11 Oct 1883
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 11, 1883
Page
1
A mixed notice page lists Fes Sunas as a successor auctioneer in Acton with terms on loans and lime from Canada Lime Works, plus real estate listings by 4. O. Hendrick and J. P. Worden offering farms near Philadelphia. The clippings include a Barker Shop opening, and a sentimental church scene from Guelph with children and parasols.
Official prize list from the Esquesing Agricultural Society exhibition held last week. Winners span livestock cows horses cattle and poultry plus crops and domestic arts with names such as A Waldie J McGeoch J Nickell T Bell G Joyce and B Kennedy among exhibitors.
A special line of Fancy Goods offers Chiva dolls express waggons and other toys for shoppers. Items include various novelty toys and decorative pieces from the shop window display.
An advertisement proclaims a cholera preventative as a sure cure for cholera diarrhea dysentery and stomach pains. It urges every household to keep a bottle on hand and notes it is prepared locally.
A fragmented notice lists agents for Fire Insurance Life Accident Insurance and Dominion Steamship Company return tickets and social invitations. It mentions Canadian Loan & Savings Co Toronto offering deeds mortgages and farm leases, plus marriage licenses and grain and pork trades.
W B SMITH & CO. announce low prices on coal gas and filling services. Bring your own gallon cans for in-store filling before prices rise. We stocked largely to benefit customers. Also featuring all kinds of machine oil. Dispensing chemists at Diginbotham's Block and Wyndham Street, Guelph.
Buying and selling stock is a key farm business activity requiring judgment honed by experience. Scales help weigh cattle away from home and at home for accurate comparison of weights and market readiness.
A reflective piece lists fourteen common errors in living. It argues against judging others by one’s own standards and chasing perfection, urging restraint, empathy, and action to alleviate needs. The greatest error is living only for time, ignoring eternity.
A cleaning solution using nitrate of lead and common salt, devised by the late Dr. Goolden, is said to freshen fetid rooms instantly. A cloth soaked in the liquid or room surfaces scrubbed with it are claimed to neutralize smells and reduce infection risk, though the chemical is a strong poison if ingested.
The text argues that reputation fades with time while character endures. God guards reputation, but character reflects truth enacted in life. Fame's glow fades, yet a genuine character stands beyond generations, unlike sandcastles built to impress.
A boy taunts Jack Busby about fighting but learns his mother has died that morning. The braggart softens, offers help, and promises not to harm him. He asks to carry a bundle and shows concern, signaling a sudden change from threat to care.
A boy about seven or eight walks on Elizabeth street with a dime. Another boy asks what he plans to buy and why. The first says camphor to deter moths, and the second offers his dog for a day to hunt moths for five cents on candy, or a rat-trap if failing.
A garbled humor column riffs on a mule as power behind the throne and a mint keeping pests out. The piece offers scattered quips about ownership, appetite, and a farmer's wit, with fragmented phrases and playful tones.
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