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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 11, 1921
Page
6
A fragmentary verse piece from the Acton Bree Press dated August 1 1931 features whimsical lines about love wondrous tales and imagined scenes amid playful rhymes and invented names. The author Sophie KK Bradford appears as the quoted creator.
Acton schools will travel to Keokwood by the 20th with a two day fare of one dollar for tickets. Local events include a garden party hosted by Acton ladies, a baseball match between Storey’s factory teams, and a concert with the 20th Regiment Band. Obits note Ninian Glenday, 77, in Gooraytown.
The lesson discusses Paul and Barnabas in Acts 13 14 including the Antioch audience reaction and their mission to the Lycian region. It covers historical context, key figures like Timothy and the temple idolatry contrast, and asks guiding questions for class discussion and next week readings.
A fragmented local notice mixes unsettling moral musings with a medicinal advertisement for a Dr Thomiu Kel lectria product. The text critiques inquisitiveness while promoting medicines such as Dr Welovtra OM and Wolom Worum powder, claiming benefits for burns cuts and internal ailments, and urging restraint in prying into others affairs.
A historical fragment describes Poundmaker surrendering to Colonel Middleton on May 3, 1876 after the Battle of Batoche and details a 1886 Montreal to Stony Mountain penitentiary visit by French journalists. It covers their travels through Manitoba, Qu’Appelle, Huskatchawan, and Montreal, and notes the journalists’ interactions with Poundmaker and the colonial authorities.
A government bulletin cites a Minnesota farmer at Crystal Bay, Lake Minnetonka, who faced a ten year battle with a hedge of burr berry. After destroying the hedge ten days before harvest, his field showed no rust and yielded well. The report urges local landowners to remove burr berry early in spring to protect grain crops.
A damaged reminiscence discusses a student who owes a washerwoman for two weeks of service. It argues moral duty to settle debt, noting the woman’s dignity and the debtor’s irresponsibility in delaying payment. The piece reflects on obligations, fairness, and the social bite of unpaid labor.
Archaeologists recount the hidden quarry beneath Solomon’s temple site at Jorumlen Wore where massive stones reveal a subterranean chamber. Narratives describe a long, toil filled process and inscriptions puzzling scholars while King Solomon’s era recedes into legend.
A misspelled and fragmentary local notice describes a failing remedy named by several individuals. The text suggests trials and skepticism about the product’s effectiveness and urges personal demonstration before belief.
Disjointed lines discuss public mood on running or election timing and the impact of a local figure on opinions. Mentions a person named Horn Barhode and a Brownmater reference, with unclear costs or rewards and a move to leave home. Contains garbled phrases and possible political context but few clear facts.
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