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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 25, 1932
Page
8
An excerpt extols dogs for genuine affection and loyalty. It contrasts false displays of love with a dog that defends friends, endures hardship, and shares scarce food, asserting dogs seldom show ingratitude and express fidelity through deeds.
A look back at a warm spell with 40 degree days, spring signs on farms in Nassagaweya, and a blocked week. Hockey Glen Williams vs Acton 1 1 draw. Mr Jas Symon takes over Johnstone hardware. Baptist and Methodist church events and teas. MARRIED Somerville Hambly Napanee. local notices and a weekly menu plan from Egyptian Liniment ads.
A Sunday school lesson on John 11 describes Jesus weeping at Mary and Martha's sorrow, the call to move the stone, and Lazarus rising after four days. It notes Jesus' perfect union with the Father, and urges believers to help others shed graveclothes and enter new life.
The article argues cancer is largely preventable with correct information and early medical examination. It credits early surgical advances and radiology, stresses widespread press dissemination since 1913, and urges yearly family physician visits and routine pelvic exams for women to guard against cervical cancer. It also notes miseducation and delays worsen outcomes, urging prompt examination for any suspicious skin spots, lumps, discharges, or bodily changes.
A minister mentions Mrs. Mac Shoddie during a sermon and inquires about her husband’s absence last Sunday. Mrs. MacShoddie explains he walked in his sleep, noting it was not serious but a recurring habit.
A fragment notes a woman's courtroom appearance with emphasis on a man described as a polished gentleman, implying judgments about his boots and demeanor during testimony.
A high school girl learns to spell accommodation after a sister's grave remark on frequent errors. The piece stresses that repeated careless mistakes like Between you and I harm speech, and urges self correction to break habits.
A customer insists on settling a three year old suit on the same terms after a dealer asks if the account has been called. The exchange shows a demand for payment and a push for self selection of terms.
The piece argues that sustained focus, more than gifts alone, drives achievement. It cites geniuses who fail when their concentration is broken, claiming steady effort over time yields results while neglecting the hour’s needs hampers potential. It urges youth to cultivate discipline for lasting success.
A clipped exchange notes about rules of behavior for wives and husbands in a South Sea Island context. The remark hints that a wife should not speak until her husband does. Another voice suggests some husbands may be foolish enough to comply.
OCR reads show a disrupted timetable with daily runs except Sunday. Mentions a Chicago line passing through and stopping at Georgia town at 9.42 p m with eastbound and westbound notes.
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