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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 02, 1933
Page
7
Edgar A. Guest reflects on communal help during hardship and the shift from neighborly aid to wealthier self sufficiency. The piece links memory of mothers tending neighbors with a return to plain living and mutual support. The column also notes past local weather forecasts and a 1880s Acton community snapshot.
A compilation of old notes recalls partnerships, robberies at a GTR station with a $95 loot, a trainee suspected, and new uniforms for the 20th Battalion. It mentions Col Allan, a harsh winter in 1883, skating prizes, exhumation of Ransom Adams, and local telephony and fire service efforts. The writer hints at further items for a future column.
A reader recalls a door to door canvasser from out of town who could not sell but learned a family needed clothes. Surplus garments were mailed, and a grateful letter described the impact. The piece urges kindness to those who knock and suggests a remedy for a blue Monday.
Snow piles up as the first real blizzard of the season hits Sunday, March winds arrive with March entering like a lion. George Soper expands his business adding a second floor, moving china to the upper level. Mrs. Mary Wilds marked her 85th birthday at Guelph Street, while the Electric Chopping Mill on Mill Street gains farmer customers and solid business growth under Mr Caldwell. Donald Mann, 57, died at his home near Acton. Persian Balm is advertised as a toilet product promising charm and beauty.
A Sunday School lesson from Mark 5 21 24 35 43 explores Jairus faith fear and Jesus power to raise the dead The narrative contrasts belief with scorn and emphasizes Jesus command to rise and live with emphasis on touch and divine authority.
A reading blend shows a girl declaring she lost her head amid excitement and a teacher urging self discipline in emergencies. The text also promotes Miller's Worm Powders for parasitic worms and concludes with a religious reflection on Jesus Christ as the divine Son of God.
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