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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 22, 1923
Page
3
Fragmented verse celebrates wintry Nakow and Immertime images. The speaker notes birds, bells, cool winds, and shifting seasons from summer to spring, ending with a reflective lyric about love and Eden in the heart.
Neighborhood notes report Percy A. Oath resigning as town clerk of Oakville effective April 40 after filing November 1, 1919. Council to fix budget with 70,000 for three years to cover building costs and overdraft. A 300 hp auxiliary pumping plant has been ordered for the water works. Ward Price notes a hospital movement at the meeting. A neighborhood event featured an Athoule Association inquiry in the school room with Sunday School members invited and addresses given by various speakers.
Local Fiduciation Department opposes an ortion of High School board involvement on a public road through school property. Notes on parades, church services, highway surveying, property transactions, and community events fill a dense local news page with many named individuals and places.
Mr SLM Howte accidentally tells a tale on the street and the effects linger for days. I Arcoott moved to a residence bought from Mr De Glusaford and plans to operate the butcher business soon. Thomas Cook recovers from pneumonia while J McCulloch remained ill. Mr Erwlitget spent winter at home with relatives. Mr and Mrs J Cunningham moved to Cranneville, sending good wishes. Maustok Cretan Matthews recovers after severe scald injuries. A town hall concert in Hillsburn on February 33 promises music by a regional orchestra. N A Simmerman visited Milverton then returned. Wheel building plans begin next spring. The Grethorne full in the Myris under the supervision of the Viit Wusl Men’s Association drew strong interest with many horses offered and some sales noted.
A long reminiscence recalls fourteen immigrants from Lallymena Ireland who traveled to Canada in search of a new home. They hire tailor Donald McGregor in Acton to guide them from Toronto, endure a rough trek, hunger, and darkness, and finally reach Nassagaweyo. The tale links McGregor to a distant homecoming and ends with a promise to continue next week.
An American writer recounts a quest for liquor in Toronto during prohibition era. A driver guides through run down inns and apartments on Dunas and Jarvis streets, revealing police raids and a culture of evasive, overpriced deals. The piece blends noir travel with vivid street names and the chase for a decent bottle.
A firsthand account follows a party’s quest for rye and a hotel room, revealing a grim world of cheap booze, shady drivers, and crowded joints. They observe drugged bottles, a police presence, and a brutal economy driving avoidable vice, with a stark portrait of urban vice, poverty, and surveillance.
A garbled exchange shows two speakers, a magistrate and an attendant, trading evasive lines about truth, a wager, and a doge. The sense is of a mock legal confrontation with mistaken words and comic mishearing, hinting at a rural setting and social tension.
OCR fragment mentions Marjorie Hofrd and a birthday, but text is garbled with missing/contextual details. Unable to determine event, date, or full names beyond Marjorie Hofrd and a birthday reference.
The readable portion references a boy's truancy and a parent reacting to schooling issues. It mentions Mont Parents CHE Ne and a claim that the child did not learn for henyo, plus a blanket statement about not playing cards. The text is garbled and offers few concrete names or dates.
Notice to creditors of the estate of Thomas Hlorey late of Acton village who died around March 28. The executor asks all claimants to send full names ad dresses and details of claims by April 15 under court rules. After that date the executor will distribute the estate as shown in the will and claims not proved may be barred.
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