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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 06, 1919
Page
5
Poet-narrator recalls a frightful night and harm to creatures, begs forgiveness for past wrongs, asks to rejoin friends in play. He pledges improvement and seeks a fresh start with companions, mentioning Usat Gropt and a butterfly, a cat and a lad named M. Hutchinnon.
Acton community notes include a possible purchase of a parsonage by St Joseph's Church and plans for a two storey addition at Acton Haller Mills for grain storage. Local skaters attended a Georgetown carnival and a new Baptist church may be built near Ml and Elgin Streets.
An California farmer describes drying his flooded field by connecting a car pump to a motor and running it for three days. The tale includes quirky details and a note about Holloway's Corn Cure, claimed to remove vases and coins with a humorous tone.
A religious-led blueprint for postwar social reconstruction argues for democratic control of industry, national ownership of public utilities, and coordinated employment policies. It emphasizes community action, labor organization, wage safeguards, and a planned economy to rebuild society after war.
A call for a National Minimum to prevent destitution and poverty through centralized social laws. It argues for taxation reform, nationalization of financial institutions, and large scale public investment in health education and research to build a just society guided by righteousness and fraternity.
A damaged OCR item describes treating wood to turn it black using a pint of rolling water with three or four items and vinegar. It notes surfaces must be dried and wetted with the mixture, repeating if the wood does not become black, with references to Ungwood and Gods in archaic phrasing.
A garbled dialogue depicts an American and a Shahipan discussing feats of running and jumping. The text references a countrey and a claim about a man running thirty miles and jumping over a five barred rata.
The Free Press urges local merchants to advertise to grow business and support local coverage. It notes attracting outside advertisers if local slots aren’t filled and stresses the benefit of intelligent use of advertising space. It warns a stagnating business risks decline if demand for new customers is ignored.
A compact docket line lists several numbers 29 31 23 189 17, likely identifiers or page references. The fragment gives no clear event or context beyond the sequence of numbers. No names, places, or dates are provided.
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