21 Feb 1918
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 21, 1918
Page
1
A. J. MacKinnon barrister solicitor appears in Perryman Talk addressing legal matters. The note references Perryman Town proceedings and local conveyancing concerns.
Richard Cannon, an electrician, braves a frozen roof to repair a wiring fault at Henderson Green shop. He rigs a lamp across live wires, risking death, while his friend Andy Harris awaits a moonlit call for help, both facing dangerous conditions and a test of courage.
Advertisement note lists H. S. Holmes as an agent in Acton with the phone contact IS provided for inquiries.
Fragmentary notes recount historic bridge work, praising an architect and his wife who continued oversight amid cold and shifting weather. The piece blends historical reminiscence with social commentary on manners and adapting to human nature and tempers.
A curiously clipped English tale shows two bootmakers on opposite sides of a street exchanging banners. One proclaims loyalty to the gantry nobility, the other counters with a rival pledge. The Chronicle’s lighthearted piece jests at public bravado and local shop rivalry.
The text argues that maintaining a good reputation is a debt to the world and to others. It warns against indifference to others' opinions and notes that inner intuition alone cannot guide others, stressing that outward conduct shapes how people are seen and judged.
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