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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 21, 1916
Page
6
Autumn events fill Acton and nearby areas with weather notes, holiday plans, and local notices. Flags display, Thanksgiving and Halloween preparations occur as residents report on bread prices, housing demand, and village activities including concerts, rallies, and school programs amid tight resources and rebuilding efforts.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy rather than local applications. It claims the product cleanses blood and purifies the system, with testimonials and a dealer address in Toledo Ohio.
Recruiting in town for the Forestry Battalion, Bargt. Murry and Pte. Cooper seek burliisen, lumbermen, mechanics, and ax handlers at the Fair Grounds stand. A Voice from China Missionary anniversary services will be held at the Methodist Church next Sunday. Writings by W L Clark and an address by Elson slated for the church and schools. A serious accident occurred when John Watson fell through a granary doorway. fractures and burns reported. Twenty-fifth wedding anniversary at the Martie home celebrated with visitors and gifts. community well-wishes shared.
The funeral for Pia II Kinga, of the 161th Battalion, killed in action at Camp Banden on Tuesday evening, was one of Nesagaweya’s largest. Brief services were held at the hamlet, the cottage proceeding to Ebenezer church for a Nassagaweya platoon procession led by Captain Mahos. The church was crowded, Reverend W. K. Allen officiated, Reverend Milton Caytor preached a brief sermon, and burial with military honors followed at Ebenezer Cemetery.
Advertised remedy claims to purify blood and improve health by expelling impurities. The text promotes Bokil’s Haulabale and “the cod Iver elf in Gontt's Hemulsions” as blood menders and strength builders, asserting broad consumer benefits.
Toronto visitors and residents are mentioned in a string of brief social items. Names include Mins Varnes and Miss Mualel Brown visiting Acton friends, Mr Caldwell at Marcle, Rev C1 EB Aith overseeing local work, and various Toronto folk staying with relatives in Ontario towns. Several people travel to London, Harrie, and Manville, with short reports on visits, illnesses, and returns home. A note about J. Malvton Brown of HAL relates a serious injury from a horse riding accident and lingering effects.
An agent named Holmes appears in a terse note with the word Acton and a reference to Prone Nols, suggesting a serialized contact or directive within a historical record. The readable fragments indicate a shorthand communication rather than a full event.
The bulletin advises housewives to buy large quantities of Canadian peaches at their peak and to request Niagara Grown fruits. It stresses fruit as food and health, instructing shoppers to ask grocers for the labeled Niagara Grown product and to check the basket label.
War news reports Linton Kensay serving with the V.A.F.C.A. staff at Bordso Camps. Hargt. Fred Laws in hospital at Voronto. several soldiers on leave, promotions, and casualties including Lieut. Hastie and Col. Warren. Letters describe hospital scenes, training camps, and the Derby fête returning to normal life amid wartime strain.
A fragmentary World War I letter from Edvin G. Madiosk dated August 30, 1016 from France describes Warren Town’s breath and a dugout death. It recalls a taking party and a late-night withdrawal, praising a fallen comrade Warren as a fine chap and mentioning local residents Trent and Leslie in connection with land in Falgar Township.
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