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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
3
A fragment from a 1930 Acton Free Press tale shows a emigrant train at night where a mother and child hope Santa will come. A rough man on the train secretly gifts a large bundle of Christmas sweets to brighten the little girl’s stocking before dawn.
The Bratton Mantville report emphasizes feeding young stock with roots or succulent feeds to replace hay and grain during winter. It recommends goat hay, gloved hay, and mixed bran oats meal, plus cottonseed for under one year. Emphasizes gradual transition to dry rations after fall and careful housing and ventilation.
A fragmented reminiscence captures Christmas generosity and community lore. Nostalgia centers on handouts to workers' children, a summer picnic, and tales of Alfred Heardberg, Beavy, and Caleb amid town life headlines.
A nostalgic fragment recalls Christmas in a small town with family ties, childhood friends, and old neighbors. The narrator reflects on long-ago holidays, shared stories, and local identities, mentioning Beardmore, Terrapea, Gordon, and Nicklin, alongside familiar rituals and misremembered details.
In memory of festive acts and shared joy, Acton neighbors recall a Christmas season full of carols, Santa clau s visits, and porch light generosity. The piece highlights how giving to others, especially outside one’s own family, brings deeper happiness amid hard times and community support during winter celebrations. Anecdotes describe siblings, children, and volunteers aiding the town center, with reflections on Providence guiding daily acts.
A fragment suggests embracing hard tasks as a path to strength and success for youths. It contrasts a boy choosing a harder beadled tick with parental guidance and praises perseverance, self discipline, and cheering hard work. It also mentions Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a medical product with claimed remedies.
A college president in a farewell address to a graduating class offered concise guidance for new graduates. He urged graduates to think straight, apply knowledge, adhere to deals, weigh relatives’ well, be Canadian, stand strong as individuals, cooperate with others, and remain steadfast in faith. The remarks reflect timeless values for those leaving school.
An essay argues that most youths strive to impress others but rarely succeed. True impact comes from forgetting oneself, focusing on others, and acting with courtesy and kindness rather than showy airs. Being businesslike or blunt misreads genuine appeal. courts of good manners prevail.
A moral tale urges readers to resist self pity and blame, noting that bad luck and misfortune do not doom success. It argues true strength lies in rising after setbacks, maintaining discipline at home and in public, and recognizing that only self-pity defeats effort and progress.
Parties are urged to buy beef by the quarter and call for prices. The note claims the company is killing its own beef to enable the lowest possible prices for customers.
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