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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 28, 1929
Page
3
Fragmentary verse prayer recounts Christ’s victory over death and eternal life. It envisions angels, choral praise, and hope shining through suffering, urging steadfast faith and divine benediction as earthly shadows fade. The piece quotes a blessing from Alonzo B. Shaw.
A fragmented Acton column covers a power outage in a Canterbury driven town, Rev Father Doyle’s transfer to Mount Forest, bird houses in Acton, John Burroughs praise of local birds, and King George honors Lady Brittain for public service. It anticipates a possible visit by Sir Harry and Lady Brittain to Acton.
A man resists the lure of encyclopedia installment plans and recalls a past where a drug clerk and a young woman sparked memories of Jupiter. He improvises by buying a Mandy Compendium of Information and reflects on bachelor life. The piece then shifts to Acton’s fifty years ago by laws and village governance.
The article recalls Acton’s 1873 1874 by laws banning slaughterhouses within the municipality and prohibiting public nuisances including loud disturbances and open bathing. It notes a long tree planting by law and reflects on public works and street life while recounting historic local anecdotes and a Breton couple’s Paris journey.
New Orleans writer T D Farmer recalls a long inland journey from near Lake Charles through sugar cane country to Crowley Beau mont and Houston then to Galveston. He notes sugar decline, cane diseases, river floods, irrigation needs, and Galveston’s faded glory yet enduring landmarks and seaside grandeur.
An excerpted relic discusses a Canadian poem about a mother’s lullaby traveling to Mexico and returning in memory. It then shifts to a biographical sketch of Madame de Staël, her influence, temperament, and interactions with Napoleon, including an anecdote of a dinner in Chambery and a servant’s discreet handling of a delicate royal order.
A collage of recipe directions and menu items for brown rice meatless dinners scalloped dia and various desserts. Instructions cover browning, steaming, making sauces, preparing fruit jellies and jams, and serving ideas with vegetables and garnishes.
A report from a local road incident describes Jimmy Price dying after his car slid on ice. The driver attempted to stop on a slope but could not, and the crash proved fatal. No further details are provided.
A fragmented reminiscence blends seasonal cheer with a tale of investment folly. A beggar asks for alms, a stranger’s generosity meets caution as conversations drift from theater ties to monetary trust amid cold weather and comic exchanges.
A five year study at Lemontville Dominion Experimental Station compares sprouted versus dormant seed potatoes for Irish Cobbler and Green Mountain. Sprouted Green Mountain yields rise about 14 percent with 11 to 14 days earlier. Irish Cobbler shows little yield gain but about 18 days earlier. Overall profit depends on early potato prices and extra sprouting costs.
Frieda helps an elderly shopper mend a torn market basket and stash runaway potatoes. The scene shifts to a talk on casual charity, with Frieda explaining she brightens strangers’ days without knowing them, echoing the Good Samaritan idea.
A conjuror at the village hall performed a comedy goat illusion drawing laughter from the crowd. He promised an empty hut and produced a peculiar object from a hat then claimed a hen would appear. The hat produced a bird that clucked and crowed to the crowd’s amusement.
A fragmentary piece extols optometry's value to the public noting comfort and vision. It urges continual community service and invites those truly needing care to visit for better sight. The text reflects a local health outreach tone.
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