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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 12, 1919
Page
5
The text imitates a dialecty mock debate about being a rump or grump, preferring lively folkiness over gloom. It references local press style and a line about Honton Transcript, suggesting a playful editorial voice without clear news events or concrete details.
Twenty years ago the Free Press item notes a new bridge on Church Street and two new barns to be raised on nearby farms of William Plank and Oliver Laby. Music teacher J W Lee will give a piano recital with Acton and Milton pupils, followed by a garden party hosted by the Epworth League. Company G Lorne Rines reports camp life at Niagara with improved drill and ready for the coming concert. DIED Worden Charlotta, 37, at home near Acton.
A reader recalls two transect stories about everyday kindness. A stingy subway encounter with a ragged old woman near Sullivan Square shows the harm of indifference, while a later steamboat ride yields a warm, reciprocal exchange. The narrator finds real happiness in quiet courtesy.
Pills of Atteated Value-Jurmeloo’s Vegetable Pills arise from study of roots and herbs and their laxative effects on digestion. The compounder boasts success and value in their work. Critics recognize their minty cleanse claim as popular with consumers growing daily.
Dr. Richard Wheeler prescribes a curious regimen for his troubled nephew Robert Glugiton, directing him to observe daily life in Mayberry and Colfax, the Treanjc factory hands, the Otis Weld ferry, and the Blackstone city district. After a week of following the plan, Robert discovers the prescription’s true intent and gains insight into his own luck and gratitude.
A medical note explains childhood night terrors as frightening dreams with the child unresponsive and terrified. Attacks occur early at night, may last minutes to half an hour, and child awakens later with memory of fear. Nervous heredity and family rheumatism linked. Advice includes light meals, avoiding scary stories, comforting measures, and a steady night light to reduce fear.
A religious reflection contrasts true spiritual life with outward fault finding and church attendance. It urges self-examination through secret prayer, spirit’s witness, and earnest devotion, warning against offense and envy in religious ties.
The article extols ordinary acts of kindness as true heroism, noting everyday patience in family care, steadfast duty at home, and small acts that ring like bells from afar. It contrasts quiet virtue with famed battles and urges everyone to be heroic in their daily lives and relationships. It also mentions a memorial volume honoring alumni who served in wartime and preserves their service records and letters.
A wartime training account describes a Black drill sergeant pressuring a squad of Black trainees with biased language. The account notes questions about command and discipline amid the scene, with unclear details on where and when this occurred and who was involved beyond the individuals named.
A discussion on punctuality stressing its impact on others and social harmony. The text argues that habitual lateness hinders others’ work and causes annoyance, citing examples at lectures and concerts and urging promptness as a common courtesy and duty. It also includes a brief, unrelated advertisement for Dr Thomas’s electric oil cough remedy.
A fragmentary lesson contrasts two boys named Fred and Joy. Fred proceeds quickly to work, seeks to do it well, and avoids shame by insisting on proper effort. Joy takes longer, hesitates, and risks fault by not completing tasks or seeking help.
Canton Ohio woman recounts suffering female trouble and doctors recommending surgery but credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health enough to perform housework. She urges other women to try the remedy before undergoing hospital operations and shares her Canton address for further guidance.
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