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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 08, 1923
Page
3
A quirky 1923 Che Acton Free Press Valentine item shows a playful verse with garbled spellings and humor about a valentine card. It recalls a smiling heart and a whisper of romance amid rough typography.
In Acton a century ago a spring valley ashery on Church John Agnes streets stood as the first block occupant after Adamite subdivisions. Builders Stafford and family ran the ashery for years while boys and neighbors like Joe Flintbrook and Jack Bradford played nearby. The text recalls early commons, base ball clubs such as Victoria and Ged Tory, and community memories of homes, rectories, and a growing town.
A whimsical tale by D. Jonex portrays Cupid in a garden sending silver arrows to awaken Spring. Bluebirds messenger the moon’s winter warning, then depart to spread hope that warmth and blossoms return on Saint Valentine’s Day.
A historical reflection traces how catch-words arose in vaudeville and urban life, noting terms like Does your mother know you're out and Get your gun out. It mentions Mr Heresis Robey as a claimed originator, the vogue of Not in these trousers, and shifts to phrases such as My word and We should worry, outlining the brief life and social drift of popular expressions.
A fragment shows tiny prowflakes and fairies delivering Christmas like gifts. The verse speaks of winter gloom brightened by mirth and kindness wafting from above, with pike-brood and viniow imagery.
A magazine profile narrates a successful tewaller in a western city and recounts a burglary that cost about twenty thousand dollars in goods. The piece weaves in ad style rhetoric and public sympathy as readers react to misfortune and the stubborn resilience of the entrepreneur.
The readable text shows a dialogue fragment with names Bobby and a father figure. It appears to be a damaged OCR excerpt that includes garbled phrases and incomplete sentences. No clear event, date, or location is evident.
A garbled text presents quotes and musings from various authors on freedom, truth, and human conduct. It cites figures like Noah, Huw Méechor, and Teaumont, noting warnings against vanity and overreaching while reflecting on moral restraint and societal judgment.
An old court anecdote recalls Queen Elizabeth commissioning warm knitted stockings, praising their pleasant feel and practicality. She preferred wear over fine silk waistcoat, declaring no more fine hose after trial, favoring comfort and durability for warmth.
A garbled reminiscence notes a recurring task in Waddy In her day operations. The passage hints at a strange "Wust Wild-feure" and a suggestion of who should be covered with home things.
A garbled report recounts a university lecture with mentions of Pip Gibbs and Sir Philip Gibbs. The chair attempts to introduce a guest, while the audience, including men and women, reads a well known book and reacts to the mispronounced names.
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