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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 28, 1922
Page
6
The piece presents a defiant stance urging readers to stay true to their duties and resist rival influence. It asserts personal resolve to strive for one’s own goals and to speak out, promising not to be swayed by opposition.
A fragment lists upcoming church entertainments, municipal council nominations, school trustees, and marriage notices in Acton. Entries mention The Methodist Sunday School Christmas event, names of candidates for council and school positions, and two marriages including Orangeville and Willow Hill areas with local officiants and witness details.
The passage presents a Sunday school lesson outline on Luke 20 and prophecies about John the Baptist, urging reverent study of Christ’s coming harvest for humanity. It weaves devotional truths with a Christmas season to New Year transition, ending with a civic vignette about discipline and duty in a parliamentary setting.
A defendant in an Olo court on a dog case attempted to interrupt the proceedings. The judge admonished him, and the defendant insisted on not renewing a license while insisting the court proceed. The exchange highlighted the expiration in January and the impact on the case.
Poem petitioning the Lord to blot out sins and sorrows and grant a renewed year. It asks for new light, peaceful visions, and an exalted, enduring purpose with an end to conflict and strife.
Reynolds faces a playful vow to marry as his New Year resolution, prompting Mother to emphasize the one-day scope. Great Aunt Prudence arrives with cake, sparking delight as the youngster learns a lesson about promises and moderation amid a bustling domestic scene.
Fragmentary report describes peculiar watchmaking, doves with neck rings, and a pennyworth of passengers. It mentions a London shop, a Camden owner, and a $400 reward for a pair of passengers amid diverse odd details and a stray medical ad for Dr Thomas Electrodray.
The passage describes a private collection with a ruby cylinder and a unique diamond ring, linked to Royal heritage at Windsor and a watchmaker’s crafts. It also blends a moral aside on opportunity, quotes about seizing the day, and a brief diplomatic note on land rights payments and Canadian banking deposits in the late 19th century.
A visitor in the country mistakes a hayrick for something else, asking about its purpose as locals explain it is simply hay. The scene contrasts rural speech with misconceptions while a life note on asthma medicine appears, noting Kellogg's Asthma Remedy brings relief to sufferers.
The creditors of the Honourable David Veodeman of Acton are notified to present their claims by January 7 1023 or deliver details by mail at Harold Nawh Murmer Village of Anton to the law officer for the estate. The executor will proceed after January 2 1023 distributing the estate according to the will and law.
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