Recollections of Acton in 1897 and local notes
Recollections from the December 1497 edition record Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Scott settled in Myr. First Brook's house on Bower Avenue. Miss Daly Nicklin and the Misce- Fyfe home for Thanksgiving from Guelph Collegiate Institute. Helen Symon and Ellan Meuhame from school for the holiday. Mr. and Mrs. No P. McLamn and Miss Kertie visiting Sarnia. Guelph Norway Iron and Steel plant sold for 97000 to John Taylor of Guelph. shareholders paid 48000. W. H. Storey and Son add off tan pieces and hunting boots to their line. Born Gibbons in Esquesing on Thursday 26 November to Mr. and Mrs. James Gibbons Jr a son.
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Robt. Scott
Myr
Firstbrook
Bower Avenue
Rail switch derailment disrupts C N R traffic at Acton
Train cars jumped a switch on the C N R line causing a derailment that tore up tracks for hundreds of feet. Traffic was suspended and trains rerouted while crews cleared the line. The same issue notes a past week of outdoor skating on Fairy Lake and a local monument factory opening. A community Christmas Tree plan is noted and the Acton Fire Brigade held its annual ball and supper. Died Toha Freeman Wilson in Nassagaweya aged 54 years.
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Acton Fire Brigade
Acton Community Glee Club
Among New Faces As Fall Terms Open
As colleges and preparatory schools begin the fall term, many students leave home to study or work with strangers. They face adjustment, homesickness, and new responsibilities, yet quickly adapt and gain confidence. Friends and mentors offer support as they pursue new activities and grow.
Martyrs to illness urged by health department call
Ottawa officials urge people to stop fearing sickness and to face health issues bravely. A health officer criticizes anxiety as self indulgence and promotes striving for better health rather than grim resignation.
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Department of National Health and Welfare
Ness
Ottawa
Labor broadcast report links wages and meat prices in Canada
A Canadian labor broadcast from Toronto on October 27 discusses wage demands, a five day week, and Saturday work to improve Sabbath rest. It argues meat price rises stem from livestock costs and farm policies rather than processor profits, citing 1939 to 1947 price shifts, wartime influences, and farm supply dynamics. The piece urges focus on real causes of economic trouble.
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HY BR
Draciman PT
Crey Hi
Toronto
United Electorial Radio and Machine Workers
Anuview
United Packinghouse Workers
Canada
Elbert Hubbard
Great Britain
United States
Divorce Wave Prompts Idea for Who's Whose Publication
The remark suggests issuing a listing called Who's Whose to track property and alliances as the current divorce wave subsides. It hints at social intrigue and legal changes affecting households and assets.
Walking in the truth in Sunday School lesson
A historical lesson on walking in the truth as a daily, constant life practice. It links spiritual revelation with Christian fellowship, stressing that true walking in truth shows genuine faith, sanctification, and joyful ministry. The writer emphasizes sincerity, doctrine, and holiness guiding personal and communal living.
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John Jy
Apostle Aponko
Apostle
Jesus
Christ
Walk in truth and guard the church from pride
The passage urges walking in truth as central to Christian life and ministry. It condemns seeking preeminence and praises those known by good report and truth. It stresses honest conduct, steadfast faith, and reliance on apostolic ministry as essential for salvation and communal well being.
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Redeemer
Apostolic Ministry
Daive
Tony
VeraEman Catholic Church
Demetsiusiy
Pink elephant and green rat enter early bar scene
A playful sketch shows a pink elephant and a green rat arriving at a cocktail bar ahead of time. The bartender jokes that they are early and they acknowledge the crowd has not yet arrived.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Acton
Ptranedags
Wilson
Nassagaweya
Toha Freeman Wilsan
Ellness
ST. George's Square
Guelph
Ontario
Chapple’s
Wyndham St. Guelph
Angus Kennedy
R. M. Bell
Optometrist
Ekn
Georgetown
Distrenudorh Agent
FOI Cledraulic & Gabril
Stadiluarhs
Aloty EE Stock
Absoiubers
Kentucky
Elizabeth Arden
Cooper’s Drug Store Mill
St. Acton
Quitomal
Pene Ue
Westinghouse
McEachern Electric Mill Street
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