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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 10, 1925
Page
3
A Song of the Wind by Lilian Glanville
A poem fragment evokes wind and sea imagery in an Irish bay with a brown ship returning to a waiting heart. Two eyes watch from the shadows as a lone heart hopes amid changing winds and light.
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Irish Bay
Lilian Glanville
Bells and campanology notes from Moscow to Nimrod legends
A nostalgic article surveys famous bells from Moscow to Pekin and Cologne, detailing their weights and history, casting methods, and the cultural role of bells in religion and architecture. It mixes technical facts with anecdotes and ends with a long local reminiscence about singing school days and neighborly tales.
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Aingle
Kremlin
Moscow
King of
Bélly
Ivan
Pekin
China
Cologne
Japan
India
Europe
Nikko
Amarapura
Burmah
Nimrod
Hard Medicine Prescription Found in Opera Night
A fashionable woman seeks a cure for nightly sleepiness reported at eleven oclock. The doctor replies with a prescription that would make her sleep from ten at night until seven the next morning, to be repeated every twenty four hours as symptoms recur.
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Mir
Parkman
Lend
Mother Parkman
Mrs. Grouse
Aupper
Shea Ae
Dr McCollum Links Diet to Size and Health in Asia
Dr McCollum argues China and Japan are smaller due to diet lacking eggs and milk. He cites Europe and America as larger, longer lived, and more productive from consuming eggs and dairy. The pamphlet No 59 from the Dominion Department of Agriculture in Ottawa issues the statement.
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McCollum
China
Japan
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Europe
America
Dominion Department of Agiculture
Ottawa
The Two Kinds Of People In Confidence Exchanges
The piece contrasts those who give confidences with impulsive behavior and those who receive them. It notes givers seek relief by unloading worries on a discreet listener who remains reticent. Recipients may feel curiosity and sympathetic interest, sometimes prompting press for more details.
Eccentric clergyman recalls odd petitions and enticement
An old influential pastor is remembered for quirky phrases from meals to a courtroom incident. He describes a beatings case where Sarson seemed to “entice” the injured man using a crow bar, then a series of pokes and blows.
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Sarson
Weekly fashion note on striped fabrics and new dress style
A fashion blurb highlights dashing stripes and velop fabrics for frocks, jerseys, balbriggans and knit silks. The model features a blouse with a skirt attached to a long waisted underbody, trimmed with a plain silk collar and string tie. It fastens in front with novelty buttons. medium size needs 354 yards of 36 inch material and 4% yard lining.
Fault-Finders and the Cost of Criticism
A meditation on fault finding, noting its cultural harm in speech and work. The piece tells of a clergyman and professor who break a habit of nitpicking at meals, illustrating how consistent fault finding poisons homes and faith, and ends with a call for remedy and self-restraint.
Does a horse have a sense of humor in horses?
The reader argues some horses show humor through playful mischief in herds and when young. An anecdote recalls a pony teasing a cat and a colt chasing a rag, then later nibbling hands harmlessly, suggesting humor emerges more in colts and young horses.
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Horn
Marvin Afullens
The Habit of Loafing in Youth and Work
A critique of laziness and the value of productivity. The author argues that busyness is a habit formed early, shaping future capability. It warns that loafing in school or early work leads to difficulty learning discipline and achieving goals. Continuous effort builds progress.
Acton Gazette Highlights Local Events and Officials
Acton notes include the mayor’s attendance at a Corinthian Shield match, church and school activities, a police court case, and community events. Detailing promotions, donations, and local concerns, the column reflects civic life in Acton England with mentions of surrounding areas and prominent residents.
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Acton
England
Rad. Hewett
Acton Vy
Whitehall
Sérgt
H. Young
Scotland Yard
Chiswick
Globe Theatre
Annie Rooney
Mary Fickford
James Godfrey
Packington Road
Charnbone
Whiteley Village
Walton-on- Thames
the Oddments
Pierrot Company
East’ Acton
New Piano Fund
Jeans
C. H. Plank
C.M.G
Hadley Wood
Percy Barlow
H. F. Bowles
Einfield
Ald
H. W. Peal
Ealing
Middlesex
David Greig
Hornsey
Barrenger
Harry Brittain
Calcutta
India
Alfred P. ‘Farrant
Acton Lane
Harlesden
Melbourne
Harry Brittmin
William’ Griggs
Osborne Road
Wealdatona
Alperton
New Broadway
Willam Ashley Lethan
Twyford Avenue
Ealing Pollen Court
George Oliver Dornett
Park-road-north
Metropolitan Water Board
H. F. Rutter
E. Forrester
Moon-road
G. Britton
Acton Ree
Kens Ington
Calylo -Church
London
Hampden
Chalgrove
Action Hospital Gazette
Acton Brotherhood
J H. Wincote
Acton Park
King's Head Hotel
Birkett
H. Thompson
Middlesex County B. A
Churchfield Road
Canada
Acton Women Citizens’ Association
Miss Charleson
Canadian Immigration Service
Mayo Surgeon Advocates Limited Alcohol Use in Medicine
Dr. William Mayo of Rochester Mayo Clinic asserts whiskey and stimulants have no medical use except in alcoholism cases. He denies Prohibition’s failure, noting fewer alcoholism cases and fewer surgeries with alcoholism-related weakness than before prohibition.
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Willam Mayo
Mayo Bros
Rochester
Minnesota
United States
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