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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 26, 1919
Page
5
In warm patriotic imagery the piece honors soldiers, families, and communities who bear sacrifice. It extols courage found in endurance, duty, and selflessness, praising those who face peril for the common good and urging steadfastness as a shared American ideal.
From the Free Press dated June 29 1899 Acton notes include a barn addition at Charla Davidson end of day vacation scent of hay and cow bells nearby Our readers learn of tenders for Baptists church repairs totaling about 2100 dollars and a lacrosse score Gait 4 Acton 3 Also listed are marriages Walton Turrell and Margaret Ramsey and W H Clements and Hertha Deacon plus a morale piece on cheerful ness in the workplace referencing Holloway’s remedy and a sermon-like line about perpetual youth
A bizarre incident describes a collision between a car and a vehicle near Nairobi at night. A chauffeur reports a sudden strike on the hood as the vehicle sped, a pedestrian was fatally struck, and bystanders carried the victim to the town. A stray medical advertisement is noted in the damaged text.
In a sunlit orchard Uncle Erin guides Donald Frayne through a bee yard to inspect the hives and discuss the ethics of honey production. The veteran warns not to fear the sting for the honey must come with effort as they plan to add supers to the frames and lift the bees into a more profitable upper story.
A boy named Tom imagines becoming a doctor with Uncle Roberta and Uncle Robert guiding him. A playful tale follows as Tom helps a boy with a broken leg and considers future patients. The text promotes Kolloge’s Asthma Remedy as a cure with enthusiastic, if odd, endorsements.
A man explains that showing a newspaper item about a house robbery to his wife would help prove the crime. A friend asks for a duplicate copy, and the exchange hints at the newspaper’s value in documenting the incident.
A convoluted 19th century will ruling centers on a bequest tied to wallpaper stock and a mistaken box collar. Executors argue the document shows intent while contestors press for probate. the matter hinges on whether the will meets legal formality and is properly proved in court.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a teacher and students in a朦朧 exchange with broken phrases about a wake, a main character, and a Cadette. The readable portions hint at a school setting and a lesson but lack coherent narrative or clear events.
A garbled historic item recounts an athletic clergyman whose wife appeared at a funeral and a perplexing admonition to “Now Joba, don’t stand with your bare head.” The fragment hints at local custom and a dramatic scene but lacks clear names or dates.
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