22 Oct 1903
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 22, 1903
Page
1
A dense listing of advertising rates, payment terms, and notices from offices in London Ontario and Acton. Includes payment in advance rules, rate tables, and claims for subscribers, with contact details and hours. Also mentions savings accounts, credit, and world-wide availability of funds.
Community effort supports students with affordable books and supplies. Parents urged to send children with required materials as the program promises up to date titles and steady availability.
An old advertisement promotes Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and Chamberlains Pain Balm. It mentions prices 3 and 6 cents and a larger size at 50 cents. The text touts antiseptic Whucat or similar preparation for cramps sprains rheumatic pains and bruises.
The narrative follows a rustic harvest day with farmers and families sharing a pumpkin gift and a simple meal. Children rejoice as Mrs. Hoxton and neighbors prepare a modest feast while Mr. Tabbs delivers a bright pumpkin for Thanksgiving.
A long Thanksgiving tale follows families in a village as Mrs Buxton and Mina Mebitable help children with eggs and milk for a shared dinner. Plans shift to deliver pies and plow to Granny Clapp and others, echoing a moral on communal generosity and gratitude.
A degraded London humor piece recalls a foreigner in a theatre gallery and a public house incident in which a laughing Norwegian is taunted. The exchange includes a punch line about a “blooming Norwegian” and ends with puzzled reaction from the narrator.
Fragmented text discusses how war fosters envy, pride, contempt, and discontent. It argues inequality in wealth and status creates strife and that worldly possessions are hollow compared to spiritual or moral worth. The piece reflects on prosperity and virtue versus material wealth.
A noisy, fragmentary column lists various names, places, and events. Notable items include Mrs Look Lowde winning a porcelain dish, Speight contacting local partridge hunting, and Anson Kinith buying a Howe and Mawer factory interest. Additional notes mention auctions by Win Heusteet and updates from Gualpls Herald and local council figures.
An odd baptismal scene unfolds as a mother explains naming her child Shady after her late husband’s wish. A pastor questions the choice and learns the mother’s humorous justification tied to the name Shady Bower. The light exchange centers on the family’s quirky reasoning and timekeeping during the inquiry.
The graves of Canadian fallen in South Africa are to be marked with monuments funded by the Canadian South Atel Menmarlol Hociety. Lady Mulato, Major Miiude, and secretary docretary have organized the drive, costing about £600, to honor the memory of those who died on the veldt. Antony Chinollie and W.J. Moon IO MAL of Acton are noted in the memorial plans and tribute.
Mr Yannod Hartney receives favorable advice from Manitoba officials as Prairies provinces influence wheat outlook. In southwestern Lho Province drought and storms hindered crops, but yields are improving with expectations near last year’s levels. Farmers anticipate strong results across districts despite earlier doubts.
An archaic narrator criticizes vanity and social signaling in a rambling critique. The speaker mocks clerks and teachers, laments theft of visiting cards, and derides the ostentatious display of personal adornments. The prose blends whimsy with cultural snatches and confusing metaphors.
A fragmentary piece offers clipped admonitions about aging love life and career. It touches on prudence in relationships, honesty in promises, and the pull of secure paths versus risky choices, with scattered aphorisms about gravity and ambition.
A mother fears her daughters Margery and Maud run away from home after a tense warning. The daughters promise to stay, but soon wander again with neighbors and a local man. The mother disciplines the children to prevent further elopements as the tale ends with a moment of sobbing.
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