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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Apr 13, 1916

Page

5

Lansing's Plugged Half Dollar Mystery Unfolds

Lansing suspects a street vendor passed him a plugged fifty cent piece leading to a wrongful loss of earnings. His search traces through a newsboy, a fruit cart man, and a Willard and Ralphsdite cashier named Kingman, with family interest and local gossip framing the tale.

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Reporter Intervenes in Park Place Train Scene

A reporter witnesses a mother and child crying on a Park Place elevated train. He follows two women and a little girl, then helps a man with a family sobbing through a moment of emotional strain. An ad touts Dr Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy at the end.

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The Joy of Life in Creative Work Across Professions

A rousing, uneven reflection extols creators in art, design, and industry as the world’s true drivers. It urges public praise for those who contribute to human knowledge, while contrasting with passive consumers and urging support for hard work and innovation.

Mfe Bolentrate Luvineas

Humorous Ridicule of Responsibility Ends at Office

Hargrove Vesper, a favored worker, is teased for his light hearted jokes and careless handling of statements. After a manager warns and a personal note is promised, he learns a lesson on balancing humor with duty and maintaining productive work standards.

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Twenty Years Ago Front Ourlesua Vree Press Item

Fragmented 1806 item recalls Nealersone pol loa Mowlay four days early harvests. Mentions Rev J Wan, West Toronto Junction call, death of Jana Graham, and Ottawa funeral for Rev J WY Robinson. Notes on Acton change vacancy, church events, and Parliament adjournment.

Front Ourlesua The Vree Press Nealerson Mowlay Belek Tay J. Wan Hiss West Toronto Rav. D. Btrachan Thia Una J. WY. Robinson Ottawa

Household Hints on Cleaning and Fabric Care

A column offers practical tips for washing and maintaining clothes. It covers dye color care, soaking blouses in milk overnight, rinsing with salt water, and using soda and vinegar to clear clogged pipes. It also suggests alcohol for grease removal and preventing dye bleed on cushions and upholstery.

Rafrigaratoy

Thona and youth face luxury’s lure in cautious reflection

A reflective piece warns against cultivating expensive tastes among the young. It contends luxury breeds folly and hardship, noting two youths entangled in hardship and the broader danger of chasing costly comforts beyond means.

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Fragmentary Student Exam Riddled Lecture Transcript

A garbled passage shows a professor urging students to study for final exams. The text includes jumbled phrases and questions about examination sheets and a loud volcanic disturbance described as a sudden eruption.

Dell Varlog Wetlwalt

Cancel the Unkind Words in a Schoolroom Lesson

A fragmentary dialogue shows students debating word cancellation as an exercise. The boy and girl discuss replacing unkind terms with kind language as a learning method, illustrating early attempts at verbal etiquette and social behavior.

Boma Sapoud Putulog

Untitled Degenerate Local Conversation Stated

A fragmented dialect passage shows Hogan discussing chores and a job offer with Norah and Mire. The speaker mentions a five dollar daily wage and a three and a half hour task, implying casual labor expectations.

Hogan Torry Dolan Mire Darlin

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