Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Acton Free Press in Acton, Ontario

We have pages in Ontario

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Nov 29, 1877

Page

5

New stabley with reef credit rsperience e has bees lo soma

The text appears garbled and unreadable. It does not provide clear names, places, dates, or events to summarize into a proper newspaper card.

Local Acton Advertisements and Notices 1877

Local ads from Acton Ontario include medical services by Dr. Morton and agents for Canada Life Assurance, mortgage and loan offers, and a bakery notice by Galloway Bros. The bakery touts fresh bread buns cakes delivered daily with cash terms and custom wedding cakes. Subscript mentions 1977 date and patronage thanks.

Galloway Bros R. T. Galloway Acton

Books for Sunday School Teachers at Day's Bookstore

In stock at Day's New Bookstore are titles for Sunday school teaching including The Sunday Teacher's Treasury The Biblical Treasury The Sunday School an essay by Louisa Davis The Child and the Book by Robert Dunning The Apostle Peter by Samuel Reen Counsels to U S Teachers by T A Cooper The Note Book Our Work by W H Crosier The Four Gospels of the One Christ by G E Johnson The Art of Weching in a Sunday School by J Fitch Ready or Work by W H Crosier Barnes Notes etc A cheap big stock at Day's book store Day sells cheap

Sunday Teacher's Treasury Bibical Treasury Louisa Davis Robert Dunning Apostle Peter Samuel Reen U.S T. A. Cooper W. H. Crosier G. E. Johnson J. &. Fitch W.H. Crosier Barnes Day

Travelers Life and Accident Insurance Company Ad

The Travelers, a stock company, offers life and accident policies with low cash plan premiums and no forward looking dividends. It has written 436000 policies and paid over 2,565,000 in cash benefits. no medical exam required. Special agent Wilson Irwin at 33 Adenide Street East, Toronto.

Livery and Sale Stable Advertises Superior Rigs and Horses

A 1875 notice proclaims a livery and sale stable offers top quality rigs and horses. The owner asserts unrivaled standards and vows to outshine rival City Stable, with an action date set for July 1st 1875.

Cafi Bethad

The Little Vandal Of The Woods

A narrator recalls a sleeping child found amid a home mischief scene ending with a kiss on the ink stained face. The rogue is the narrator’s own son whose late act of chaos reveals his own tired guilt. The speaker hopes for mercy when his time comes.

Norah and Morris Donovan wed amid family feuds

In a rustic Irish setting, Norah Clary thwarts parental opposition to Morris Donovan with a ploy aided by her father the priest and a Christmas wedding. The Clarys quarrel over Morris until Norah’s scheme succeeds, ending in a festive union celebrated by the parish.

Norah Burgy Morris Donovan Lutin Magnus Appello Lord Gort Bess Mortican Morris Merry Norah Reidary Mrs. Clary Father Mother Lues Barney Leary Jack Clary Norsh Morris Dionora Cross Aaint Norah Clary Norah Donovan Norry Ireland

Faith and Hope Twin Sisters of Contrast

The piece contrasts faith and hope as twin sisters with distinct natures. Hope seeks and anticipates while faith inspects and holds. Hope eyes upward and trembles toward the future. faith remains steady and realizes what is.

Hope Faith Mary Martha

Young woman declines frosted cake over cold fears

A young woman refused a frosted cake last week, fearing it could cause her to catch a cold. The incident reflects caution about cold weather foods and health concerns.

Poets Warn On Ventilation And Water Quality

A fragment warns inhabitants to improve ventilation and clean wells to prevent poison and disease. It urges opening upper window sashes to admit fresh air and reduce health risks in homes. The note stresses life preservation through sanitary practices.

Canada’s Territorial Acquisitions By Treaty 1871 1879

The text lists territorial transfers from Britain to Canada via treaties from 1871 to 1879. It details Manitoba and adjacent areas with sizes in square miles, including Treaty No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 and their geographic extents from Lake Winnipeg to the Cypress Hills and the Rocky Mountains.

Canada Indiana Northwest Territory Province Manitoba Ontario Saskatchewan Lake Rocky Mountains Cypress Hills

Old paper tips and curious remedies from a bygone era

An array of old housecleaning hacks and household advice appears, praising paper over cloth for cleaning and preserving items. It extols rubbing tea kettles knives and mirrors with paper, wrapping jars with brown paper for preservation, and even mentions a one minute cure for croup using alum and sugar.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Black Frei Winos Lan Ronag’ Sur Goods Nortsey _ ACTON J. H. Lowrey Ma Bay Technity Callese Ocolpecont Physicians and Surgeons Mort Oan York Victoria Trom Renpsrson Couves Acl Agent Canada Life Assurance Co Ualco— Laser Howse Matileson Chancery Ones—Corner of Maln and Cnaureh Btreels Georgetown W. Cooren Guelph M. Laydlaw Layp Cemeery Uteesi- Hoanrlson Spreats Milton Main Street K. W. Cimphil Puesey L. Drabe Eand Waterloo Mall Opier Dee Vost H.L. Drake Atents Azeney Gilerpes Henry Gist Gilawik Canada Mertanteat Sevichor Pagents Drauzghisman Yyienian Wathins Essace Gieuwilliam Etary Halton Claerter Searcher of Music Crch Street Acta Oliver Lozier Stan Evers A Ceon Flgte Mills Nicklin Usaa Hotse Atton G. T. Ralway Aig Pacule Teos. Campbell, Propr Siinson Hotel Robert Agnew Wn Hemustreet Wellington Halfone Frere Paess F Trollope Cwapman Bixprzy St. George's Square, Gueph Free Press Ofice Ston Bakery Books For Day's New Bookstore Life and Accident Insurance Company Wartford, Conn Dominion F. Russeee Adenide Street Esat Toronot Wilson Irwin J.P. Allan Mili &Treet Hall Stair Taney Atole Morris Dononvan Howth Landsome Storris Phil Kennedy Mark Doolen Mary Grey Darling Barney Donovan Moris Donovan Mistress Clary North God Miles Gresz Curiovus Eprraei Felfee Worcester George Tit Wnhen Hurd Robert Sleath Vorster Gate North Second Street Dolman Bisa Wadam Ian Detroit Sounding Caskell Coffine Burial Robea John Speight Acton, Eb Newark N.J George Hart Lizzie Charles Lutz Greiner Dierteill Lutz George Hurt Needle Street
Search Courier

Search the Acton Free Press Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Acton Free Press?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication