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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 11, 1902
Page
3
The Bank of Hamilton advertises full banking operations including correspondence solicited and savings, notes payable on demand, and prompt returns via its collection department. It notes branches in Hamilton and Georgetown with details on assets and capital.
Local notices announce order-taking for granite and monument works in Guelph with delivery promises this spring. Also mentions millinery openings, autumn markets, duck season, local sports scores, and a promotional mix of goods and services on a fraying town page.
Knox Church anniversary plans and ministerial moves are detailed along with Methodists and Presbyterians sharing services. Acton High School baseball highlights include a tight win with Hillaburg and remarks on future games and umpire arrangements.
A long-winded community column lists numerous residents from Sethi Strataville Port Credit and nearby areas visiting, hosting, and attending events. It notes harvest home services at Trafalgareby Presbyterian and a harvest social upcoming with music and readings. School attendances and a retirement gift for a teacher are mentioned alongside local clergy and church activities.
Local records note a prohibition campaign starting Sunday with Mr Garnhaw delivering an eloquent temperance talk. Several attendees speak of health concerns among residents and attending Toronto exhibition delegates. Church services in Winnipeg feature a full pulpit team with Rev Lowry and Rev Flaga assisting next Sunday.
A garbled OCR fragment lists multiple place names such as Guelph Wellington Rockwood Woodbridge and Cintra with scattered numbers and dates. The text resembles an old classifieds or schedule snippet with unclear context and missing operators. No coherent event or action is discernible.
Local social column lists numerous residents and visitors in town. Names include Mr Collier of Capringe, Mrs Ada Fyfe, Mr John Kennedly, Mr Strunted Matthuen, Manteo Bid, Eawhia Mialdoek, Mr Atox Archirs, and Mrs ua Mita thowa. Visitors travel to Toronto, Guelph, and Acton. residents host guests and attend church events.
Itching skin troubles plague some readers and may be caused by pores and skin irritants. A reader reports rapid improvement after using a product, noting significant relief within two days and no recurrence thereafter. Signed by Tua S Wann from Cove Point Maryland.
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