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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 02, 1928
Page
12
A poem recalls a teacher who built a temple not with stone but with a child’s enduring soul. Pillars arches and groins symbolize care and craft hidden from others, yet the unseen temple lasts beyond ages.
A Canadian Medical Association article argues infant death declines in England and Wales show public health work saves lives. It notes infant deaths fell from 154 per 1000 in 1875 to 70 per 1000 in 1926 and links this to reduced illness and higher child health outcomes, with data from vital statistics tables. Questions to CMA at 184 College Street, Toronto.
The article reviews Paul and Barnabas in Lycaonia facing persecution and paganism in Lystra Derbe and Iconium. It notes Lycaonia's geography and language, describes Zeus Hermes imagery, and contrasts idol worship with the God of Israel while outlining missionary aims and next week's discussion topics.
The issue records threshing concerns, a near bumper harvest, construction at P Bayer’s corner, a lightning fire at D J Sinclair’s property near Ballinafad, and layoffs at a local tannery. It also mentions Old Home Week success, apples sent from Hugh Wallace, and weathered civic notices including a major house fire on Mill Street and asthma remedy ads.
A court scene shows the defendant Henry pressed on oath by a magistrate. The exchange reveals threats and a comical misunderstanding as the judge cautions him about consequences of truth telling.
The article surveys Quebec's winter beauty from Montmorency Falls to the old fortress and elegant hotels. It recounts legends of Nelson era captains, inns, and a romance where an admiral’s maids and a Quebec innmaid inspired a clandestine wedding thwarted by a Quebec merchant.
A historical note discusses fake mermaids sold by Barnum and earlier London exhibits, describing grafted monkey torsos on fish bodies and sea creature myths. The text then shifts to Miller's Worm Powders, praised as a worm destroyer and general medicine for children.
In a conversation between Mrs Lambkin and her husband, they discuss temper, progress, and restraint. He recalls discipline from his father and argues for gentler behavior and self control, praising tempering influences and a hopeful path away from outbursts.
A Canadian National Railways photograph highlights Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies as Canada’s largest national playground. The Athabasca Falls near Mount Kerkelain draws visitors along the Athabasca River with mountain peaks valleys and icefields forming a land of enchantment. The 1928 convention of the National Weekly Newspapers’ Association will end with a visit to Jasper Park after the Edmonton Macdonald Hotel event.
Readable fragments describe a tense moment with a crowd near a tent. A friend quotes a cryptic tag about a wife’s supposed second husband and a heated exchange follows as characters react to the insinuations.
A ragged snippet mentions salves for burns and cuts, cheap bottles, college money, beef steak and whale queries, and a remark on streetcars and greeting the postman. It reads like a miscellany from a bygone page with assorted observations and questions.
Special express freight shipment delivered to Terento Terminal at Keele Street and KE Clare Avenue. Freight picked up at an unspecified address in Toronto.
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