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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 13, 1919
Page
5
Eben E. Hexford lauds the boy who resists temptation and does what is right. He praises courage, restraint, and steadfast manhood, urging readers to face battles with faith and integrity, and to keep “the right” as a guiding cry in life’s fray.
A fragile glimpse of a 13th century news page notes the first thunderstorm of the year and robin songs. It records spring freshet repairs, potato price expectations around seventy five cents, and plans for a grand Easter Monday concert with Prof Charles Kelly and his daughter from Guelph. It mentions street improvements toward Fairview Cemetery, advertising prizes for student essays, and a political remark on public opinion plebiscite outcomes. Obituaries for Mrs. Michie and Arthur Noble McLam, with a brief note on stained glass origins attributed to Chinese and ancient craftsmen.
Sir Herbert Armes urges the War Savings Plan as a path for working people to become capitalists. He argues investments in War Savings Stamps let the average worker build wealth while remaining productive for the community. The plan offers 4 percent compounded semi-annually and is backed by strong security, likening Canada’s stability to a prime safeguard.
The Scientific American notes a new gas and oil driven earth boring machine mounted on a four horse drawn truck. It drills five foot by twenty four inch holes at about one and a half to two minutes per hole, handling around 100 holes daily with two men. It promises efficient utility trenching amid other health and home remedies mentioned in a scattered, period voice.
Janet schemes to match Anne with a handsome traveler aboard the 4.60 train to Brentwood. Anne reads a magazine to impress him, drops the story, and encounters the man again by chance. The ploy backfires as he reveals Janet’s manipulation while praising Anne’s quick wit, leaving Anne amused and relieved.
A reader recalls quitting smoking and controlling worry by solid habits. She forms a calm refuge spot at home, joins a gym, reads uplifting material, and uses memorized short plans to redirect thoughts. The piece extols routines and self discipline as keys to happiness and steadiness.
A fragmentary reader’s page blends dramatic natural imagery of Alaska and Alpine seas with odd notes on asthma remedies and superstition. It references a baby glacier, giant California specimens, an Indian-made poplar cannon, and whimsical claims about whistling troubling angels in northern Germany.
An aged white oak on a hill in Athena Georgia is proclaimed a public guardian by a landowner who left a will granting the tree and eight feet of surrounding ground to the city. Granite and marble markers record the deed and a civic vow to preserve the tree for all time as townsfolk pledge protection.
A lawyer asks for court time and elaborates on the appearance of a bag linked to a cane. He speculates bag contents could be full, half filed, empty, or withdrawn while the judge wittily questions the possibilities, reflecting a humorous exchange from the Vittaburg Chronicle Telegraph.
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