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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 01, 1919
Page
4
January 1, 1919 issue presents a Henry Van Dyke verse urging self discipline and devotion to work. The piece links personal duty to daily labor and the hope of balanced time for play and love after work.
A reflective piece urges readers to assess the past year’s opportunities and faults, urging honesty about mistakes, and a commitment to forward movement. It emphasizes improving daily tasks, spiritual growth, and deeper connections with others and with faith.
To day is New Years Day and I vow a year of effort not display. I will seek to be lovable, responsible, and tolerant while improving my own best, facing evil and helping others. I aim to set a high standard of living and cultivate daily the art of being good to live with.
A reflective meditation on living nobly before death, arguing that worth is found in good works rather than lifespan. It contrasts the idea of aging with the vigor of early achievers and urges timely duty, while noting the folly of excessive years in a bleak, varied discourse.
A reflective piece urges readers to view the new year as 365 days to shape better lives, break harmful ties, and commit to uplifting goals. References to memory, faith, and moral resolve accompany scattered notices of remedies and medical claims.
A column recounts the hymn born in 1858 by Andrew Young from an Indian air, sung by a London crowd of poor children and echoed in Thackeray tears. It notes translations into nineteen languages and mentions a New Year greeting and moral reflections from readers. An unrelated ad fragment follows praising a herbal purgative with Veggie claims and aGoldstein sale anecdote in dialogue.
A reflective prose passage describes a boy as a special object of interest to a man, evoking sympathy and bright prospects. It highlights the boy’s open eyes, humor, and a noble heart that attract and symbolize future strength and hope. It also notes a medical tonic claim for Balnor’s Worm Powder as safe for children when used as directed.
The article reports You hihito asserting he is the 122nd monarch in an unbroken line dating back to the seventh century BCE, claiming the present dynasty is the oldest in the world.
An advertisement promises fish and chips and oysters served day or night in all styles. It touts experience from top U S restaurants and invites farmers and families for lunch with tea or coffee. Cleanliness and sanitation are emphasized to entice patrons to try again.
A college Sophomore hosts guests and cooks supper, prompting a guest to question whether educated women can cook. The girl defends practical skills for home life, arguing women should be versatile, prepare for livelihoods, and be capable as both learners and providers.
A garbled paste mixes religious quotes, a Kaiser reference, and a comic restaurant scene. It shows stray lines about prohibition and faith with unclear attribution and odd punctuation, yielding a chaotic historical snapshot.
A road in Curry County Oregon owes its entire surface to borax mined by a California company with large borax holdings. The highway, built with borax, remains in excellent condition though borax deposits are undeveloped. The farm bought for borax interests is rented for agriculture, with some improvements including the borax road.
The child Lola asks if turkeys have wishbones and if they get everything they wish for. The exchange humorously explores the idea of wishes in the holiday feast.
The piece argues that lack of early promotion does not equal failure. A worker’s imagination and industry will gain recognition in time, much like fruit ripening on a bough. It warns against labeling delayed success as failure.
The text describes Alaskan sled dogs and their breeds including the native matamut. It notes dogs pull by vocal commands and without cues, their strength equal to their weight, and typical loads of around seventy pounds. Harnesses resemble horse gear but smaller and dogs are fed meat and others after daily work.
A rustic scene depicts Momo greeting a pastor returning from Europe while locals debate labor and virtue. Hubert J. Murdatta comments on work ethic as the pastor argues vacating time and effort are needed to lead the congregation uphill to heaven.
A damaged OCR fragment outlines a dated local item with unreadable names and places. It mentions a person or group actions but the legible facts are sparse and unclear.
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