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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 02, 1923
Page
3
A dated call urging residents to attend church next Sunday to promote community good. The piece stresses neighborly help, avoiding quarrel and noise, and encourages collective effort to support moral and social improvement in town.
In a sunlit dooryard Caleb and the deacon sort through a lifetime of gathering. Caleb heaps broken furniture and junk for a burn as Mrs. Peablee and others urge a thorough clean out before supper.
A businessman notes that applicants who give direct yes or no answers show the quality of straightforward thinking. He cites how many avoid blunt conclusions by rephrasing questions and resisting unpleasant outcomes, saying initiative lies in clear, logical response.
The article details life around Acton Corners with vivid sketches of barns and fields. It notes families including Lamb and Leishman, their trades, and a range of local lore from stone houses to mystical beliefs. It mentions the Nassagawoysa region and Longstanding community ties, with fragments about the Sherlock family migrating to Toronto and continuing in farming and trades.
The piece argues adults recall their youth and the costs of neglecting it. It suggests parents teachers and guardians enforce discipline to save youths from consequences, noting that authority figures remember their own early experiences all too well.
A pig claimed to be the world’s largest was shown in Australia. Weighing 1188 pounds, over half a ton, it measures 8 feet 3 inches in length and stands 3 feet 6 inches tall with a waist of 6 feet 2 inches at twenty two months old. The giant resembles a hippopotamus and may later look like an elephant. A separate note touts Dr Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy promising relief after years of stubborn cases and better sleep.
Odd old text notes two diadopty on a trate discussing sight and hearing then mocks worm remedies. Miller's Worm Powders are advertised as prompt expellants for worms and claimed to invigorate youth while curing various ailments of the digestive system and bowels.
A fragmentary quote notes a poor man and a shack with a shock, then mentions a trolley patron who wrote praise for service. The piece appears to be a stray excerpt from Brooklyn life writing with no clear event or identities.
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