27 Dec 1917
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
1
General Hardware offers mill supplies and builders hardware with agents for Yale and Peterboro Lock Co. Louden Machinery supplies and dairy equipment featured in the catalog.
A reader asks why you delay getting essential eyewear and urges action. The note frames the delay as inefficient and signals frustration with procrastination.
Fragmentary verse contemplates the approaching new year and eternity. Poetic lines ponder humanity's ascent toward a city of rest, peace, and heavenly dawn as the old year fades and a timeless chorus rises. The imagery shifts between mountains, Nebo, and epical voices promising harmony beyond the mortal world.
John Gentlefolk proposes a one hundred dollar anonymous gift to The Sentinel for charitable distribution. He and Mary design a "thank-trap" with envelopes and editor notes to ensure recipients learn of the gift without revealing donors. The scheme aims to provoke genuine gratitude among readers while keeping funds within town.
An anonymous donor gave $1000 to The Sentinel for distribution in $20 and $5 gifts. Recipients describe heartfelt thanks and stories of Christmas aid, shared dinners, and small acts of kindness inspiring neighbors and strangers alike.
Mrs Gentlefolk reads letters with tears of joy and John shares gratitude for blessings. They discuss forgiveness and look forward to a fresh start, deciding to visit the tenement district by car. Mary hurries to grab a hat and keys for the trip.
An Muddy boy in country dress asks to go barefoot as his mother scolds him for tearing his blouse. An elderly woman shares a story of a father's regret after his son dies, teaching patience and forgiveness. The tale ends with a resolve to seek the son and kiss him dirt and all.
An old friend warns a young man against complacency. The speaker argues dissatisfaction fuels intellectual growth and advancement, citing Henry van Dyke and other observations to suggest discipline in discontent leads to progress.
Twenty years ago the Free Press notes gifts to Misa McNelly from her primary pupils, Carlos Williams suffers blood poisoning in the left hand, and readers are urged to vote for the Public Library. Local Christmas entertainments include Cantata Christman Chimes and a sleigh drive. Marriages list Reynolds Gowdy in Guelph and James Smith in Acton. William Smith, 68, is noted.
In a New York Times letter Reginald Aldworth Daly, Harvard geology professor, argues that long term beer consumption among Germans correlates with loss of self control and moral decline. He quotes Zeppelin on beer’s similar effects to spirits and suggests alcohol shaped Germany’s wartime brutality. He contrasts French and English drinking ages and warns against chronic alcoholism in the German populace. He cites Moltke on danger of beer to Germany’s safety.
A cryptic remark attributed to a Wise Person, about encountering a crowd of small boys in a ring with a campall dog. The tale centers on confusion and a shouted cry to tear up the dog, with minimal coherent action or clear outcome. The fragment reads like a garbled anecdote with unclear speaker names and events.
A reflective verse recalls a quiet village night fading to year’s end. The speaker feels sorrow and hope, hearing no clock toll, yet resolves to remember the sorrowing and imitate deeds of mercy as the new year arrives. The imagined morning calls for final welcome at God’s right hand and benediction for acts of love.
A reflective piece on mothers who sacrifice for their families. It portrays a mother who endures faded gowns and missed rites, while children overlook her needs until their own years yield understanding of her quiet pain and enduring love.
An exhortation argues delivery services waste money and Canada’s resources. It urges shoppers to opt for cash and carry, carrying their parcels home themselves to cut costs and profits embedded in delivery charges.
Fragmentary writing recalls old January through cold Canada and Miltonic imagery. The piece contrasts Janus like figures facing past and future, noting snow wrapped landscapes, bare fields, and a mournful yet hopeful tone for coming days.
A school scene shows a boy explaining the distinction between the quick and the dead in a humorous exchange. The speaker Willio describes the quick as those who got out of the way, while the dead are those who did not escape.
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