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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 03, 1929
Page
2
A poem describing a fictional valley town named Dont You Worry in a tranquil land. It portrays pleasant streets with shade trees and vines, a cheerful climate, and constant singing. The verse paints an idealized, peaceful community with symbolic names and a hopeful tone.
Toronto residents and others from Michigan and Ontario spent the holiday in town and with relatives. Many travelers arrived for Christmas, including Mr. Omtioron Voll and Mira Welery Lane, while local families hosted guests from Detroit, Toronto, Chicago, and Montreal. The season featured community concerts, church gatherings, and notes on school and civic events.
Aunt Jemima dominates the family scene as Felix and Amy plan a match. She approves with a thrift dress and secretly sows a fortune into their future through a hidden thousand dollar windfall. The scheme yields joy and tension within the Rockingham Waldron circle.
A Reverend marked January 10 1990 as completing 54 years in Christian ministry. He reflects on grace mercy and immortality, notes the joy of aging, and recalls preaching duties baptisms funerals and marriages over the year. He cites faith hope and the vision of heaven as guiding themes.
A tribute recalls the life of Sandy Wardle Waldie a Scots born elder in Acton Ontario who died recently. The piece notes his sixty year friendship with the author their shared farm life and sheep judging days and Waldie’s devotion as a church elder and godly man who inspired his descendants and received the Lord’s Supper with reverence.
The piece honors Margaret Wardle and Alexander Wardle and recounts family links across Acton and Dover Avenue. It notes their long marriage, community work against liquor, and their children Duncan, Robart, and others. It also mentions Mrs Joseph Lasby, sister to Mr Wallace, with details of her life and passing.
A farmerly Aberdonian visits a doctor and claims prior visits, prompting a comic exchange about a repeated prescription for half a crown. At a country fair, Gare correctly names a cow’s weight, then downplays his accuracy, saying he would have done better if challenged.
A garbled collection of food preparations and kitchen tips lists corn and celery bake and celery paste salad among other dishes. It references candied orange peel and lemon mincemeat with steps, plus a juniket plum pudding recipe and a junket dessert with chocolate. The piece ends with a note on publication costs and subscriber rates.
The narrative describes a woman locking her front door and going to bed while a intruder enters through an unlocked pantry window. The culprit claims to have found the house unoccupied and helps himself to pie and lemonade before sleeping on a parlor couch. The mother appears unaware of the break in and jokes about a burglar story being read.
A clustered ad listing Dr J A McNiven physician with office and residence on Comer over Avenue in Elgin Street area, Harold Nash farmer and notary public at Verivyman Block Acton, plus Dr J M Bell dentist promoting services and anesthetic options with office in Acton on Mill and Frederick Streets.
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