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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 11, 1923
Page
5
A fragmentary rustic poem notes winter’s hold on nature and people. It imagines trees, vines, and marigold amid harsh weather and longing for abundance, with a hint of surprising wealth found in nature’s modest gifts.
A collage of stray items from a small town paper includes weather remarks about upcoming cold spells, social calls at the Dominion Hotel, and mentions of the Royal Templars of Temperance gathering. It also contains curious rural lore on lake shore pots, indians and hole formation, plus household remedies and a brief moralizing anecdote about New Orleans politeness and old seafaring superstitions.
Reading from the Sunday school lesson discusses Jesus teaching humility through the Beatitudes and table fellowship. It contrasts Jesus with Pharisees and highlights table talk, inclusion of outcasts, and the call to simple living, mercy, and righteousness.
Report describes the destruction of an ancient Quebec landmark by fire and plans to rebuild. It notes Cardinal Begin’s palace nearby and the cathedral area, with reflections on the city’s history, architecture, and religious heritage.
A fragment from an Ontario scene shows a man recalling a family friend and a doctor’s calming response as a family discusses trust, confidentiality, and the burden of secrets. The excerpt highlights moral strength and the tension between privacy and truth in personal relations.
The article discusses a controversy among coal operators allied with a family tied to the source of hard coal. They argue there will not be enough hard coal shipped to meet winter demand. Prices quoted include several grades and delivery terms, with per ton figures ranging from ten dollars to more than twenty dollars and various freight or storage notes.
Fragmentary OCR notes show scattered references to issue numbers and a Sunday label. No clear events or names emerge beyond generic newspaper scheduling terms.
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