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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 19, 1916
Page
4
A dealer promotes Stevens rifles and other firearms with price ranges from 4.80 to 614.00 plus introductions to Blot Guns and Double Barrel Guns. The listing mentions brands Dominion Hley W M C Ghot Bhalla Mack Bmoksleea Powders and invites inquiries about stock availability.
A lyrical, surreal sequence imagines a utopian realm free of chores, fashion, danger, and parental duties where mothers revel in motherhood but a later narrative dives into a dramatic scene. Joyce, Anthea, and Leigh confront a medical twist and a gashed night as eyes and fate intertwine. A moral lecture on the power of words closes the piece.
A fragmented old text blends poems on resilience with scenes of fruit harvests and family moments. It mentions wind instruments measuring weather, a farmer’s family, and a church fundraising anecdote, ending with health ads for Pills and Elixirs from the era.
A garbled excerpt portrays a mid 17th century town with notes on local sales practices, church activities, marriages and retirements, along with social commentary. It references Rev B Haley, Mrs May Wilkinson, and Mr Langlund at a Baptist church gathering, and mentions various residents and locations in Acton and surrounding areas.
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