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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 17, 1924
Page
5
A poem in the Acton Free Press argues belief isn’t in pastors creeds or church buildings but in hearts and deeds. It says true faith shows in how you live, help others, and love your neighbor, not in church size or ritual.
A winter edition reports Mrs I S Rico opening a store in the former Kopman location, a Rovera Ramblers hockey 4 3 game win for Acton, and local moves including Mr. Morton purchasing a trading business and plans to relocate. Fire Brigade officers named, Knox Church to reorganize Presbyterian Guild, obituaries recorded, and an anecdote titled The Arithmetic follows a man seeking basic schooling at age approaching forty five, emphasizing lifelong learning.
A fragmented historical note outlines farmer group aims across the United States including corn, hay, milk and butter production, orchard improvement, legume planting, and club work. It mentions a local priest visiting a family, asking about schooling and spelling a word, reflecting domestic life and community ties of the era.
A historical Sunday lesson discusses Moses from his Hebrew upbringing to his Egyptian court training and Midian years. It highlights Moses character, discipline, and leadership formation through home, court, and wilderness experiences, stressing that true leadership comes from steady training and moral growth.
A school talk ends with a student asking why Adam never had a baby. The teacher hesitates but the rowdy group of students backs the inquiry. the teacher answers that “there was nobody to role bin,” implying a lack of mother or carrier for a hypothetical child.
A narrative fragment depicts Muuwle'e sweetheart and Boot spending a quiet afternoon with trolley rides and a terse return home. Bundy pockets money after a strained remark about car fare as Mug ala hints at veiled criticism and a sense of unresolved tension.
The Ottawa experimental farm study shows manure worth about 1.28 per ton when offset by increased crop value over 13 years on a four year rotation. Spreading manure uniformly at 10 to 15 tons per acre and applying to specific crops increases efficiency, with labor and machinery costs considered.
The Geodetic Survey of Canada adopted a base line method along a tidal shore in Oyster Bay British Columbia. Half the line lies underwater at high tide yet marking posts driven in the sand withstood daily inundation and provided accurate measurements for subsequent geodetic work.
Interior Department Forest Products Laboratories study rendering wood fire resistant by impregnation with sulis to reduce inflammability and prevent glowing embers. Also mentions Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a medicine for children.
The piece portrays a quarrelsome scene on a street where a colored man boasts of prosperity and an onlooker mocks his clothes. A wandering speaker calls for a lesson about what constitutes an orator versus common sense, using a playful mathematical parable to illustrate human events and the dangers of contrived rhetoric.
A garbled clipping reports a world record hog event in New York with references to Tamworth breed, weights, and measurements. Despite the unclear text, it notes a two year old pig, 106% pounds, and various body metrics, signaling a controversial or remarkable show.
A Dr Crane dated quote argues youth should pursue schooling over early work or marriage. The piece extols school as best place to form character, gain knowledge, and ensure long term success. It contrasts money and marriage with education, urging both boys and girls to seize schooling opportunities.
The text asserts a strong likeness between humans and lower animals in suffering common ailments and injuries. It claims Dr Thomas Kolectric Olta is a reliable remedy for such ailments in both humans and animals, suggesting cross species effectiveness and endorsement.
A poor Irishwoman confronts a lawyer on a train after the conductor takes her money. The lawyer, stylish and wealthy, offers no aid and replies that traveling on beauty excuses him. The exchange ends as the woman suggests he is near the journey’s end. An asthma remedy ad follows.
Fragmentary article notes provinces moving toward government control of liquor trade in British Columbia Manitoba and Alberta and Saskatchewan debates a public vote. Critics warn referendum cost and urge nationwide prohibition via control over manufacture and sale as remedy.
A fragmented report from County Louth and neighboring Tyrone areas notes potential for limited industrial development. It suggests the community could build a large exportable tonnage capacity, estimate 20 to 30 million tons, and create thousands of jobs if structural support emerges in districts between Drumahale and Ardlui, near Pittsburgh.
Mnler's Worms Powders claim to terminate worms and other ailments in children. They are said to strengthen the stomach, improve appetite, and relieve abdominal pain. The text asserts they aid digestion and support growth, presenting them as a general remedy for various child diseases.
Maré Anthony, at a party with Cleopatra, had divers place a large hook on a man. The incident drew laughter at the Egyptian country club. The pair married soon after and now friends worry she did not throw him back.
A garbled tale features a gaudy drumbeat and a playful exchange between a woman and a conductor. She offers a grand duchess style penny fare while claiming no panaton. The conductor reassures her with a lighthearted reply about twenty-ning miata.
Scrambled OCR snippet shows Westbound numbers and times, but content is garbled with no clear event or entities. The readable fragments include route or stop indicators, times such as 10.42 a.m. and 2.42 p.m., and scattered codes. No coherent incident or subject can be determined from the fragment.
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