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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 22, 1923
Page
5
A quirky note outlines planting plans for beans pies okra and beets with a promise to clean and ready the garden. It mentions preparing soil and applying fertilizer while encouraging immediate action. The tone is informal and playful.
A Murray notes weather and market events from Acton and Georgetown. Auctioneer Hamstroot sells property including house lots on Church Street and Amnon Street, with prices around 1150 and 675 dollars. J A Moffat suffers a knee injury. Georgetown Herald records lodge visits and a drug business transfer to Mr. Hunter of Toronto. A meeting of Hulton Women’s Institute convenes in Hills Hall with Milton and Acton attendees. Acton Horse Sale Association reports a successful sale with local and distant buyers. weather favorable for the event.
Italy tightens control of communicable diseases in public and private schools and among children. Each school conducts annual medical inspections and monthly follow ups. Suspected cases require exclusion from school until diagnosis. Teachers must report eye and ear problems. Special classes are provided for children at risk and pre tuberculosis cases. Vaccination is compulsory.
A faded reminiscence depicts Milas Goode punishing Johnnie in a classroom and a colleague offering to take over. The scene shows a promise to avoid harsh treatment, then Johnnie pleading for self control as peers overhear a sobbing request for a borrowed teacher’s tool.
A lawyer cross examines an elderly German about doors and windows in a house linked to a transaction. The witness struggles with questions about how stains ran, asking clumsy lines like how the stains run and then suggesting stains ran up or down the stairs, revealing confusion and miscommunication in the courtroom.
The first course ever placed on an American college curriculum aims to curb smoke nuisances in Akron Ohio. It trains women to identify smoky hazards and demonstrate to building owners how to reduce smoke from coal and improper furnaces.
A fragmentary text describes a commercial traveler accusing married men at a warehouse and discussing asthma causes. It cites various irritants like mowers and grain, noting uncertainty about causes but asserting a remedy linked to Kellogg’s Asthma Kennedy and a general claim of bronchial irritation.
The lesson centers on Jesus Christ as the world’s supreme teacher and savior. It argues his personality and deeds prove his divine authority, influencing civilizations and individual lives. It invites study of Jesus through lessons of his life, death, and the impact on humanity.
The Banff Winter Carnival showcased a grand program from February 24 to March 6 featuring dog racing on Lake Minnewanka, a Wallace dog race, and the Stanly-Valued film Strong Heart. Strong Heart, a star dog trained by Lawrence Trimble and showcased with Pearl Y. broadcast from W. W. Grant, drew special attention as a symbol of the event, with Calgary officials and local organizers hosting the arrival and press coverage. The carnival underlined Banff’s status as a premier winter hub with varied athletic events, theatrical screenings, and community celebrations amid a busy, well-attended schedule.
Fragmented OCR text discusses the Royal Marriage Act, 1701, outlining conditions for royal marriages without parental consent, and the role of the Privy Council. It contrasts expectations of duty and labor, with emphasis on obedience, work, and social order within the monarchy era.
An excerpt describes candle auctions and odd bidding methods, recalling succesvolle Dutch sale practices. It notes a candle auction where bids rise only when a purchaser steps forward, and mentions a London sale of two elephants fetched eighty guineas. The text references old naval warships and a patent remedy for swelling and wounds, reflecting period trade and curiosities.
A fragmented reminiscence describes a self styled creed of a businessman. It extols loving truth work and neighbors and rejects laziness while praising advertising power and community service as keys to prosperous enterprise.
Canada plans to export 25 000 to 30 000 cattle to Britain in spring as talks with the Canadian Department of Agriculture and British officials stress fair proportions. Officials note earlier embargo removals and ongoing efforts to sustain shipments to the British market amid export pressures.
An unreadable OCR fragment captures a jovial exchange aboard a vehicle or crowd scene. Speech appears garbled with efforts to humor and reassure, mentioning a guard and a pickup of Meade amid casual banter.
Fragmented OCR text mentions a remedy claimed to aid respiratory trouble and soothe irritation in the nasal and throat areas. The passage is garbled but suggests a product or device promoted for relief without clear evidence or authoritative sourcing.
A peculiar account describes woodpeckers alarming a passerby as they dart between trees with rapid wingbeats. The scene includes garbled chatter about wily birds and a strange potions claim, mentioning worm powders and a warning about health effects.
An odd household scene unfolds as Mr Tood allows Horace to join a late card game under the admonition that the night hinges on Lady Luck. A brief weather note and a grim reference to a worm exterminator finish the fragment, with a washed out tone and unclear full context.
A noisy, garbled OCR fragment presents no clear event, names, dates, or locations. The readable bits do not form a coherent news item or reportable fact.
Freight service details show daily operation with exceptions on Sundays and holidays. Freight routed via special express freight with pickup at local offices. Route includes Toronto and Thetford offices with agent in Acton.
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