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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 16, 1921
Page
3
A collage of quotes and anecdotes urges personal integrity and punctuality. The narrator reflects on a mentor’s advice to honor every engagement and the impact of timeliness on career success, citing personal experiences with employers and the demand for reliability.
Odd OCR fragment recalls Acton strawberry season lore dating to 1967. It mentions festival fruit, local growers like KH Bayder, the Haydon farm, Milburn’s drug store and townsfolk including Councillor Jeremiah Halt and Alf Storey. The piece blends reminiscence of garden chores, neighborly exchanges, and rural life with poems about June’s strawberry harvest.
A fragmented reminiscence laments graveyard upkeep at Walrview Cemetery urging modern perpetual care. It contrasts two villages by a river with poetic scenes of that secluded hill hamlet and a longing for a permanent, cared for resting place.
A fragmented discussion warns that youth and evil are not synonyms and that wrongdoing can become habitual. It argues habits formed in adolescence shape adult character and cautions against romanticizing youthful rebellion while urging mindful guidance.
An elderly woman protests to Dellboy about not paying for a room, asserting she owes nothing and resisting threats. The damaged OCR fragment mentions a boy and a chart with phrases indicating coercion and confusion.
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