James and John. It links the event to upcoming atonement and emphasizes prayer, meditation, and devotion as keys to Christian transformation. It also notes the divine endorsement of Jesus and presents study questions and next week readings.
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Caesares Philippi
Jesus
Peter
John
Jamoey Theno
Andrew
Joni
Hermon
Apa J¢ Company
Verno
Jana Dazsling
Fia
Momea
Elijah
Jane “the Propheta
Jerusalem
Moses
Calvary
Christ
Ife
Volos
Hs Thua
Local Tourist Confuses Donkey Cart For Joke
A touring wotorlat in Ireland meets a native driving a donkey cart. He mocks the donkey’s turnout versus his own ride. The local retorts that the donkey is in the cart while the wotorlat is in the other vehicle.
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Wotorlat
Ireland
Harbor Berth Rush Delays Great Lakes Ships at Montreal
Rain-bound vessels in Montreal harbor strain port facilities as Great Lakes steamers Moe to adjacent berths. Grain cargoes pour from efficient carriers into holds, while Lake Captains await their turns amid a steady parade of ships.
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Great Lakes
Montreal
Bank Amalgamations Binge Confedertion’s Canadian Banks
Absorption of the BMolsana Bank by Bank of Montreal marks the thirtieth bank amalgamation in Canada since Confederation leaving twelve chartered banks. The list traces mergers from 1863 through 1940s with names like Merchants Bank Canadian Bank of Commerce Standard Bank of Canada Royal Bank of Canada Bank of Nova Scotia and Bank of Montreal among others.
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Bmolsana Bank
Bank of Montreal
Canada
Dorginion Bank
Merchants Bank
Commercial Bank of Canada
Canadian Bank of Commerce -Gére
Standard Bank of Canada
T.’ Lawrence Bank
Imperial Bank of Canada
Niagara District Bank
Bank of Nova Scotia
Union Bank of
Prince Edward Island
Provinciale Banque—La Banque Jacques Cartier
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Bank of Britiah Columbia
Unifon
Bank of Halifax
Commercial Bank of Windsor
Canadian Bank of Copsnerce
Malifex Banking Co
Atoi—Bank of Montreal
Bank of Yarmouth
Tui
People's Bank of
Eastern Townships Bank
Banket
New Brunswick
Bank of Canada
la Banque Internationaly of Canada
Maetripalitan Bank
Royal Bank of Canada
Northern Crown Bank
Bank of British North America
Bank of Nova Scotta
Bank of Ottawa
Bank of Mogtradi
Canadian Bank of Commerce Bank of Hamilton
Bank of Hochelaga—Banque
Nationale
Standard Bank
Bsterling Bank
Molson's Bank
The Value of Windbreaks in Outdoor Wintering
Weathered beekeeping notes emphasize windbreaks as essential for winter colonies. Natural protections like tree groves and evergreen hedges are favored, while artificial barriers must allow wind through to prevent toppling. A Birch quotation highlights practical field advice, followed by an ad for Dr Thomas healing products.
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Coloniaa
Doora Nince
A. H. W. Birch
Unclear OCR Fragment on Purchase Request
Fragment from a historical newspaper page shows garbled dialogue about an automoblie purchase and a demand for quick payment. Readers cannot identify names, places, or dates due to the damaged text.
Strange Kinship Terms Confound Summer Border Tales
A summer boarder recalls a farm family where kinship terms differ widely from ordinary usage. Grandfather Abijah is the only one called by his home name, while others are addressed as Auntie, Son, Brother, and Pa, creating a curious domestic language amid rural hospitality and baseball play. A stray remark on Mra Ransom’s boy hints at a naming quirk before fading into the odd recollections of country life.
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Ransom
Rancom
Wall
Len Wee
Peara
Peter
Familly
Bister
Abijah
Abe Marriea
Bible Law in Early County Court Retold Legend
A tale from a frontier county recalls Judge E. a sole local lawyer with few books. An Eastern attorney arrives with a library, but E. hurries home to fetch a Bible to counter the man’s law, declaring the Bible itself the best law, and he wins for the defendant.
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Minaouri
Iaga
Kentucky
Pettifogger
Cass
Elusive Cure Claim for Bronchial Coughs
An advertisement touts Dr. Thomas Electroic a remedy said to relieve bronchial inflammation quickly and thoroughly. It claims to strengthen passages against future attacks and stop coughing by soothing throat irritation if used.
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Thomas
Dear Babbage Letter Corrects Tennyson Metre With Arithmetic
The piece recounts a playful exchange after Tennyson published a poem. Babbage suggests a revised line to match meter, proposing “Every moment dies, a man, And one and a sixteenth be born” and notes the exact figure 1.167 while humorously conceding metre rules.
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Tennyson
Babbage
Bir
Riddles and Health Adverts From a Daring Page
A garbled reader column poses riddles with punch line answers while an ad endorses Dr J D Holloge Ruthina Henedy claims to aid hundreds of chronic conditions. The section mixes playful word puzzles with a medical promotional note aimed at distressed readers.
Tips and social views in 18th century clubs and tales
The piece contrasts European tipping norms with those of the past and cites anecdotes from Edinburgh 1760 where servants were barred from tips. It mentions Irish Lord Taaffe and a colonel who contemplated gifts to servants and wills. It also includes an inset promoting Miller's Worm Powders for children.
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Europe
Edinburgh
Society of Clerks
Lord ‘Taaffe
Frat Lawyer Delivers Quirky Rhetoric in Court Exchange
A garbled court dialogue shows a client pledging cooperation while another lawyer asserts ownership of a case. The exchange hints at a philosophical struggle over how to determine the proper action and suggests a lengthy legal maneuver may be needed.
Fragmented OCR tale hints at a bonnet gift warning
A garbled historical text fragment hints at a trade of a bonnet or straw bonnet as a present. A woman named Mrs Wilson is referenced in a chatty exchange about gifts, with unclear context and broken dialogue.
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Amerikana
Wilaont
Wilson
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J.D. Holloge
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George Castle
North American Life Assurance Company
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