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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 06, 1928
Page
2
Excerpt from a Baltimore Sun poem praising service and kindness. It asks the reader what they are for if they have never brought comfort to neighbors, cheered others, or heard a child bless their bounty, concluding with a praise of generous deeds.
Mr Thornbury proposes an association to end varied wedding presents. He moves from kitchen help to chaos as dishwashing piles up, culminating in a grocery list of mishaps and a note to his wife about a new anti gift club.
A man learns he has only months to live after doctors warn him. He seeks strength through faith, tests his beliefs, and prepares his family and soul for death. He finds calm through prayer, recalling scripture about perfect peace and enduring strength, and dies surrounded by friends and memory.
In a reminiscence from Southern California during a land boom a traveler sent a Bible quote urging Deuteronomy chapter eight verses eight to ten. A Wiscon sin friend in turn quoted Job and the exchange is framed as praise for a promised God given country of abundance and blessings.
A humorous exchange recounts a man claiming forty years of marriage while misattributing his nightly solace to gout. The lighthearted quip plays on the idea of domestic routine versus a medical complaint.
A vacant rectory hosts a convention of clergymen who fill the home with warmth and music. Elder Brown and three companions reminisce and sing as curious youths spy from a window. An article touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a prime athletic muscle lubricant.
A Cockney angler complains to a Hiland boatman claiming his family has borne arms for two centuries. He insists on royal entitlement and heritage as justification for superior treatment. The exchange highlights class tension aboard the vessel.
A traveler recounts a dispute with an inspector over ticket class aboard a train from Ober Lennington to Owen. The passenger insists on a third class ticket but is charged the difference to a fourth class fare. After a delay and pleas, the station master allows travel but requires the passenger to pay a penny difference.
A Chicago report, citing Nikola Tesla, recalls his Paris lab stint under foreman Patton. Tesla toiled two days and nights without sleep, then joined a long feast and requested a second steak, underscoring a famed link between intense mental effort and appetite.
A historical note explains that diverse Indian tribes once communicated effectively using sign language, despite no shared spoken language. It describes common signs and their meanings and mentions modern Boy Scouts learning the system, cautioning readers not to misinterpret rapid gestures as deaf muteness.
In Ontario the Hospital for Sick Children seeks more space to care for youth with spine and joint conditions. A country annex at Thistletown offers fresh air and nursing support, while the main hospital operates two shifts to serve all in need. A Christmastide appeal asks readers to continue generous donations to cover new ventures and ongoing care.
A study by the Experimental Farm notes that weather at harvest and curing methods greatly affect hay value, especially clover hay where leaf loss can reach sixty percent. Curing speed preserves nutrients, and buyers should seek leaves and bright green color. An asthma remedy by Dr J D Kelloggy is promoted as a hopeful aid.
Fragmentary text cites quotes about faith and action, mentioning God and phrases attributed to Burbank. The passage includes references to planning, ownership, and restraint, with several unclear names and ideas about immediate tasks and possible projects.
The piece urges merchants to exploit long distance credit and stock to attract customers from far away. It claims use of inventive methods to draw in buyers and suggests competition will be minimal as distant suppliers expand reach and stock drives sales.
Public auction announced by F. L. Flanders from Lot 34 Concession 3 Nassagaweya on December 10 1928 at 12 30 p m. Items include horses cattle sheep poultry farm implements harness equipment incubators furniture hay grain and miscellaneous goods with no reserve and various due dates and payment terms.
An eight item guide argues the right advertising type attracts proper customers and boosts profits through direct sales rather than shelf-warmers. It emphasizes choosing ads that fit the business and avoids gimmicks that fail to convert.
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