Acton Free Press Announces Publication Details
The Acton Free Press notes its publication in the morning with Hacking as proprietor. The price is listed as one dollar per year in advance.
05 Oct 1876
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 05, 1876
Page
1
The Acton Free Press notes its publication in the morning with Hacking as proprietor. The price is listed as one dollar per year in advance.
Free Press urges subscribers with unpaid balances to settle by month end. Early payment offers an advance rate of one dollar per month with grace period. after the Vth the rate rises. Some patrons still owe for last year.
The Central Exhibition draws larger crowds than in 1875 with exhibitors, visitors, and a busy pavilion. Weather boosts attendance. notable displays include agricultural machinery and prize livestock. Government inspector Tanguît reports Milton jail unsafe and recommends a new building with a council committee to plan remedies.
Reports from Europe describe Europe near war with England fearing large conflict. Russia prepares for possible advance toward Turkey via Romania while Austria and German press show hostility to the czar. Saalonica recounts another massacre as the English cabinet meets to decide on Eastern policy. Serbia is said to have been defeated with heavy losses since hostilities resumed.
London reports Mr Low and leaders urge Parliament to determine ministerial policy on the Eastern question. Czar’s pacific assurances quoted, fears rise that diplomacy may fail if hostilities continue. John Bright and Robert Lawley stress summoning Parliament to discuss policy.
A London despatch from Rome notes serious and alarming illness of Pope Pius IX and Cardinal Secretary Antonelli. The Pope, aged and frail, has ruled from the Vatican gardens but recently fell suddenly ill, sending shock through Rome's circles.
Tan Rathway Discuss reports that the Great Western Railway issued an injunction against Hamilton and North Western over crossing at Wellington Square. The GWR accepts bridging or tunnelling but objects to an elevated crossing at a busy Toron to branch, citing danger and inconvenience. Irish and Australianville teams departed after international matches on Saturday.
The Nassagaweya Fall Show featured an agricultural exhibition with cattle, horses, sheep and implements judged by committees. Despite fewer cattle and a sparse implements display, quality remained high and a large crowd attended at Mr Monaghan grounds with notable entries in dairy, poultry, and farmhouse crafts.
Esquesing at Georgetown October 10 Milton Halton County October 12 and 13 Puslinch or Aberfoyle October 12 Erin Village October 17 Charleston October 12 and 13 The U S newspapers signal revival in business suggesting a strong fall market benefiting Canada and Ontario Advertisers seize chances at the Central Depot Philadelphia where 5000 unwaited trunks and cases wait.
The listing presents assorted grain and produce prices including flour wheat spring wheat red spring wheat and new fall wheat with ranges from about 0.80 to 1.05 per unit. Also shown are prices for barley oats peas apples tomatoes potatoes butter eggs bacon ham shoulder lambskin pelts and other farm goods in a compact early 20th century market tableau.
An article promotes cocoa as a scientifically crafted breakfast beverage to strengthen digestion and blood, claiming it can build a resilient constitution against disease. It cites JAMES ERRS & Co, homeopathic chemists in London as retailers.
An advertisement touts Wood's Improved Hair Restorative with claims to restore grey hair, fade marks, and scalp conditions, promising vigor and regrowth. It claims universal availability via druggists and agents in the United States and Canada. A second parasite-like appeal offers a youth cure from Rev. Joserm T. Ixxwan with a mailed response for a self-addressed envelope.
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