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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 22, 1910
Page
3
A notice itemizes wedding presents including china, bolid silver, knives and forks from the Acton area. The report also lists marriage licenses issued, naming GEO. AY NDS and related parties in the local records.
A fragmentary notice from The Acta Free Press hints at a precarious situation labeled thin prem. The readable words suggest a brief public update and possible publication irregularity without clear names or dates.
Local items report church meetings at Palvioy Memorial Methodist Church in Guelph and Knox Georgetown, a fire victim rebuilding in Georgetown, a Methodist library expansion, and a civic notice about hunting restrictions. Other notes cover Acton and Georgetown activities, social events, and a patent medicine advertisement promising dandruff cure.
The week includes sacramental services at Koos Church with Mr Wilaun leading Thursday and Sunday rites. An October fair near Ceangetown advertises free admission tickets for public school pupils. A by law regulates billiards and picture shows with opening hours set. A wedding, two retirements, and local votes mark a busy period in Acton and surrounding districts.
A fragmented travelogue from Winnipeg to Victoria highlights prairie scenery, cattle markets, and key stops including Portage la Prairie Medicine Hat Calgary and Moose Jaw. It notes population growth, roads, railways, and a booming northern market while describing economic prospects for western Canada and the North-West Mounted Police presence.
A garbled social column lists residents and visitors including Mr. CM Hol Om Leet of Waitin Ay, Misa Hanan Wallace, Mr. Rick Wied, Miss Taylor of Guelph, and many others visiting Acton during the week. Mentions trips to Vancouver, Detroit, Cleveland, and New York, plus attendances at naval school and local funerals, with multiple households hosting guests and traveler movements across Ontario and nearby areas.
Advertisement claims Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills, tested for over fifty years, provide a safe and certain cure for constipation and related ailments. Box price listed as 25 cents.
Openings are now on with kutent styles for inspection. Lazy medium and small shapes claim attention, yet the emphasis is on wearable value. A price surprise awaits and a range of goats and furs at attractive rates is offered. New wrapperettes and wig patterns per yard advertised.
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