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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 19, 1876
Page
5
Fragmentary rail timetable shows teams leaving Acton eastbound services and various express and night trains with times and destinations unreadable in parts. Indicates mixed services and several daily departures including morning and night runs.
OCR dense record from Esquesing area reports subscriptions unpaid, store ads, tea bargains, plowing match, school board plans, railway complaints, council minutes, and local births and deaths. It notes tax and railway charges, meetings for Crooks address, teacher discussions, and municipal allocations for roads and culverts. It records a marriage in Stewarttown and a death in Acton.
A historic notice proclaims a cash price system lowering most principal articles, claiming genuine reductions across goods. It urges patrons to participate in the sale and recognize slashed credit prices versus cash offers.
An 1876 advertisement from Calva Acton promotes Secord Bros. offering a dollar buys more at The Lion than at rival stores. It claims lower prices on staple goods and credits.
A German visitor laughs with joy after discovering a bargain on tea from Secord Bros. The man explains he bought three pounds for one dollar, a price much lower than elsewhere, and plans to stock up for winter.
Galloway Bros. promote Acton Bakery offering 100 pounds of bread for 109 pounds of flour. For good tests, cakes and puns visit Galloway's Bros. Acton Bakery.
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