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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 07, 1929
Page
5
A fragmented meditation praises humble work and the value of praise. It urges reaching out to JoAN AImEE and Homan to affirm their efforts, noting the impact on mood and confidence. The text emphasizes quiet admiration over vanity and urges timely recognition.
The Health Service of the Canadian Medical Association explains tests aid diagnosis but do not replace clinical judgment. Tests must be weighed with symptoms by the physician, as no single test determines disease. Modern tests require scientific training to interpret, not secret methods, and questions may be sent to the CMA in Toronto.
A 1909 column summarizes winter conditions and local events. It mentions Van Wyett and Longboat stock activity, James Mills injuring his heel, Knox Church Choir hosting Dr Gray’s home, skating incidents on Anderson's pond, Miss Yoel Alaton's tea slick, and Mien Mason’s peril before rescue. School lighting plans, municipal officer hiring, and electric revenue audits are reported alongside institute gatherings and church anniversary remarks.
A fragmented Sunday school outline lists daily lessons from Sunday to Saturday focusing on repentance and faith. It cites scripture references from Mark Luke Acts and Hebrews and includes an advertisement for Miller's Worm Powders as a health remedy for children.
The First Church of Lyn marks its 171st anniversary amid a garbled reminiscence of the Old Tunnel Meeting House dedication from 1682. An eyewitness account blends colonial ceremony, a noisy rooster prank, and a humorous mishap at dinner, ending with a dubious medical plug for Dr Thomas Electro therapeutics.
A shopkeeper tests two boys for honesty by a found dollar left near a chair. One pockets it. the other returns it, citing his mother’s rule to not take what isn’t his. The honest boy later becomes secretary of the treasury. The piece urges returning found items and warns that honesty leads to success. It closes with a medicinal ad for Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil and a plea to advertise found goods.
A countryman calls from a Western town to request a tombstone for his mother. After debating designs he insists on using a stone already engraved with the name Francis, arguing his mother could not read but would prefer Prunett as a favorite. The stonecutter objects to the mismatch.
A slightly inebriated man entered a cafe and, after examining a card upside down, loudly exclaimed that a terrible intake and mistake had occurred. He demanded Walter come quickly as he waved a menu and condemned the printers for printing the title upside down.
A historical report explains how a French chemist claimed to revive ancient alchemy by manufacturing sapphires and other gems from aluminum and oxides. It describes the furnace process, the use of cobalt oxide for blue color, and the creation of imitation rubies, emeralds, and amethysts through specialized pastes and metal additives.
A sufferer, after years of torment, reports complete relief from asthma using Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy. The testimonial claims the remedy provides definite help to all afflicted and that relief comes as if smoke or vapor unlocking long awaited aid.
A rough, humorous anecdote shows a man explaining why he talks to himself with two motives. A second quip imagines a worker lamenting life before and after his departure, reflecting on preexisting concerns and future outcomes.
Elton Reed debates confronting a Mercury reporter over a false football game story. Uncle Jim admonishes him that true courage isn’t shouting over the phone and recounts a railway station tale of a threatening Frenchman whose voice lingered as an echo. Elton decides not to telephone.
Fifty years ago James Gallagher settled in Peterborough County and popularized a tincture for bronchitis and coughing. The text describes a lung remedy made from mother atum and other herbs, praised as healing for inflamed lungs. It mentions the gadget-like remedy marketed by A. T. Brown of Acton and a household product line.
Creditors of John H. Allan late of Erin Palmer must send full names addresses and claim details with security descriptions. Executors will distribute the estate after February 25, 1939 to those legally entitled and will not be liable for claims not received notice. Dated at Acton Ont January 5 1920 Executors Join Allan and Chester Edwin Allan acting through their solicitor WH Palmer Acton Ont.
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