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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Sep 15, 1898

Page

1

Patent services and legal notices from Acton Ontario

Enry Grist SP at Ottawa Canada offers patent and trade mark preparations for Canadian American and European offices. Moore licenses private office no witnesses required lessons evenings in Acton with local addresses for Wellington Halton counties. Farm sales money to loan at low rates advertised with local notices and awards.

Enry Grist Otttawa Canada Bollatter Hoglatrasicn N. PB. Moore Jean Hemstreet Tacweas Wellington Halton Ordara Fuze Paes Acton Xealdaico

Scribblers and Slates Offer Cheaper School Sundries

The Exercise Books Scribblers Slates Pens and other school sundries are marketed as bigger better and cheaper. Agents report weekly clearances from 10 to 840 units and list leaders including Queen Victories Life of Mr Gladstone My Mother's Bible Stories Progressive Speaker Klondike Gold Fields Woman Impacts of the Unseen Breakfast Dinner and Supper.

Gladstone Klondike Gold Fields Impacs of the Unseen Y-Gatrauteon Co Oranto

Authorized Capita Cuelph Branch Sums on Deposit

General banking ad notes deposits and interest terms with compounding, mentions farmers and no charge for collecting sales notes in Guelph. Includes promotional line about paint costs and Sherwin Williams ready to use paints with sample cards available.

Guelph Sherwin-Williams

Ten Year Maturity Shares With Monthly Instalments

The offer lists ten year maturity shares paid in monthly instalments of a specified amount per share for 120 months. When payments cease, a maturity value of 60.00 is paid. A loan option at 5 percent straight loan or repayable in monthly instalments on application is available.

Apvantiaxia Transfont

McKee’s Household Remedies Listed by J. M. Bond & Co

An advertisement from J. M. Bond & Co. touts McKee’s Dyspepsia Powders Emulsion Liver Pills Ammonia Pills and various tonics. It claims reliability, urges use for families and notes a Sen-Sen display in the window. The firm also offers stationery school supplies wallpaper and related items.

McKee MokKee MocKee Mokee

Photographing Interiors by A Ramshaw

Photographer A Ramshaw offers interior and exterior views year round using a new flash light line. The method describes a 95 degree angle setup and a compact interior photo construction ideal for small rooms. Clients may place orders for convenient scheduling with promises of reliable, attentive work at competitive prices.

A. Ramshaw

Furnish the Feet We Do the Rest

An advertisement touts a shop offering affordable shoes for men and women in tans and blacks. It promises extensive options in any shape or quality and claims to deliver the rest for a very small expenditure of money.

Overcoatings Fall Stock Display

A good range of fall overcoatings available for inspection. Call and inspect our stock before finalizing your order.

Summer Wash Day Lament in The Bulletin

A domestic scene shows a busy home while summer absences leave the husband to manage chores. The poem notes missing servants, cluttered rooms, and a hopeful plan for help to return, ending with a cheeky line about never having to do the work again.

Romance of Dell and Miss Hamilton on the Green Mountain Farm

Dell, a twenty four year old farmer, falls for Miss Hamilton during a visit to the Mason farm. He escorts her through the woods and streams, shares violens and stories, and dreams of a future with the graceful guest while his mother notes her gentle influence.

Dell Reepita Groveland Mason Dell Brouht Miss Hamilton Sesson Dreas Coares Pat Pueda Asid Dell Misa Hamilton Mima Saylas Dill Harges Gats Miss Bayles Bien Beam Dell Cane Mermont Regmses Arbatas Esid Dell Birda Teath Blacklight-Ory

Mosquitoes and Memories in a Summer Morning

A narrative fragment recalls Dell and a girl torn between affection and departure. Dell’s tenderness on the porch, their goodbye at the station, and the girl’s longing unfold amid a subtle memory of Edison wisdom about self control and temperance.

Death of James O Donohue Traced to Drink

An 18th century account portrays James O Donohue, son of a prominent citizen and kin to a dominion senator, whose life declined from promise to ruin due to drink. He held offices, squandered a fortune, and died after a fall while wandering with two dissolute women, illustrating prohibition’s influence.

Toronto James O'Donohue Dominion O'Donohue Toronto Exchange

Would-be Young Lawyer’s Quip Attracts Courtroom Grin

Prospect Maine correspondent recalls a compact courtroom moment. A would be smart attorney questioned an elderly witness about the assailant’s origin in a case of assault and battery. The witness replied with exact height, four feet five inches, sparking the counsel’s amused challenge.

