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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 20, 1922
Page
2
A fragmented reminiscence follows Pat, a freshman at Marvard, drawn to locomotive dreams and student life. It recounts his unusual upbringing, campus friendships, a dorm fire alarm crisis, and a daring rooftop rescue led by Pat and friends Cracker and Nick, ending with a late night meal and shared relief.
Readable fragments recount a bitter dispute over a fence between Nate Parson and a widow, with neighbors Caleb and Deacon Lyntander debating law and property. Interwoven are candid scenes of village gossip, a wife’s outburst, and a lawyer’s advice, ending with stray notes on diet and distant lighthouse power figures.
A garbled fragment recalls a boy who planted potatoes in early spring and tended a field with care. The tale mentions a larger harvest the next autumn, with a bold claim of light restrictions and a fate tied to the boy’s early work. The language shows dialect and rough OCR.
Readable fragments discuss a Dominion water problem, transport loads, and fictional measures. Mentions a thousand ton load, freight values, and daily journeys. Describes per person water equity, and a hypothetical depth and weight for distribution.
A morning glory weed claimed to be 6 600 years old was transported to Hartford and planted in Mrs Win Champlin Robinsons garden in Green Boring Valley. One of twelve seeds found in a mummy in Young Gyptian relic has been brought to the United States. Ten seeds have been planted so far.
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