Acton reminiscences and local history slice
The narrator wanders Acton’s streets and memory lanes recounting early settlers, mills, shops, and family ties. He recalls the Nickling and Adams families, the mill and bakery era, and later residents, from Oliver Lasby to McLain and Patterson. He notes Black Cherry Tree lore, local tragedies, and enduring community connections across generations.
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Arck Canxin
Haggard
Inhard Ape
Businese
Nave
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David Kloss
Patternon
Elucidating Alcohol Policy and Canadian Future
Dr Ernest A Wall argues for informed opposition to alcohol prohibition and calls readers to a civic renewal in Canada. The piece links temperance policy to national vitality, urging voters to elect officials true to duty and uphold progress through truth and responsibility. Victoria notes dated 1820.
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Wallter
Wasa Pesss
Pinon
Canada
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Ernest A. Wall
D. Victoria
An Old Fashioned Home in Quiet Rustic Style
A lyrical sketch describes a simple warm home with plain mud floors and unpretentious furnishings. The speaker celebrates homely comforts, absence of pretension, and the inviting aura of a wholesome, unspoiled living space.
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Mt Tala
Water of life poem praising purity and beauty
A fragmentary verse extols water as a divine, purifying drink. It contrasts clear, sparkling liquid with pollution and death, calling water a godly gift that nourishes deer children and birds, while promising safety for widows and orphans. It closes with reverent ode to beauty water and God.
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Providence
Aleeping
Earth
Calcutini Toworn
Mystic Band
la Wyter
Goa
Religion Essential to Good Citizenship
President William Howard Taft argues religion strengthens moral impulses and fraternal duty, vital for a functioning popular government. He asserts church and faith elevate individuals and aid national progress, claiming a nation without religion lacks guidance for nobility and civic responsibility.
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William IL Taft
Apeech -In
Doston
Step by Step Approaches a Six Hour Day Idea
A speaker suggests a six hour workday and questions whether people would accept less than six hours. The dialogue hints at revising chronologies to fit more precise time divisions, referencing a future 25-07 30 minutes to the hour.
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Beat
Coures
Xyatsm
Clearing Auction Sale at Township Farm in Blakely
Auctioneer Roy Hindley and partner offer farm stock and implements at Lot 1, Nextagawoya, on Ups. about 7 miles east of Freaky, starting Monday October 25, 1020 at 1 pm. Cattle include red cows aged 8 and 7, a two-year-old steer, and three-year-old short horn stock. Machinery includes Massey Harris equipment, hay loader, mower, rake, engine, and a 150-ft rope. Poultry, household goods, and a Peninau range are listed with credit terms and store credit options.
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Publica
McGlaughlin
Clyde Marx
Clyde
Shelfort
Eprin
Masoy-Harris
Roy
Hindley
Cork
Canadian Persian lamb breed gains traction across North America
The article traces the spread of the Karakul or Persian lamb breed from the continent’s northern regions to the United States and beyond. It notes imports from Europe, growing popularity among ranchers, and rising stock values with full-blooded Karaks fetching around $2,000 and lower grades down to $25. It highlights breeders, markets, and the breed’s winter forage adaptability.
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United ‘States Geological Survey
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Naona Automobile Chamber of Commerce
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Main
Queen Street
Biy Coopers Corner
Mount Campbell
Cobble Hii
Robert Campbell
Campton Survey
Wally Lake
Myr
Hara
Adams
Adam Cook
Nicklinw
Mhimny
Oliver Lanbys
Hero Travelling
Nickna
Don Jamin
Edward
Benjamin
Jim
Eaward
Albert
James Goldis
Guelph
Albert Edwards
Lowell
Mich
Oliver Lasby
Billy «Uborough
Alfred L. Hemafrest
Thomas C. , Moore
Nolwan
Neil Patterson
Sim Anderaop
John Wallans
Jimmy Campbell
Dawn
Nail
Patterson
Bank of Nova Scotia
West End
McDowell
Jamoa McLain
Mike ‘Speight
Mike
Yim
Spaight
Dasin
James Mo‘Lam
Noble McLain Jim
Linsie Wilds
Ilife
Jamon MaLam
Mra
Wilcabeth Thuccell
Bens Jamin
Edward Nicklin
Bfary
Little
Actor School
Alexander
H. Trown
Wichard N. Brown
Swaas
Coas
Alexander ‘Thyrtell Brown
Kankakes
Chicago
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Carcar
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Parla
Edward —Gerlamy” Partridge
Louie
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France
Byrright
Glean
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Tom Rumley
Mbiners
W. K. Buckley
Mfg
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Dundas St. E
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Acton Granite Works
J. Nicol
Ferryman Bloch Mill Street
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Bower Avenue
Actdh, Ont
Cslearing Auction Sale
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Obey “Arm Stock and Implementa
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Durham
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Rady Kerr
Nellie M. Stockford
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Brunswick
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Unita of Husbandry
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Kamloopa Dir
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Aheo United
Dawley
Mureauw York
Columbia
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Inter
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J. N. O'Neill
Georgetown, Ont
Georgetown
Milton
J. R. Leishman
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