Flatbed fire tears through Acton property wreck
A frame building on the property formerly owned by Alex McNab north of the railway at Acton was destroyed by fire about 4:30 Thursday morning. The scene drew crowds as fire crews battled the blaze and neighbors recalled prior incidents in the area.
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Akton
Chicago
Miss Peters
Montreal
Knox Care
Matthew's Hall
W. M
Duncan McDonald
D. M
Stobi. Johnson
Meary Bauer
Sth
Cal
Allan
Laing
New York
Wochester
Mir
Milas Coleman
Hurabane
J. Kelly
Maggie
Buffalo
Mra. Payne
Hiebibnd, Jows
W. UH. Storey
Joseph Edge
Uren
Minnie Nelson
Thos
Kastos
Gueltpl
Ald
H. EK. Nelson
W. L. Worden
Galdas
Hwackhammer's
H. Denney
Acton
Aston
Building Hardware LET US AID YOU
Hardware store advertisement for Guelph offering two lock set options with guaranteed service. Promotes doorstep building hardware supply across streets, invites customers to visit, place orders, and note special display ready for viewing.
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Guelph
Portrait of a Boy By Lydia Avery Goontley
A fragmented poem recalls a boy’s stubborn traits and social judgments. The speaker notes mischief and misfit behavior while contrasting others and urging self reliance. The passage presents vivid but rough lines about identity and peer perception.
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Clint
Rayeelf
Lydia Avery Goonley
The Parsons Place Mystery Back Home
A muddy road leads a wary girl to the abandoned Parsons place with a shy boy named Terry Quinn guiding her. They recall the home’s faded beauty as they plan to move her ailing mother there, hoping for recovery amid village neglect and ruined gates.
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Akie
Walbl
Terry Quinn
Parsons Place
Terry Quilon
Hin
Slin
Molly
Rose-Bushell
Shere
Attelbudlog
Blalllance
Bashtulnese
Country House Restored by a Neighborly Act of Terry Quinn
In a quiet country scene Terry Quinn repairs and beautifies the Parsons place to help an ailing mother and a hopeful girl. The act transforms the neglected home into a pleasant, welcoming spot, reviving the family’s hope and daily life amid June calm.
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Terry Quien
Parsons Plaug
Terry
Steolly
Thrifty landowner sets high price for library site
Thrifty town corner lot owner resists low offers for a library building site. He offers to sell at a thousand dollars, with a hundred extra donated to the library fund, insisting his generosity is limited by his own financial pinch.
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Tha Alory
Philanthropiata
Ulfer
The Captain Of The Phoebe Lou Helps A Drifting Guest
A Cape town summer visitor learns the genial captain of the Phoebe Lou will cover his bill. The cap'n insists the guest settle when convenient, offering to hold the money until later in the season or next spring, valuing happy customers over prompt payment.
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Phoebe Lou
Cape
Yeacy
Seattle
Biluke the Good Hearted Drunkard of Recurrent Relapses
A long, disorderly narrative sketches Biluke as a kind but hopeless alcoholic who alternates between sobriety and costly relapses. He spends money, gets drunk, and on sobering up endures remorse while vowing reform, only to fall again and repeat the cycle. His friend Bakes tries to comfort him, but the pattern persists despite pleas.
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Walter
Veankipa
Wallis
Tha Hoey
Peter Cartwright
Petar
Biluke
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