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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 12, 1876
Page
2
The page shows a bold masthead for the IPE Acton Free Press with pricing at $1 per year in advance. The text indicates a proprietor WH Hack ing and a morning edition announcement.
A dispatch from Constantinople dated Oct 10 reports Turkey yielding to the Powers and agreeing to a six months armistice. Serbia’s response remains unclear but hopes persist that the concession will be accepted. A conflicting report casts doubt on whether Pearte has agreed to an armistice. The accuracy of these claims is uncertain.
The jury finds Robert Whiteside died by violence on the night of August 20 unknown assailants. Davin Coon is acquitted for lack of evidence. The coroner and government detective are praised for diligence as mystery deepens.
The Thunder Bay Sentinel reports rapid eastern section progress on the Pacific Railway. Contractors Clessis Sifton Widd& Co. employ many workers. rails extended by several miles and two construction trains active. Engineering challenges noted but believed to be overcome, with efforts to secure a large skilled workforce including a firm member purchasing 50000 dollars in supplies for winter.
Sandilands, longtime Pecan of the Canadian Bank of Commerce in Guelph since January 1868, resigns as manager. William Smith, formerly manager at Barrie and ex Gore Bank manager in Guelph, succeeds him. Sandhands will serve as Local Director, aiding the bank and remaining popular with the community.
The Nassagauwega Council met September 29 with RyaMsey Winn and Hutch von present. The Reeve stated the meeting aimed to levy an extra one tenth of a mill for County Rate. total municipal rate for the year will be 3 mills and four tenths. A by-law to levy the additional amount for bonn ty purposes was read and passed at first, second, and third readings. The council adjourned to November 27 for meeting.
A large gathering at Guelph Temperance Hill discussed submitting the Dunkin Act to Wellington County ratepayers. Speakers urged careful steps including petitioning the Council, with Mr Robt McLee from Sloren assisting and advising on gauging public sentiment before any petition is presented.
A serious derailment on the G W Railway near Princeton kills five aboard as engine wheel failure triggers crash. Separately, Henry Astio loses a leg at Climies sawmill Listowel in a dangerous accident. Also noted are notable pear prizes at Guelph Fair, a Waterloo branch forecast, and obituaries including Father Byrne of Burford.
A Civil Service Gazette praised Epps cocoa for aiding digestion and nutrition. The endorsement notes cocoa as a daily beverage to strengthen constitution and resist disease, citing its rich nourishment and blood health. Sold by James Epps & Co at Throddedie Street and Piccadilly in London.
An aged advertisement extols Wood's Improved Hair Restorative as unique and superior, promising to restore color and vigor, remove dandruff and scaly eruptions, and revive bald heads. It cites pharmacies and wholesalers, notes U.S. and Canada distribution, and includes a promise of a free cure for youthful indiscretion via a missionary contact in New York City.
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