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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 05, 1876
Page
5
The Acton Free Press announces its operation with proprietor Exory Tharaihay and a subscription rate of $1 per year in advance. The notice frames the publication as a local paper and highlights its price and leadership.
The Free Press reminds subscribers with unpaid balances that advance rates of one dollar per month expire after the fifth of this month. If not paid by year end, rates rise to three dollars per month and two dollars for paid-up readers. some patrons owe for last year as well.
The Central Exhibition shows larger patronage than 1875 with overcapacity crowds and fine weather aiding visitors and exhibitors alike. Notable entries include farms, horticulture, and especially agricultural machinery with live demonstrations and prize listings across cattle sheep and pigs. inspector Tang notes Milton Gaol defects and calls for immediate rebuilding by County Council.
The times report Europe on the brink of a terrible war with England yielding only to foreign intervention. Russia trains for a possible descent to Turkey via Romania while Austria and Germany oppose Russia. Saalonica notes another massacre as a cabinet meeting looms to address the Eastern question and Danube province occupation. Serbians suffer heavy losses after renewed hostilities.
The London dispatch notes Mr Low's letter urging Parliament be called to judge the ministry's policy on the Eastern Question. The Times laments possible failure of diplomacy if hostilities continue. Russia signals resolve to finish the issue, while public sentiment questions swift military action. John Bright and Robert Lowe press for parliamentary discussion.
A Rome despatch reports serious and alarming illness of Pope Pius IX and Cardinal Secretary Antonelli. The Pope, frail but still able to oversee daily Vatican duties, has suddenly fallen ill causing shock in Rome.
The Great Western Railway filed a writ to stop Hamilton and North Western from crossing the Great Western at Wellington Square, while IHN W bridge or tunnel plans near the square are discussed. GWR opposes a surface crossing on the level at that point due to dangers and inconveniences, deeming it an improper location. International matches closed with several team members returning home Saturday after the final day of play.
The Nassagaweya Fall Show held at Talonville featured agricultural, cattle, horses and implements displays. Judges named for horses, cattle, dairy products and domestic manufactures. entries included 24 dairy butter entries and a broad range of sheep, grain, roots, and kitchen crafts.
The piece notes farm shows in Esquesing Georgetown on Oct 10 Milton Halton County Oct 12 and 13 Puslinch Aberfoyle Oct 12 Erin Village Oct 17 and Charleston Oct 12 with remarks on rising U S newspaper optimism. It adds a Central Depot Philadelphia report of 5000 unclaimed trunks and valuables.
A pricing list shows various commodities with quoted ranges: flour, wheat varieties, barley, oats, peas, apples, tomatoes, potatoes, butter, eggs, meat cuts, and pelts. The figures reflect per unit or per bag pricing, indicating market movement and typical smallholder trading values.
A Civil Service Gazette excerpt extols a cocoa beverage by Epps as a preventive aid for digestion and nutrition. It asserts strong constitution wards off disease and cites the product sold by James Errs & Co at London addresses Threadneedle Street and Piccadilly.
An old advertisement promotes Wood's Improved Hair Restorative claiming to restore gray or faded hair, seal dryness, and cure scalp issues. It offers agents across the United States and Canada and cites a separate remedy for youth ailments with a postal reply to Rev. Joseph T. Ixxwan in New York City.
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