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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 17, 1930
Page
5
A jumble of poems, stray names, and local notices from a 1916 issue. It mentions a boy who didn’t pass, a church pulpit exchange, a bank opening, and local items about bridges, excursions, a strike at Grand Trunk, and oblique references to residents and dates.
Fragmentary prose notes discuss comfort for a child and growth, quoting a Raleigh Widely-Welter figure and a book called Laughter From Clouds. It reflects on illusions about human nature, happiness, and the limits of perception, contrasting sober reality with idealized thinking.
July and August at Banff feature Alfred ngage and the Avery mids company presenting a varied program. Notable artists include Alfred Heather linked to The Filth In The Hegwars, Allan Burt baritone with American Opera Company, Beatrice Morson contralto, Randolph Crowe baritone, Mary Frances Jamoa-Jano, and Fleming among others including Hugh tha Drover.
A homemaker shares quirky do it yourself ideas for kitchen pests and back pains. She recounts thinning the soil with a novel stool and a belt of remedies including Wun and cigar syrup water. Also touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil for sprains and bruises.
The lesson outlines Yahweh revealing himself to Moses at Horeb, choosing a humble shepherd for a grand deliverance. It notes God’s awareness of Israel’s suffering, his listening to their cries, and his plan to bring them out, into a good land, under his guidance. Moses’ hesitation and God’s promise to be with him are emphasized as prerequisites for the mission.
Chronicle from Ginger Farm recalls a lean haying year with about twenty loads amid heat and rough ground. A search for a lost match box becomes a comic chase, ending as a bird nest with two fledglings is found and the family reacts with relief and humor.
A teacher introduces a reading passage about a prince and a white horse, prompting child questions. The jumble of quotes and garbled words suggests imperfect OCR from a local paper, with stray letters and punctuation.
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