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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 01, 1926
Page
5
The piece presents a playful moral for April with verses urging Miss Little ones to smile, be kind, study, follow rules, and be diligent. Louise R. Baker is noted as the author or compiler.
Roads drying up nicely and sugar making expected to be light. J T Eliott buys Mrs Adamson residence on Willow Street and moves in. A Littley purchases cottage on Bower Avenue near G R I corner. Dr C A Warren of Wychwood Park named Medical Health Officer for York Township. First big mogul engine passed Acton toward Georgetown pending bridge completion. Spring millinery openings draw large crowds at Henderson Co and R B Scotts. Missionary anniversary service held at Melateatet Church. Rev Wordaworth of Toronto preached strong sermons. missionary offering totals 310.
A celebrated wartime singer recalls a soldier’s repeated requests to hear Does Jesus Care which she finally sings to him as he lies dying. The hymn’s comfort follows her to a hospital isolation ward where the man, near death, asks again and passes as she performs. The singer cites divine providence guiding the encounters.
The article argues loyalty is constant, not only in war or elections. It shows loyalty through daily acts of forbearance, generosity, and patience. True citizenship is demonstrated by everyday behavior, not grand declarations.
The speaker reflects on a life where misfortune no longer startles them. Once repeatedly surprised by every fall, they now endure with routine resilience, comforted by familiarity and hardened by experience.
This lesson explains Thomas's doubt and Jesus appearance to him, then shows Peter's restoration and the call to care for the flock. It emphasizes that Christ lives today and sustains believers through daily acts of faith and service.
Excerpt shows a policeman recounting pulling a would be suicide from water and a statement about not turning away. A fragment discusses a hanging and a response about painting exterior wood portions of town buildings with remarks on costs and painting.
The article notes growing demand for student tours to England France Belgium and Holland in 1926. Tours include Oxford Paris and regional sights with economical third class options and ocean crossing deals. Students, professors and professionals increasingly travel together, sharing decks and experiences.
OCR text shows scattered time fragments such as 743 am 1143 am 148 pm 343 p.m 543 pm 143 pm with 943 Dm and 1140 pm, lacking clear event or context.
The article extols Jupiter as a spectacular evening sight and the second brightest object after Venus. It details its size 86 600 miles across 1300 times Earth, rapid rotation in ten hours a year orbiting the sun in twelve, and its nine moons including four large ones first observed. It notes Roemer and Bradley’s fixes to light speed and aberration, and explains apparent delays in lunar eclipses due to distance. It closes with a domestic ad urging mothers to use Worm Exterminator for children’s worms.
A country scene contrasts advice on success with daily chores. A milk question prompts humor about cows and honesty. A lively milkman is praised for punctuality while others argue about licenses and roles.
A young woman overheard a conversation about beans burning and interrupted the line with a sharp remark. The incident ends with the caller alarmed as the line is freed. Also mentions testimonials for Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil and claims of relief for respiratory issues.
Mrs Kimball recalls a lively musicale filled with mishaps and a final laughable note. Theodore choked at first then Rover the dog suffered wounds from a dog fight while an alcohol lamp burst causing a scare yet the hostess steadied the evening with humor and faith. Internal parasites and the Miller’s Worm Powders ad wraps the page.
A classroom tale contrasts Tommy Jones and Willy Smith over fractions. Willy claims eight sixteenths equal one half, while Tommy prefers one half for more juice, highlighting practical thinking over abstract comparison.
The town paper serves as the community chronicler and moral center, linking public officials, institutions, and residents in shaping local opinion and addressing town questions. An ad promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for back pain with immediate absorption and relief.
A farm youth moves to the city and shares his joys of country club and beach. His brother stays on the farm and recalls long days of town visits and cornfield work. An asthma remedy ad follows, touting Kelloge’s Asthma Remedy as prompt relief for chronic cases.
A travelling man tells the Washington Star of seeing varied commercial specialties in a small enterprising West Virginia town. He notes shops offering unique wares and hints that such specialties may uplift local commerce.
Ronceverte West Virginia shop markets central merchandise and country produce including coffins caskets burial supplies salt bacon lard hides purr a and live foxes. Proprietor also operates as a fire insurance agent.
An elderly man, 80, reports rapid relief after taking Adferika a simple buckthorn bark based remedy. The advertisement claims the product removes gas in ten minutes eases bloating and chronic constipation by bringing out old waste matter. A. T. Brown, Druggist, endorses it.
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