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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 14, 1923
Page
3
A whimsical breakfast table scene turns into a play by a toy ball game. A syrup jug, utensils, and batter become teammates and opponents in a humorous inning as timing and breakfast mishaps end the game at five to seven.
A family's mother dies after a sudden pneumonia crisis, as the doctor confirms the moment of passing at dawn. Molly quietly prepares breakfast for the household, weaving care and gratitude into waffles coffee and eggs, while the physician contemplates the loss and the single motherly figure left behind.
A columnist reflects on why young men flock to cities while adults crave country quiet. He argues country towns must offer spice and variety to attract youth, otherwise city life remains irresistible and fragile communities fade. The piece calls for authentic local life and openness to change.
Fragmentary quotes discuss horses and horsemen, noting kindness calms mounts and guides riders. Warnings about frightened horses and tempered winds reveal a reflective stance on equine care and humane handling. The text hints at tempering harshness and valuing reasonable freedom for horses.
A reader recounts the Crewasns Corners community, its old church, and devoted lay leaders and families. He recalls Sunday School routines, revival meetings, and the impact of local pastors and congregants, noting the church’s closure and nearby histories, with ties to Rockwood and Acton.
The passage argues extremes of sociability and withdrawal, praising solitude for self-knowledge while warning against excessive self-importance and brooding. It defends the value of companionship yet values quiet reflection in nature and imagination as a social good.
British drink in Africa, recently seen among pathe and races in West Africa. Dr Albert Schweltzer, missionary, notes ruins of abandoned huts on the Agowe River amid the Nguor trade. He recalls traders blaming alcohol for abandoning villages and dubbing rum a form of civilisation in colonial Ivory trade.
Arrangements set for Dominion Chautauqua in Oakville on July 4 6 and 7 with an attractive programme. The new Public School basement in Bronte completed and work on the flat storey vote progressing. Foundations completed for Madway Bronte house. Munn's Methods funeral garden party at Joseph Featherstone's on Tuesday June 19. Record set for permits saved in Oakville. $40 000 for a new Methodist Church Sunday school and $36 000 for a moving picture theatre at Dundas and Colborne Stream to be built by TR L Gregory & Son Acton. Theatre will seat 500, interior to be decorated and equipped. Min a Pouten Davidson honored on eve of marriage. Funeral attendance for Mrs W J Clament. J B Deacon of Toronto formerly Milton visited. Halton Progressives plan mopatey pid-nale weatherstone's grove near Milton Friday June 22. Grangemen band trip to Toronto July 12 for celebration. 54 Toronto General Hospital graduates include Miss Aubra Huthioon Cleaver daughter of HB and Mrs Cleaver Burlington. Town band opened season with a concert at Victoria Park. Mr M E Nixon bought next to D S Robertson residence to build brick house.
Mr George Mcdillivray and Mr Henry Nolan of Cadis Ohio spent the week with Mrs A E Truman. The council decided to purchase a truck for 4000. W Taylor and FW Watson plus Mayor Harris returned from Ot tows confident the Brant termitar will not close. High School Board re employed Walsh reson and Mina Eby as teachers with higher salaries. Q B Smith resigns as mathematics teacher after fourteen years. Wilkerson Bros sold a cattle stable to Mesie Copp & Curtia for shipment to Toronto stock yards, cattle averaging 1300 pounds. Woman's Institute canvassed for Salvation Army anti denial week fund, over 335 collected. Judge Elliott presided at Veteran Lists reviving court. 600 appeals, many new names. Victor Chisholm preached at Nelson. over 600 names noted in township Gunstite.
In the third year Arts Course exam at Toronto University Mra D A Matthew headed the class in English and History. Various visitors and residents including Rev Bertram Willoughby and Mrs Eveline Willoughby visited Georgetown and environs during the week. A concert is planned at Methodiat Church in the Glen on Friday June 23 and several locals traveled to nearby towns for events and visits.
A fragment shows dialogue about importing rare work from newcomers. Mentions Aasiatarit Hara and Prafeamar in a misphrased exchange. The text is incomplete and reads like a stage or script excerpt with unclear context and attribution.
An old ad promotes the Florence Automatic Oil Stove in two three and four burner models. It mentions a high shelf option and full features including safe operation economy and no smoke or odor. Demonstrations are offered before ordering.
Residents report Sunday visits by Erin and Philp families to J A Stephens. Stanley Park hosts Turf Club sports on July. North U C and U S W C hold their monthly meeting at T F Baylies home. Robert Overland from Northern Ontario visited Trionda. Cataract Electric Co plans to extend a power line from Credit Forks Brick Works to the nearby village.
A man pursues his hat blown by a strong wind but a nearby farmer's wife points out the hat is actually under a wall near their white hen. She asks what he is doing, and he explains his aim to retrieve it.
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