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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 10, 1924
Page
11
A short verse about a rainy day and a father reading aloud to his children. The humor depends on the children’s reactions and the clumsy, affectionate chaos of the family moment. The stanza captures a warm domestic scene with playful mispronunciations and laughter.
A mixed page of social notes local business transfers and brief items. Notable entries include real estate changes on Wellington Street Main Street and Church Street sales, a Knox Church lecture and hymn history, a Toronto marriage Shaw Labby, and various short anecdotes and testimonials.
The Canadian Pacific ship Empress of France, long the fastest voyage from St Lawrence to Britain, will undergo coal to oil conversion and cabin upgrades. The vessel will depart New York January 27 for a five month world cruise, showcasing modern sleeping berths and detachable furnishings.
A 1924 Sunday school lesson on first Kings 18 presents Elijah challenging Baal worship atop Mount Carmel. It emphasizes clear religious choice, Elijahs fearless trust in Jehovah, and the moral stakes for Israel between righteousness and idolatry.
A quirky tale centers on Amo Vlatohor a keen naturalist praised for fungi study who faces embarrassment when Misa Locke recalls a past debt. He tries to apologize but she cuts him short with sharp irony implying his long delay.
An elevator operator in Gat professes a system to read character by how a person rings the bell. Mild individuals press once. impatient, hot tempered people ring repeatedly, and women show similar patterns. The man claims to gauge temperament from bell ringing and to adjust service accordingly.
A wily old boot anecdote in a smoker’s corner on a long railroad journey. A stringer sits beside him as tobacco clouds fill the air. The stranger asks for a cigar and the old man whispers a cautious response about smoking.
The notice lists worm symptoms such as emness grinding teeth nose picking and irritability. It asserts Miller's Worm Powders attack worms promptly when administered, easing symptoms and reducing return of attacks.
A schoolteacher notes the remarkable change in young Spurgeon after a bitterly cold day. Once moved from the front to the back of the class he sinks to the bottom, then is placed by the stove and instantly resumes his learning. The shift brings him back to the head of the class as questions begin again.
A fragmentary scene shows a Thole boat in calm sunlit water. A speaker, writing, glances toward a companion and contemplates a proposal while steering and considering escape to shore.
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