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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 06, 1925
Page
5
The Acton Free Press quotes Alice Whitson Norton with a seasonal verse describing spring to autumn through nature signs. It frames God's highway as a calendar visible to attentive eyes, noting flowers, crops, glowworms, and weather as markers of time.
The issue recalls visitors criticizing new streets and stray cows near the pound. Wheat harvests are advancing with crops in good condition. William Williams travels to Brookville to attend the Grand Lodge I O F as representative in Acton Lodge No 201. An Epworth League excursion to Rockwood is planned. A church hour change to seven o clock is approved for uniformity with other churches. An excursion to Merriton and Niagara Falls via the Fire Brigade is highlighted during the Provincial Volunteer Firemen's Association sixth annual convention in Merriton with Acton Brigade praised. DIED COBBAN Isabella McKerracher widow of James Cobban aged 69. ROSS Philip Ross of King, York County aged 67.
Mr Peters questions a silk work bag as a gift while his wife defends its beauty and use. She notes many women sew work bags yearly, passing them to friends who wear them out and return new ones, and he counters with a concern about wasted idle talk.
A courtroom recounts an assault case linked to a line fence quarrel. The defendant sues and introduces a character with a shady rep who swears the plaintiff provoked the fight. The prosecutor exposes a timing joke while noting sworn witnesses who place the defendant far from the scene.
A local shop window features a large chocolate tiger with glass marble eyes costing twenty cents each. Neighborhood children crowd the storefront spelling out a request for a quarter pound of tiger with eyes, and place coins on the counter.
The lesson recounts Paul and Barnabas choosing to revisit converts, Barnabas insisting on taking Mark, and Paul opposing. It notes the ensuing split, Mark’s Cyprus journey, Timothy’s introduction, and Paul’s later success and growth of churches through Syria and Cilicia with Timothy becoming a key ally.
A yellow and red circus poster on a fence proclaims the “Greatest show on Earth” arriving Sept. 1. Bystanders, including a group of Black residents, debate reading the faded billboard and express mixed plans to attend.
An analysis notes how repeated crop failures in 1917 to 1919 in the U.S. Northwest underscored the value of mixed farming. It highlights shifts by Canadian West farmers toward diversified operations, including rye, alfalfa, dairy, beef, poultry, and vegetables to cushion wheat dependence.
A discussion on retirement age for women argues grandmothers gain wisdom and balance in later life. It praises eighty as a fruitful age to enjoy grandchildren, travel, and stay engaged, urging mothers to preserve ideals and seek calm, lifelong learning. It also promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for croup relief.
A country carriage arrives at Angon King’s shop at dusk. A young woman asks for stationery and in a hushed tone hints at an engagement to a theological student, implying a secret romance connected to church life.
Suffering asthma patients are urged to try Dr J D Kellogg s Asthma Remedy promising relief after years of stubborn coughs. The ad claims comfort of body and peace of mind return with use and says nights of sound sleep come back for good via your druggist.
In his memoirs Arminiun Vamborg recalls an amusing Sandringham moment with Queen Alexandria and Prince George. A wash delay leads to a jug of hot water presented by the prince, whom Vambery calls the Royal Jug-Bearer. The passage sits beside an ad for Miller's Worm Powders claiming child friendly worm treatment.
Mr. Benham explains to his sons that most fraternal insurance plans raise monthly assessments with age. His children ask if paying more will be hard when he is very old, and he replies that if the boys are grown and worth their salt they will be paying it for him then.
A Chicago Continent clipping shows a widow writing that she faces great trouble obtaining her husband’s life insurance. She laments wishing her husband were not dead as she seeks payment from the insurer after required evidence was supplied.
Local authorities in England contend with bands of Macedonian Gypsies shifting through Hertfordshire Essex and Cambridgeshire amid police escorts and transfers. The piece recounts similar incidents in Denmark Germany and Denmark again noting police meddling and cross border movement. Also mentions Thomas Eclectric Oil as a trusted remedy for coughs colds cuts sprains and burns with universal use.
Exelusive Macon notice records Anna Jordan a deceased antebellum figure honored in a home service led by a negro preacher at Mrs R H Smith home where Jordan had served 38 years. Burial followed with family paying final respects. The item includes an unrelated ad on corn removal.
Fragmentary text defines the church as a teacher and evangelist, an altar where God and people meet, a servant for all, a minister aiding those in need, a co operator with school and home, a uniter of neighbors into a community. It portrays a landmark guiding travelers, a home for children, a sower of the Kingdom, a netender against foes, and a sanctuary for the weary.
The village of Tinner in Middlesex holds its annual fair granted by Edward II in 1236. It remains central to the community as one of five English towns with a dispensation to hold fairs in the streets by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The text asserts the worm exterminator is effective on its own without needing other medicines. It states it does not fail to perform its work and functions independently.
A garbled OCR fragment lists several times such as 7.43 ma 9.43 pm and 3.43 p.m. with additional references like 1.48 pm 11.40 p.m. and P2483 pm. The text is incomplete and lacks clear events or entities to describe.
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