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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 17, 1924
Page
6
The Easter message quotes Edith Virginia Dred and speaks of Christ’s gentle whisper and vision, offering hope and comfort to sorrowful hearts as the season of Easter approaches. It emphasizes faith turning grief into gladness and strengthens the reader’s resolve.
Twenty years past items note heavy snow in London on Thursday April 21 1904 and a looming baseball season. Local business activity includes Bell's saw mill logs in yard and land sales like McGregor farm rental and Laaby lot auction. A High School football club forms with officers, and a prophecy frames future snowy winters.
A traveler questions a sleepy Alabama resident about where he was born. The man’s wife appears and bluntly asks if the visitor has sense, then clarifies the birthplace question in dialect. Also mentions Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a healing product praised for its efficient oils.
A quirky dialogue unfolds as young Jack questions an arrival and learns a family link. Druggist touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a ready made remedy for coughs colds sore throat bronchial troubles and minor injuries claiming it is an unsurpassed healer without need of a physician.
A young man visits a shop and tests a mountain pen with four items on the counter. The girl in charge watches him as he writes Tempus fugit on paper. She comments that if he buys one and it does not work out, he will rely on luck and change.
The National Council of Education announces a 1926 conference in Montreal with Honorary President the Governor General and Vincent Massey as President. Notable members include Sir Robert A Falconer and Sir Arthur Currie. The council plans a National Lectureship Scheme and publications on Canadian education.
The lesson explains the Easter morning events and the evidence of the resurrection. It discusses Mary Magdalene and the women, Peter and John visiting the tomb, and Jesus appearing to Mary and later others. It highlights the resurrection as the Birthplace of Christian belief and the triumph of Jesus guiding moral life and eternal hope.
Fragmented lines reflect on contention, boasting, and mixed success. The voice notes a man who dug deep, finding both triumphs and troubles, with archaic spellings and lyrical cadence.
A humorous old tale contrasts a garden mishap with a famous mix up about a dahlia that resembled a vegetable. The piece also recalls Lord Holland and a Nile of anecdotes about race, slavery, and a warning against pretension through vivid rural speech.
In Col Higginson's Contemporaries a tale recounted shows Theodore Parker's nearly infallible learning. A search for medieval feudal codes leads through lawyers and judges to Parker, who directs the seeker to Potgiesser De Conditione Veie Statu Beorum in Cambridge library, yielding the needed reference.
The Judge recounts a meeting between Mr Doolin and Mr Casey about a strike for shorter hours. Casey confirms the strike happened and notes it is now 1 am.
A playful exchange features Bob Tom and others debating how to descend from an elephant. Lively banter explores ladders trunks and ducks with humorous misdirection and a punchline about getting off a duck rather than the animal.
A London Opinion snippet cites an old injunction about memory in daily life. A humorous exchange about a piece of cord reminds a mayor and Mr Church of a reminder left by a wife. Mothers trust how useful Mother Graves Worn Ex terminator seems to be.
The Dominion Parks Branch estimates tourism in Canada at 136 million dollars last year and predicts it will grow this year. British Columbia leads in earnings at 36 million, with Ontario and Quebec each at 30 million. Over nine tenths of last year’s tourist traffic came from the United States.
Mr. C Price Green of the Colonization and Development Department of the Canadian National Railways says Canada leads global production of nickel asbestos cobalt and is the British Empire’s top copper producer. He notes Dominion per capita mineral value rose from 82.22 to 26.45 over 35 years.
The passage weaves secret whispers from Pussy-willow to the south wind and honeybees, carrying news to Blossoma on scarlet maples. Brook and robin redbreast spread the tale through the woods, meadows, and nodding willows, announcing cheer and the arrival of spring.
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