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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 22, 1875
Page
3
The split OCR shows hours and notice requests for events and church meetings. It mentions postal or communication timing, service hours, and instructions for submitting notices of church services, temperance meetings, and accidents for local publication.
Advertisements announce Mrs CS Smith and Mr John JC selling live stock and farm goods next Wednesday and Tuesday night, with eggs, fish butter, tea sets, and other wares offered. Local injuries include a head trephination after a wagon fall and broken wrists from a tree climb. progress reported as hopeful.
Market notes show wheat moving around 1.08 per bushel in Guelph and Toronto with white and red varieties at similar levels. Oats and barley quoted near 68 to 70 cents, eggs around 16 to 18 cents per dozen, and potato prices listed per bag with fluctuating figures.
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