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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 01, 1925
Page
5
A reprint of Alfred Tennyson’s poem urging renewal as the year closes. The verses call for ringing out old feuds and false pride and ringing in truth, peace, and noble living.
Twenty years ago in Free Press of Thuragay, January 6 1905 reports King Edward rink in full blast with good ice and large nightly attendance. Local events include auctions, house sales of W H Denny, band elections and a Winnipeg move. Acton officials elected by acclamation, county vote shows McGibbon leading Moore. Currie Currie wedding at Elmgate Farm unites F M Currie and Margaret Clark.
In a humorous anecdote from Illinois railroad lore, J. T. Hanrahan rebuffs a presumptuous applicant who demands a pass to work in the yards. Patrick Casey insists he has a job lined up on the Wabash, prompting Hanrahan to instruct him to introduce himself properly before reapplying. The tale is told by Irvin Cobb in the Boston Globe.
Annie Monuskin, blind and educated at the Nashville School for the Blind, typed 300 error-free letters and dictation at up to fifty words a minute. After completing a business course she faced early job doubts but became a public stenographer in a hotel, proving determination over handicap.
A mother praises her daughter for rising early and getting breakfast ready, making beds before anyone else in the household. The exchange playful claims she is an early rider due to her cheerful morning routine.
The Sunday School lesson explains Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem as a test of discipleship. It contrasts accounts in Matthew Mark and Luke, notes the crowd's mixed understanding, and asks readers to honor Christ by helping the poor, while warning against mere popularity.
Quebec plans a comprehensive winter sports programme to run through the season. Surveys are underway for a large jump on Dandurand Terrace near the Quebec Seminary, under Frontenac Winter Sports Club with patronage from Chateau Frontenac. The programme includes figure skating, curling, running and jumping, hockey, and interuniversity events with Princeton slated to visit for hockey against Sons of Ireland and McGill at the Forum in Montreal.
A poetic Christmas verse wishes peace and joy that endures into the New Year. The text speaks of angels singing and the refrain of peace on earth and goodwill toward men, inviting lasting harmony through the holidays.
The piece discusses humane pest control led by public education, praising the Mosquito and Rat campaigns and the International Association for the Scientific Destruction of Rats. It emphasizes librarians as guides shaping reading, the role of public libraries in education, and calls for supportive facilities and trained staff. It ends with an advertisement for Thomas' Electric Oil for various ailments.
A compilation of assorted quotes and proverbs from various authors including Coleridge Franklin Grenville Shakespeare Thomson and others. The passage weaves reflections on faith humor courage knowledge and Providence with brief adages and aphorisms. No single narrative or event is presented.
Percy A. North argues that the social harm of drinking lies not in the drink itself but in those who overindulge. He recalls saloons, spittoons, and rowdy nights, urging help for the sick and needy over spending on alcohol. He praises neighbors who choose charity over intoxication and calls for temperance as a community standard.
A misdirected tourist in Paris, unable to signal for help, buys a berry basket from a fruit hawker and shouts about grocers and pennies. A countryman then reveals the remedy, guiding him toward the hotel after a comic street confusion.
A California towns report a proposed penalty for speeders involving a ride in a tan foam plane piloted by an expert. The offender would experience high speed and dips to deter a second offense. The piece labels speeders as fools and endorses the controversial treatment as effective for quelling speed mania.
A colored man was brought before a Kentucky judge on a charge tied to a nickname moon and a refused name. The exchange centers on the prisoner's insistence his name is Joshua, and the judge questions if he is the Joshua who recommended a submission to stand. The awkward dialogue highlights a misidentification during the proceeding.
The article explains winter pruning as the preferred approach, noting December as a good starting point. It warns that spring pruning causes rushed work and poor wound healing, advocating light annual pruning to maintain tree condition and avoid disrupting early spring tasks. It cites Ottawa Agriculture bulletins for modern pruning methods.
An advertisement touts Dr Thomas' Eclectric Oil as a powerful healer with six essential ingredients concentrated in every bottle. The copy claims wide pain relief and health benefits, noting a favorable price point.
An assortment of quips on critics and complainers quotes dismissing sour moods and fault finding. It contrasts easy fault finding with the value of restraint and hints at remedies for worry including a worm exterminator for children.
Private Jones testifies before his captain after a dog is killed as the owner accuses him of the act. The dog allegedly bit Jones, who says he defended himself with a bayonet while the owner questions why Jones did not strike with his rifle butt. The exchange reveals tensions over an accidental animal incident in the ranks.
An Irishman seeks to raise prize roosters for a cockfighting stake but his plan backfires when his wife swaps the eggs with duck eggs. Weeks later the man discovers a newly hatched duck chick under a hen in the yard, prompting laughter at the bird’s clumsy start and the failed scheme.
An old notice promotes Afiner's Worm Powders as a remedy to destroy intestinal worms in children and restore health by removing the intruders and correcting digestion conditions.
The article extols Dr J. D. Kellto ge's Asthma Remedy as a reliable treatment gaining converts. It notes no sensational promotion and emphasizes steady, proven relief.
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