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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 25, 1925
Page
5
A garbled 1925 clipping presents a motivational verse by David V. Bush urging positive thinking to win. The text contrasts hopeful and fearful thoughts, ending with a call to "think victory" and a note of a winning mindset. The fragment mentions Acton and a date context in a poetic promotional style.
In early scenes Mr. Rogers explains to Jack the power of electricity and its moral peril. He warns that mastering the right use of both electricity and love can ennoble a person, while misuse can ruin life and souls. Jack pledges to heed his father's warning as they share a quiet moment at home.
A commercial traveler arrives at a sparsely settled town named for a politician. The station is a worn freight car with telegraph, and the station-master explains the town will soon get a boom with a new 60,000 pound capacity freight car, signaling growth.
A fragment from a historical notice condemns hunters who trap song birds for sport and food. It contrasts “respectable” men with poachers, calls for penalties, and warns against undermining liberty by greed and deception.
A reader reports pride in a local Acton boy receiving high honors from the United Church of Canada, praising Dr. Chown for urging union and lauding Dr. Pidgeon who assumed the moderator post. The letter also highlights Albert Moore and a long-standing family link to the press, with tributes to community figures and upcoming sermons.
The Church of Our Lady in Guelph plans two large Gothic towers to crown its facade overlooking Norfolk Street. Begun after 1885, the project accelerated in recent months with Rev. F. Wafer Doyle J.S. overseeing bids and planning. Architect C. H. Hopson of Atlanta, Ga. submitted the chosen design.
Birmingham based company Meaton and Sons wins a 40 million copper coin contract from Lithuania via the King’s Metal. Coins minted in Tower Hill and Birmingham differ only by a small mark, with letters KK NL to the left of the date on the reverse. Some coins show the initials K N for Meaton and Sons of Birmingham.
A playful description shows children acting as players who creep toward a spot while one child, Spot, turns away. If a seeker catches movement, the mover is retired. The winner is the one who reaches Spot without being seen, as Spot turns to catch stragglers.
Overseas items report drunken charges and disturbances in Acton with fines for Noel O Connel and Henry A Cliffe. The piece notes charity drives raising nearly £22 for deaf relief, a wedding at St Dunstan's and plans for Acton Hospital fete. It also mentions the Prince of Wales African tour crew, crowds at the King’s open day, and local road developments.
Weekly fashion hint describes a rust color crepe satin model with V neck and jabot lace edged Georgette crepe. It notes button trimmed front, inset godets, long close fitting alcoves, and fabric specs including 434 yards 36 inch satin and 134 yards frilline.
A poor young woman with a remarkable voice received free lessons from a teacher who wanted to nurture her gift. She failed to practice due to a superstition that singing before breakfast would bring bad luck, forcing the program to end. The piece cites Addison on superstition’s grip and Friday fears in travel.
A camp near Emerald Lake in the Canadian Pacific Rockies housed two two month old bear cubs nicknamed Blondie and Brunette after a playful encounter with a youngster dog. Mary Graham Bonner tells of the cubs rapid growth and charm in St Nicholas Magazine. As winter approached, guides feared their human upbringing would hinder instinct and prepared a den. The cubs slept through early winter and woke to return to the wild as snows softened.
A collage of quotes from Wheatley Goethe Colton Chadwick Tupper Thomson Havergal and others. It includes observations on pride perception self mastery and the impact of moods, urging noble action and inner conquest.
Readers plan vacations across Canada from coast to coast. Regattas on the Atlantic coast attract visitors to New Brunswick Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Ontario forests lure anglers and tourists seek Muskoka Kawartha Lakes and Georgian Bay for recreation.
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