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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 10, 1926
Page
2
A motivational poem urges persistence when facing adversity. It extols grit courage and belief that luck changes with steadfast effort. The piece encourages smiling through doubt clenching teeth and continuing the fight until success.
Readable segments note Acton residents contesting Rosemont and Crefield as a bug route while local trade lingers and factories resume. Obituaries report Miss E K Sargent Brown MM and Mrs BE Goddard's sudden death. Public events include Gunnerabury Park opening with Neville Chamberlain attendance and Acton Girl Guides staging The Wishing Cup.
Ruth Allen, facing homelessness after her home is sold to pay debts, prepares a modest lunch for an auction fundraiser. Gerald Connor bids high for Crissy Dean’s box, while a stranger buys Ruth’s simple lunch. The man, James Eustace, reveals he seeks a guardian for his fragile daughter and offers Ruth a position, changing her bleak prospects.
Ruth sobs as she laments a strained moment while a companion reassures her. The two women discuss reunions and trust, with one insisting she has attempted to meet the other's expectations. The scene centers on forgiveness and a hoped-for homecoming.
Nassagaweya Council approved accounts for repairs and services as a May session notes. A concrete bridge tender will be opened June 16 between concessions 65 and 6, following revisions to the tax assessment roll and road repairs led by G W Harris and others.
London reports the King commissions a new 35 120 horsepower car for personal use. It will be painted royal claret with vermillion trim and the royal coat of arms on both sides and back. Brass fittings, mahogany mountings, frameless plate glass windows, tall roof, and no number plates. When used, a royal standard flies and traffic yields priority.
A fragmented 19th century style text extols self-reliance urging readers to stand on their own feet and avoid debt. It dismisses apologies as insufficient and praises decisiveness guided by strong will as a blessing, while warning against reliance on others for work.
An advertisement touts Rheuma as a miraculous remedy for rheumatism gout sciatica and lumbago claiming it drives poisonous waste from joints and muscles. It urges readers to buy from BE J Hassard or any druggist with a money back guarantee if results fail.
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