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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Aug 24, 1922

Page

5

Fragmented 19th century notes and ads burst with names and events

An OCR laden page blends personal reminiscences, church events, school notices, and health ads. It mentions a Knox Church fundraiser, a Kingston school teaching staff change, a western excursion group, and various community names such as Wallace, Hoharteon, and Simith, plus agricultural notes and medicinal claims.

Camplulnia Qhee. Hoovell Shila Busine Hircot Cooper Taylor Mirn Bear Ladlea’ Akl Knox Church Aid Mane Mugh Wallace Iie Mtant Toba Har- Vestern Min Win Hédimilston Albert Edmintou Jennie Mable Earl Edminton Mearding Mime Mardhing Amalia Husband Kate Hornby Jonnie Storey Massie Hiephart Hornby Wm. Crawford Thos. Storey Arthur Pearson John Welshman Overt McPherson John Arthurs Oliver Cook Wm. Need Harry Wood Jota T. Davidson Paul Mennedy Jr James Mcloneht Utah Hohool

Had Her Suspicions In a Hilltop Tryst

A fragment describes a young man and maiden on a hilltop crest where mischief or danger looms as a startled shout echoes. The piece reads like candid diary style drama with unnamed narrator and rustic dialogue from an Argonaut source.

Argonaut

Preparations for Canada's Great Grain Movement

Canadian National Railways has mobilized vast equipment for moving grain, with hundreds of locomotives and tens of thousands of freight cars prepared since early year. If deployed end to end, engines would stretch beyond 350 miles, reflecting a massive, eager readiness to haul the bumper crop across Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Canada Canadian Nationalways Winnipeg Canadian National Railways Viarte Aase

Tempting the Pig At Wipper

A fragmented dialogue scene follows a meal where a young man speaks on general matters and questions behavior and fondness, while a fair girl responds with a coy remark expressing longing or affection.

Xeneral Gruni

Heat Expansion and Temperature Effects on Metals and Gears

The text discusses how heat causes materials to expand, noting lamp and clock components, guns, pistons, tubes, and bulbs lengthen with rising temperature. It explains the expansion increasing pressure, moving pistons, and altering device timing, such as clocks needing dusting to keep pendulums accurate.

Avary

Confused exchange about a wife meeting her mother

A garbled passage shows a man and his wife discussing travel to visit the mother and a plan to meet at a town. The text is fragmented with misspellings and unclear actions, but mentions a wife waved a ticket, a journey to her mother, and a plan to meet on the way to the train.

L-Nehemiah Perel Jerusalem Tie Fathers Hla Poonla Noehemiah Nehemiah Neheralah Sant Russie Hin Habylon Marcy Nehomlah Walla Jeruaslem Vudia Jewett

Bargain with the spirit world at a wake

A fragmented reminiscence recalls a bargain with a spirit at a wake. Tony and Mayee Davy discuss return in daylight and a prophecy of a relative guiding the living. A Victorian mood enlivens the scene as a woman exhibits the haunting tale.

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