What Are We Here For in This Lovely Land
Twenty years ago in Thurday May 2, 1901 issue of the Free Press, notes recall a Sunday school theme urging purpose in life and charity. The item mix includes local events, a public holiday named Victoria Day, tradesman moves, a portrait gallery exhibit, a baseball match, and a fundraising total for a monument to Gunner W. J. Moore.
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L la Thia
Mom
Nome
Slong
Mong
Uwina
Fairy Lake
Victoria
T. Hiatham
Hon
John Jfl Kennedy
Air
F. Guyett
Commercial
Gett
J. J. Holland
Randwn
Metang
Roguse
Tena Currie
Acton Public School
Misa Masonteins
Miee Walker
Harold Wiles
Gunner W. J. Moore
Oied Cameron
Thomas Cameron
Charles Cameron
Sunday School Lesson on Wisdom and Education
A Sunday school article discusses the value of wisdom from Proverbs, the central importance of education aligned with religious truth, and the risk of secular intellectualism. It cites Jesus growing in wisdom, contrasts spiritual wealth with material wealth, and offers discussion questions and daily readings for May.
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Dallverea
Moab
Sinai
Iere
Jesus
United States
Polly
Thin Towern
Moses
Turael
Verne & Volod
Cane
Scandinavians in Canada Immigrants at Calgary
Immigrants from Iceland Sweden Norway and Denmark form a significant part of Canada’s Scandinavian newcomers. The article praises their industriousness, education, religious devotion, social organization, and civic integration while noting regional settlement patterns in Manitoba Alberta and the West and their contributions to Canada’s development.
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Canad
Canada
Athens
Iceland
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
United States
Formola
Dominion
May
Peru
Alicere
Carnpat Uludonis
Manitoba
Tocolqand
Manitobs
North Dakota
Burea
Winnipeg
Tomonts
Langenburg
Stockholm
Buchanan
Wadong
Guakutehowan
Tae Munty
Worg Weltey
Calgary
British Columbia
Roger
Wurupe
Honeycomb Aluminum Proves New Bee Cell Design
New Zealand scientist Mr Cr Weatbrooka reports experiments crafting honeycombs from thin aluminum strips shaped to resemble worker cells. The waxed cell interiors resisted cracking, enabling extraction without breakage at high speeds, suggesting bees could benefit from metal honeycomb in wax production and aiding faster processing.
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Cr. Weatbrooka
New Zealand
Early Spring Cultivation Boosts Orchard Growth Techniques
In a discussion on orchard care, early cultivation is advised to warm soil, activate soil microorganisms, and improve nutrient uptake. Shallow, frequent cultivation prevents root damage, aids moisture retention, and supports steady fruit growth, with a cover crop sown after mid June to fix nitrogen and build humus for next spring.
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Murlig
Mont
He Blair
Kentville
The Sentry and the Stranger in a Frontline Journal
A Canadian trench journal recounts a winter encounter where a sentry mistakes a visitor for a superior, then corrects himself in a comic yet tense exchange. The piece hints at wartime strain, with stray lines noting exhaustion from a medical inhaler advertisement amid scattered text.
How the Grand Canyon of the Colorado Was Made
A science view rejects earthquakes and volcanic explosions as causes. The canyon is carved by the Colorado River, using quartz sand from upstream as the principal abrasive tool. Beavers and other factors are mentioned in the discussion, but the main claim is river erosion shaped the canyon.
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Anthia
J. -D. Kelloxg
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Stremam
Od Aia
Palmer Andaraon House Cafe Cochrane Notice
Prepared to select farmer in New Ontario for any who desire to purchase. Intimate knowledge of the beat. Also met a guide for sportsmen seeking hunting of moose, deer and other game. Arrange accommodations for homeseekers or sports. Dept of references J. & Palmer. Cochrane.
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New
Ontario
Referencea
Palmer
Fragmentary OCR News Snippet Reads Like Dialog Sketch
A garbled passage shows a man entering a restaurant and speaking in broken words about news and money. The text references Washington and a walter but lacks clear names, dates, or events to establish a concrete story.
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Washington
Walter
Grand Trunk Schedule Fragments and Suburban Lines
A garbled timetable listing Grand Trunk routes and suburban line times including Sunday and daily exceptions. Mentions London Toronto service patterns, deliveries, and special express notes with scattered train times and days.
Merchants Casualty Co. faces prize and policy reforms
Merchant Casualty Co. tied health and shielded applicants amid a complex policy payout scenario. Over $1,000,000 was paid, with local agents and the Royal Bank Building in Toronto cited as key points in the distribution and oversight process.
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Merchants Casualty Co
Tiealth
Royal Bank
Toronto
Ont
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Tourhsday
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Ufe
Newaboy
Petrus
John
Hall
Walt
Pat
Tha Sammi
Windom
Serview
Claresholm
Alberta
Bank of Nova Scotia
W. K. Graham
Acton
Maple Leaf Milling Co. _ Limited
Formtay Winslet Dreadon
D. H. Lindsay
Honeycombs
Prom Aluminum
Thomps’ Wolcotra
Thomas’ Hefkatria
Andrew
Ualig
J. E. Palmer
Quide
Ted
Scott
Steele, Briggs’ ‘Seeds
Om Hyo Tee Roar Fumien
Notias
Regiatry Omas
Halton
A. D
Acton Granite Works
Charlie
Gervais
Painter Acton
Churgh
Castoria
Abelpfut
Acton Creamery
Salle Eyeey
Acton Creamery Co
Watson & ‘Wiles
Elsom
Torenta
Dally
Dally Oicapt
Hunday
Andy
Npacial Expresseeight
Ge Agnaw
Ament
C. C. Speights
Fino
Pandora
VBAY
C. C. Speight
Logal Dealer
Tsttor
Weila Business
Guelph Business College Herald
Guelph
A. L. Bouck
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M. Edwards, & CO
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