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Acton Free Press in Acton, Ontario

25 Sep 1919

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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Sep 25, 1919

Page

7

Memories of Acton Farms and Pioneers on Mill Street

The reminiscence describes early Acton life along Mill Street near Gredd Trunk Railway. It mentions the Johnston and Littio properties, a famous berry patch, and Jonathans picking berries. It recalls Jellic and Mrs Pentland, a dramatic barn incident, and a boy’s accident with a mill crank. It lists pioneer residents and builders including Snyder and Armstrong, with notes on family ties and local institutions.

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Mill Street Gredd Johnston Robert Littio D.lerpon John Hower Avenue Jellic Mra Pentland Caxtle Snyder Ing Ted Acton Wiliam N North Hay Louis Petor Royal Mank Charles KE Hallay McWargin W. Wart Emaley Peter B. Arm Eremoasa Bnyder Amall Bsi Street Nebraska Congregational Church St. Joseph's Pauitt F. Mir Armatrong Ave Conta Heatrice Nobtrong Puente California Andrew Armstrong Bialton County Robert Wallace Wallace Fiste John Warren Wingwrick William Iamond Iamond Lessere Lamond Young Street Thatate Dan Livingstone
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Prohibition Ends Local Liquor Toleration and Its Gains

The text argues that ending local toleration of liquor stops degrading practices, closes licensed shops, helps protect homes and the young, eases the path to virtue, and benefits electors, families, and the community by uplifting moral, social, economic, and spiritual standards. It portrays prohibition as an education and benediction for participants and observers.

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Quer Mqyor
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Confusion Over Mislabeled Middy Skirt Purchase

A humorous scene unfolds in a caboca store as a man explains a mixup involving a middy skirt. The customer swapped packages, his wife wore the misfit to prayer meeting, and the clerk offers an exchange to resolve the error.

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Caboca Parcela Lille
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Niagara development eyed as $27 million project

A long Niagara River canal and power project begun in 1917 aims to divert water from the Niagara River to the Welland River by 1932. The vast undertaking includes a 8.25 mile canal stretching from Queenston around Niagara Falls Ontario with dredges, clamshells, and steam equipment.

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Iuden Electric Ontagla Ie Niagara Walls Dominion of Cal Bigcoat Tela North American Nova Queenston Welland Niagara Falle Hand River In & Power Queenston City of Falla Ont Wet Theo Niagara Fallz i Lyttom Ningara Hydro-Electric Power Commission Niagara Falls Commission Canal Avenilles Canada Oater Ite Ite Right &¢ Way Garres Ontario Tig Adam Heck
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