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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 09, 1931
Page
8
A compact excerpt of William Henry Davies’s verse celebrates springtime scenes. The speaker longs for an April day with birdsong, woodlands, violets, and strawberries, noting how nature breathes life into the landscape and stirs the senses. The tone is gentle and meditative.
Twenty years ago Easter and Easter Mites were scarce as A B H McLean barber moved to Harald Wiles premises. Dwellings were in demand with twenty five or thirty new houses rentable. Street pavement on MI street showed signs of disintegration from frost. Miss Florence Yolmes Margeret Bennett and Vida Yolater returned from Normal School. John Ritchie sold south Lake Avenue property to Allan G O Smith who plans a double cement block house. Adam Cook repurchased corner Main and Churely Streets property known as Nicklin for sixty years. Saxe bought Main Street brick store and dwelling from Robert Agnew estate. Mary Ann Evans bought her lot and dwelling on Main Street. James Erwin sold Queen Street property to David Storey for several hundred dollars. Died Hurst Newton Yhurdt Acton in Toronto.
On a ship bound for the Philippines a cartoonist leaves his art career to serve as a missionary. He travels with his wife and encounters interest from passengers including a captain’s wife who questions his choice. Years later, as natives bid them farewell, the couple’s dedication to their work is tested by the climate and time. Thousands wave as the steamer departs.
Caleb speaks of a yearly routine where his wife nitpicks his chores, then he vents by tearing wood to release temper. He describes the cycle of home tasks, family visits, and the planned vacation when he returns to relax and avoid further fault finding.
A Sunday School lesson on Luke 15 treats the prodigal as a wanderer and the elder brother as a Pharisee. It contrasts the father’s patient, compassionate welcome with the sinner’s return through repentance and humility.
The text discusses the parable of the prodigal son, emphasizing God’s readiness to grant full pardon and the father’s generous welcome. It urges readers to remember mercy, avoid fret, and seek the Father’s house and feast through faith.
An informal diary recounts Pridzy-well Elsy hosting a party, radio mishears, and attempts to improve vocabulary. It describes daily events from Wednesday to Thursday including wedding plans for Rozella Cutt and a damaging accident involving a locomotive collision.
Sergt W D R Weech recounts a Philippine voyage aboard the Grant as a typhoon shifts the ship, splinters a bulkhead, and floods compartments. A frightened steward sees the officer smile and brace the door with a plank, promising to stay aboard until morning.
An old remedy advertisement urges readers with indigestion to try purified magnesium preparations rather than common carbonate forms. It promises soothing effects after meals and claims to ease acidity gas heartburn and bloating, enabling comfortable eating again.
A fragmented freight notice explains daily service with exceptions Sunday and mentions pickup at any address in Toronto. It notes special express freight delivery and a 733 am schedule, with references to Eastbound and Westbound routes and terminal terminology.
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