Garden They Drift Perfumed Petals Across Lonely Hours
Fragmentary lines describe a garden scene with wading and drifting petals. The speaker notes hope to walk the borders, finding contentment and prayer in the beauty.
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 08, 1929
Page
5
Raspberry era and town notes from August 12 1909
Local items report berry picking parties, street improvements, and a water tank repaint at the railway station. Wheat delivered to Noble elevator sold for 05¢ per bushel. Dr Samuel Webster named sheriff of Saltan County by the provincial government. Brown’s drug store to be moved and modernised. Parnell recounts eight years in South Africa with army and constabulary service. Acton High School passing rate noted. Brandon Fair enjoyed. Medical ad promotes Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy with letters from desperate cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Brigade
Fadegeas
Bundey
T. R
Rola
Nelle
Samuel Webster
Norval
Snlton
Matthew Clements
Brown
William Parnell
South Africa
Jos
Lyndon March
Acton
Parnell
Dulilah
South African Constabulary
Actan
Milly Prancia and the Virginia rescue tale of 1817
Capt. Duncan Meltrimmon of the Georgia militia faced execution by fire after capture by Bentoles. Milly, then 16, persuaded a council to spare him by shaving his head and dressing him as an Indian, saving his life and earning a Congress pension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
Cape
Virginia
Milly
Buttheen
Uremy
Isalstera
Filmn
Mberry
Wilehcack
Southwest
Congress
United States
Lfe
Daniel in the Lions Den Opens Darius Rule
The sermon outlines Daniel 6 during King Darius's reign in Babylon. Daniel's integrity earns him a council seat, plots against him fail, and Daniel survives the lions den after prayer and Faith in God. The tale highlights deliverance, divine protection, and the king’s eventual decree honoring Daniel’s God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel
Trevid
Thone
Thane
Babylon
Delahaear
Dariua
Mede
Daniel Wos
Darius
Thun
Vaviel
Ubticks
Pafternoon
Jerusalem
Pilate
Dante
Fire and Fortune Crossed Wires Behind the Shed
A boy named Johnny ignites a shed causing a blaze that cuts local lines. While he sobs to his mother, metropolis executives finalize a distant deal, then emergency teams repair the lines as the stock market awaits. The next morning the business deal is completed by long distance communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Johnson
Furmer
Caat
Oimy
Rimy
Hig
Mamma
Johnny
Buairiena
Johnny Nlept
Time Tables at Acton Sunday and daily service notes
Timetable notice lists variants Sunday only and daily except Sunday schedules with uneven spellings. Mentions Going West and Taranto pan connections. Contains fragmented phrases about Gunday and Bunday with day-name errors and unclear routing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunday
Pan
Taranto
Toronto to Acton Car Schedules With Seasonal Variations
Schedule details show a Toronto departure at 6.00 PM arriving Acton 7.17 PM on weekdays except Saturdays and holidays. Saturday and holiday service runs at 8.00 PM from Toronto arriving Acton 0.17 PM. Freight express and pickup services are available in Toronto along Keele Street and St. Clair Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bundaya
Molidays
Toronto
Acton
Wolldaya
Keele Street
St. Clair Avenue
Household Science Competition Winners Noted in Milton
Brown of Acton wins place in Household Science judging held Friday under Ontario Agriculture. Miss Langton led classes in Nutrition House Furnishing and Good Dressing across the county with judges Powell Grey MacIntosh. Eva Booth Oakville wins Nutrition special prize and earns county representation at the Inter County Judging at the Canadian National Exhibition on September 4 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiglion County
Milton
Ontario Department of Agricultura
Crampton
Eva Booth
Oakville
Eva Chisholm
Louie Ruddell
Georgetown
Marlon Van8ickle
Marjorie Harbottte
Campbellville
Mary Rives
Palermo
Kate McLean
Killa Peacock
Mpllon
Velma Murrey
Acton
Jasel Booth
Bertha Barnes
Norval
Jennett Alexander
Margaret Crown
Misa Eva Dooth
Palermo Women’s Institute
Russes
Mary Rivas
Hazel ‘Booth
Athletes Energize Diet with Sugars and Beets
An article promotes energy through sugar rich foods. It cites baseball players track athletes and explorers using lemonade candy and beet recipes. It includes a beets recipe with paprika and butter and advises dissolving sugar in lemon juice for a quick health boost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude
Channel Fame
Lindbergh
Mexico
Daea
Defare T and the Intelligence Test
A clipped exchange shows a job candidate confronting a tester about an intelligence exam. The dialogue hints at miscommunication with an alenographer remark and a dismissed claim.
Record-Holder W. J. Grant Retires After 61 Years in Railroading
W J Grant, district freight agent for the Canadian Pacific Railway at Hamilton, retires after 61 years in railroading. Forty years with CP Rail and 61 total service marks a record in Hamilton. J P Clancy of CP Toronto also retires after 45 years with Allan Steamships and CP, leaving 106 years of combined service. J W Maguire succeeds Grant as district freight agent at Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medra
W. J. Grant
Canadian Pacific Railway
Hamilton
Hamilrilon
Mr. Grant
J. P. Clancy
C. P. St
Toronto
Alan Steamships Line
Canadian Pacific
Grant
Mr. Clancy
J. W. Maguire
The Friend of Lovers and The Bank Springs Motel Tale
A fragmentary description references Mrs BE Moodsy and the Bank Springs Motel and mentions Dorothy Dix style advice circulating in New Orleans. It notes a photograph of a voyage to Vancouver and a trip aboard a Canadian liner, with dates and names obscured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. Moodsy
Bank Springs
Miltons
New Orleans
Dorothy Dix
Gulmer
Vancouver
Alacke
Mrs. Lemon Juice Aids Home Bleaching And Cleaning
Household tip notes lemon juice and a pinch of blueing in water restore yellowed linens and lace. It cites lemon juice for whitening fabrics and stains and says salt and lemon protect copper and brass from tarnish.
Beauty Doctor Hints For Facial Care And Home Remedies
A garbled dialogue hints at beauty advice including facial care and home remedies. It mentions tasks like applying substances to the face and general household tips amid a messy transcript with references to preparing treats, lunch, and sugar content. The text is fragmentary and unclear but centers on personal grooming guidance.
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Oly Artur
Andes Garden
Downing
Gie
Dart
Herse
The
Free Press of
Yhursady
Nia Mabber
Minter
Row
Louis Carr
Irr
Carr
Courts
Holloway
Halton Cream & Butter Co
Milton and Acton
Chas. Thompson
J. Cadesky
A. T. Brown
A. T. Drown
Soe
Goling Hunt
National Electhic Railways
Atkein
Pam
Een
Bunday
Tatas
Ehe
Bot Ae
Rhe
Baturdaya
Dus
Sunda
Card & Cto
Guelph, Ontario
Ee Eg Brown
Atilete
Hetty Barclay
Madan
Kellogg’s
Kellogg's
Kellogg
London
Ontario
Cry
Castoria
Wetcher
Frederick L. Wright
Imperial Life Assurance Co. of
Canada
Hesidence
Main Street
Sauvage & Co
Jewellers
Wyndham Street
Guelpus
Brest
Waterman's
Parker's
Optometry
Ald
Savage Giueiph
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