Prospect Maine Gretanco

Fragmentary Dialogue on Marriage and Money

The fragment presents a sarcastic remark about divorce and money before marriage. A character named Mr. Pennywise is referenced, with another speaker thanking George and offering a five dollar bill. One line notes a woman’s reply about mercy, implying emotional hurt.

Pennywise Banoh George Morcy

Test of nerve ends with muddy boots and kitchen door

A crowded street scene centers on a boastful big man and a small challenger. The little man leads the nerve test by wading a mud puddle and entering the big man’s house, then noting the Mrs. is away and challenging who has the most nerve. The crowd seethes as the big man’s nerves fail under the test. Later the piece shifts to a wartime pledge urging no more sons to war, citing Spain and Cuba with calls to spare children and fund humane education.

Thomas Alva Edison Edison B. E Thia Thar Onshot Ebo Washington Mra Loads Spain Cuba America

Penny for a Priceless Gutenberg Book

A working man bought a volume dated 1540 for a penny. The Wid tried to read it but discarded it. A friend gave the book to British museum authorities who offered 90 pounds, the maximum without a trustee vote. It was Gutenberg's first printed work and nearly priceless to collectors.

Gutenberg

Hen Seeks Help From God In School English Exam

The Bookman reports an elementary English exam in New York where two sentences were corrected by younger students. One pupil’s answer twisted the first sentence to read The hen didn't done it, God done it, implying a subtle misconnection between subject matter and syntax.

Ituat New York

War zealots and a flag factory owner

A dialogue reveals a man who longed for war before hostilities began and hoped Hav ana would be bombarded after the Maine. He remains home not to fight but to run a flag factory earning about 150 dollars daily, a fact noted by another character.

Havana Maine John

Elle and Freddy Discuss Bread Soaking Taste

A short exchange shows Eller chiding Freddy for soaking bread to a diet while Freddy defends it as delicious. The banter conveys a playful family moment with quirky phrasing and affectionate humor.

Eller Freddy

Early risers and the habit of rising

The piece extols early rising as a virtue and links it to success among notable figures such as Peter the Great Alfred the Great Columbus Napoleon Washington Webster and Astor It argues eight hours of sleep and waking early as essential and warns against dawdling and late rising as signs of degeneracy.

Aave Peter the Great Alfred the Great Columbus Amorios Napoleon Canaprigne Bryant Bancroft Washington Jafterson Webster Clay Calhoun Rivera John Jacob Astor Cornelius Vanderbilt Welter Scott Thia Bab Hamilton

Prohibition Appeal Aimed at Apple Growers and Hard Cider

The piece argues that a Yes vote on the Prohibition bill would ban the manufacture and sale of all alcoholic beverages including hard cider while allowing unfermented apple juice. It quotes ministers defining cider as an intoxicating drink and warns that supporters fear cider leads to downfall, urging prohibition of dangerous alcohols and leaving harmless juice alone.

Prohibition House of Commons Agtouiture Royal Templar

Barber and customer trade barbs in plain talk

A barber and a customer spar verbally while the barber trims hair, debating honesty and business. The barber claims he never shaved the customer yet sometimes trims him, and suggests barbers might do better. The exchange shifts to who buys from whom and a quip about pipe organ sales.

County fair echoes a tale of progress and families

A reflective piece celebrates the county fair as a stage for progress in farming and domestic arts. It links family unity with fair displays of cattle, poultry, machinery, and new skills while sharing a parable about temper and daily conduct.

Drunkard’s Death Teaches Little The Lesson

A friend recounts a sober man’s death from drinking and mocks the joke. The narrator laments how alcohol harms young people and how warnings fail to deter drinking. He questions why the drink’s grip remains so strong and enduring. The tale ends with a cryptic reference to Martin in New York.

Ove Iesaon Martin New York

The Flag and the Regiment

The piece recalls an anecdote from a McKinley address describing the American volunteer as more than just a fighter. A young flag bearer in a northern regiment breaks rank to reach the flag, prompting the colonel to order him back. The soldier replies that the regiment must come up to the flag.

William McKinley McKinley Hera

Local tale of fish basket and magnified scene

A comical exchange shows Mr. Giglampa arguing his fish basket inflates the scene while the keeper jokes about money and perception. The dialogue hints at a small, humorous misunderstanding in a coastal setting.

The Diamond Dyes Color All Classes of Goods

The Diamond Dyes outshine crude package dyes and soap greases with deep shade, solid purity, and wide penetration. They suit fabrics from sheer gauze to heavy woolens, offering superior results for home dyeing and avoiding imitation products.

Nean

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