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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 18, 1930
Page
7
A historical fragment praises the birth of Christ in Bethlehem with church bells organ music and children's voices. Rita M. Rigby signs the piece noting reverent Christmas imagery and a gentle nativity scene.
Twenty years on slashing improves. Bricklayers work on Mr G J Wallace’s Mill Street clothing store. Mrs Maddock sails from Toronto for a winter in the South aboard Vincent Maddock’s yacht, Banta Clvus. School board meets after low applications for principal. Mr W H Stewart reappointed at 1100 a year with rises to 1200. Marriages: Fannin Lowry, Battram Wallace, Oyson Henderson. Worm Exterminator advertised as infant health aid.
Kellogg Company chairman declares confidence in gradual improvement and notes 1931 advertising will be the largest in company history. He cites record sales this year, a billion-dollar plant expansion in Battle Creek and an addition to the London Ontario branch, signaling broad industry demand.
A Sunday school lesson on Luke 2 11 and Luke 3 8 20 describes the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem as foretold by Micah. Shepherds receive the angelic message, fear not, and bring good tidings of great joy while praising God, with the shepherds later returning to their duties glorifying God for what they witnessed.
A reflective piece recalls Christmas traditions from the Old Country with carolers in brass bands, church bells, and the family feast. The writer contrasts past warmth and community spirit with modern commercialization and hopes for a old fashioned celebration that centers on faith and togetherness.
Fragmentary religious reflection recalls the shepherds visiting the manger. The text urges faithful believers to imitate their humility and glorify God, awaiting clear duty with hopeful devotion to the newborn Messiah.
The piece retells a Christmas Candle Salad recipe with orange slice candle, banana flame, cherry top, and jelly base, then shifts to household medicine by Dr. Thomas Beletrie, a Randolph anecdote about choosing roads, and closes with a Christmas greeting and reflections on joy amid hardship.
A mother in a small Ontario town endures overwork and poverty with four children. After medical care and months away from home she returns to family life and thanks friends for support while calling for help through College Street Toronto.
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