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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 17, 1912
Page
2
A heated piece argues temperance action in Barna with Orangemen backing a local option law. It notes public petitions, town council measures, and a three year campaign, referencing Queenston Heights and General Stefana Brook.
Report notes hydro electric by law adoption after a near unanimous vote of 103 ballots, four against. Debate covers debentures, engineering staff changes, and ongoing installation work sourced from England Germany and the U S. Local canvassing calls for by laws on intoxicating liquors while Hydro Electric construction proceeds toward December completion.
Damp weather did not dampen the Campbellville Fall Fair with a creditable display. Dairy produce shone with a large butter exhibit while horses and farm products drew strong interest. concerns over lower livestock and local option tensions surfaced among visitors and merchants.
Fragmentary passage appears to describe a product promising dandruff removal and scalp benefits. Many garbled terms and names make full meaning uncertain, but the gist centers on asserting hair health outcomes and scientific or cosmetic claims.
Major General W H L Ogian and party plan a large exercise between Campbellville and Milton on Thanksgiving Day. About 8 000 troops from Brantford St Catharines Hamilton and Toronto will participate with forces detaching at Mansewood and Kellivilly Camp. Royal Canadian Dragoons will precede and many spectators are expected near Milton amid railway sidings and brick yards.
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