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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 26, 1929
Page
3
A reflective piece urging readers to carry Christmas goodwill into the new year. It notes the joy of well wishes, the reality that some friends will face hardship in 1930, and asserts happiness as the soul’s birthright regardless of fortune. It ends with a communal call to wish a Happy New Year.
The New Year brings cautious optimism for Canada after years of world trouble. Prosperity grows for most, burdens remain for some, and moral progress toward peace and understanding strengthens the nation's outlook.
The Fuga Press expresses appreciation for a loyal staff, satisfied clientele in printing and advertising, readers, correspondents and contributors who helped make the past year successful. It thanks friends and bonds formed, and wishes happiness and prosperity in 1930.
The article notes a harsh season with heavy snow and blizzards that crippled transport and forced farmers to use horse and cutter. It comments on the variability of Canadian winters, with boisterous snows and milder periods, and observes weather remains a constant, apolitical topic of discussion.
The new municipal arena is now open and aims to be affordable for all residents in Acton and surrounding districts. Builders delivered a fine project and urges careful, respectful use to keep it neat, safe, and enjoyable for both young and old.
Editorial notes reflect on 1929 closing and 1930 readiness in Toronto city life. Mentions crops value decline in Canada, holiday shopping bustle, and widespread travel delays. Praise for True Blue Lodge Christmas Tree effort shows local community spirit despite logistics problems.
A compact study guide outlines daily lessons from Nehemiah Ezra Micah and Psalms with emphasis on united Bible study churchgoing joy in worship and the Great Commission. The weekly plan stresses shared learning, family churchgoing, and the church as center of community and faith.
An account of a humorous scene at the 2004 Republican National Convention in Chicago where George A Knight of California spoke with a powerful voice. Earlier speakers struggled to be heard as the crowd shouted louder and then shouted not so loud during Knight's turn at the podium, creating a memorable moment.
A fragmentary newspaper snippet mixes a customs officer scene with an advertisement for a beauty product. It mentions Iva ammonia and a dialog about a bottle, then shifts to sensational marketing lines praising a cosmetic item and its effects on women. The text also references ATL women and a Persian Balin phrase in broken form.
Misa Margaret Wingham of George Town visits relatives over holiday. Week-end visitors Mr and Mrs Mundell and Munter from Toronto stayed with Mr and Mrs G W Tenvoy. Mr and Mrs Ward moved to Cataract. Mrs Hurd to care for Mr J M Denglen Nah hatchery. Mrs Mary McKechnie visits Paisley Ontario with daughter and son-in-law. Mr and Mrs W P Mecknery hosted a social Friday night. Barber M J Campbell mourns his father in Arthur Ontario. Rev Father Shaughnessy to relieve Rev Father Savage at St Andrew's Oakville who is ill. Don G Davis and K Roy McGregor return from a West business trip. Miss Ethel Gibson ill at home. showing signs of improvement. W S Savage and others attend Cyrus Dirge funeral in Hamilton on Tuesday.
Miss Mabel Breckon nurses extended vacation local. Earl Emercon returns from New York to spend Christmas with parents. Families Lancaster Hicklin depart for England for several weeks. Miss Mary Dressainger resigns Lynden teaching post for Aldershot Fairfield staff. O W Rhymas attends Arts and Letters Club Christmas dinner in Toronto with Mrs Groven.
Mrs A MecKechnie spends Christmas in Oakville. Mr and Mrs Herbert Hall of Toronto visit family in Oakville. Jessie Wallace of Toronto visits Marjory Gault. Hugh McNally fractures his collar bone in hockey practice at the Arena last week. Mrs Robert McCollough of Malin Street North breaks her collar bone after a fall. W Q Brownridge places at Guelph Winter Fair with bacon hogs and Berkshire boat entries. Georgetown to field a strong intermediate team this season with a new goalkeeper replacing the unavailable one.
John Coxe moves his family to Hamilton on Monday. Mrs Jno Joynt of Lucknow visits daughter Mrs A E Milson. Joynt couple to Bermuda for winter. Charles Lewington wins CPR London division prize. Hi V Peacock and David Brush named O H A referees for Adiston games. Arena skating Tuesday night marks early season. Milton OH A intermediates add George Stewart Jock Anderson Clifford Houston from Hamilton to lineup, all formerly OG H A juniors. Kellogg asthma remedy advertised with claims of effectiveness.
A traveler recounts a Chinese junk type named the self-rescuer, a double vessel that can split in two. By unchaining aft half and reloading, crews navigate shallow treacherous waters where inches of depth matter. The article notes dry-country life and mentions a medicine claim alongside jumbled travel observations.
A bold appeal stresses that citizens should shop locally to strengthen the city’s economy. It praises store stocks and fair prices, credits owners as public-spirited, and urges readers to read newspaper ads to find extraordinary deals and support hometown merchants.
A fragmentary, cryptic passage mentions Moratio Nels Powers and several obscure terms as if describing a mythic landscape with fountains and veiled landmarks. The garbled lines suggest a historical or literary context but lack clear events or identifiers.
Creditors of the estate of Honok McDonald, who died around July 1929 at Acton, must send their claims and details to the solicitor for the executors in Milton, Ontario, by 2020. After that date the executors will distribute assets to those entitled, discharging claims known to them.
Fragmentary timetable notes show daily and daily-except Sunday service with stations and times. Mentions flag stop, mail train, and multiple time stamps such as 12.01 p.m. 7.07 p.m. and 10.31 a.m. in a historical context.
Canadian National Railway timetable fragment lists daily and Sunday exceptions with freight terms. It notes Toronto Terminal Heelo Street St Clair Avenue pickup and delivery details for express freight and pickup options in Toronto.
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