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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 18, 1929
Page
5
A narrated domestic scene shows a couple arguing about driving safety and lane rules. The wife warns the father about hazards, the husband resists, and a child asks to slow down as a trolley approach looms. The piece ends with a note of gratitude for the ride.
The article explains that indigestion signals deeper problems from worry, overwork, or dental decay. It stresses identifying and removing the root cause rather than just treating stomach symptoms, and offers lifestyle and dental care tips to prevent future issues. It notes that persistent neglect leads to worse health and higher costs.
Wheat rises to 1.15 and potatoes gain as streets get stone coating. Guelph hosts 200 lady teachers for normal school training. Acton eyes a strong baseball team after last year’s championship. Myrtle Matthews travels to Guelph for normal graduates course. An Asthiaia remedy claim appears amid medical ads.
The article reports Roy Kerby becoming President of the Canadian Durant Motors organization after a directors meeting, with Nan Gakep assuming active management in the US unit. It credits Kerby’s leadership and dealer loyalty for company success, acknowledging support from executives Pred 3, Vatues, ROA Vail, and John Nichols Jr. It notes public confidence in the Canadian group and the broader dealer network from coast to coast.
A Sunday lesson centers on comfort for sorrowing people, linking Isaiah’s prophecy of a coming comforter with John the Baptist preparing the way for Jesus Christ. It emphasizes God’s nearness, personal worship, and the transformation from distress to happiness through faith.
The article surveys Isaiah themes of certainty happiness and God in daily devotion notes for Wednesday through Saturday. It links biblical verses to modern life stressing Behold God and the shepherd image from Psalm 23, ending with a brief mention of Miller's Warm Powders for parasitic worms.
A portrait of Netley Hospital in Hampshire as Queen Victoria toured the huge soldiers’ home. She spoke briefly with wounded men including a hero who earned the Victoria Cross after shielding his captain in Africa. The scene highlighted devotion, medical care, and royal recognition amid the war’s toll.
G. B. Sanford of the Dominion Laboratory in Edmonton explains how crop rotation reduces root rot in wheat. He notes that wheat following wheat increases root-rot fungus, while oats or legumes lessen it, and that summer fallow and oat crops help protect subsequent wheat. He emphasizes rotation as the main control method.
The article argues that individuals fail or succeed by their own cooperation and effort. It warns against blaming luck or unfair bosses, urging the young to stop excusing circumstances and accept that success or failure is self made.
A man who rose to Ube president after thirty years at the greatest corporation is praised for treating the business as his own. The piece urges workers to emulate ownership mindset, work beyond hours, and prove merit through persistent effort rather than luck.
RR. Hurst explains seed treatment for potatoes combats rhizoctonia and scab, and may reduce losses from blackleg. Treatments help seed health, soil protection, and stand establishment, aiding Canada’s seed potato certification and foreign demand for high quality seed stock.
A health advice note urges against routine digestive pills. It promotes pure magnesia powder or tablets to neutralize stomach acid after meals, halt fermentation, and restore normal digestion without further drugs or medicines.
A fragmentary reflection on a confidant figure who accepts and liberates the speaker. The piece centers on a friend who understands contradictions, invites honesty, and provides loyalty that purges and heals.
A class composition on Kings quoted by the Boston Transcript includes a student’s playful lines. The piece lists various kingly traits with humorous mispellings such as powerful king on earth is Working and lazy king Shirk-ing.
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