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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 29, 1923
Page
3
Fragmentary lines recall childhood devotion and heavenly birth imagery. The texteth notes a rosy, pure comparison to child innocence and next to a symbolic wreath of light. It hints at salvation, resurrection, and the night as final.
Inked items show civic spending and local events in Erin and nearby. Councils approve a 20000 dollar education facility grant, ambulance activity reports rise, and poultry club short course draws interest. A Toronto firm buys Cataract Electric, while a late night attempted robbery ends with no injury.
Prof Cornish of Toronto University will present a lantern talk on Birds of Ontario at the High School auditorium this Thursday evening. Several local notes follow including fire alarms, property sales, and community actions with names and places scattered in the text.
A garbled OCR fragment describes a worker named Mowe Lightfoot tumbling down a stair or ramp to a basement after a fall on pavement. Foreman and others respond as Grayt Boott questions or assists, with unclear dialogue and multiple misread words.
A fragmentary note describes a tense moment during a heatwave with a pair seen near a doorway. A passerby shouts at a man hanging one foot over a door threshold, asking if he ignored another roller shutter. The text is unclear and appears to be OCR damaged.
A fragmented reminiscence traces early spring scenes and local lore around Moorecroft. It recalls farmer John and his wife Lournn Upham, neighborhood songs, and the 19th century Moore residence’s relocation. The passage weaves personal vignettes, editors, and families, hinting at a vanished rural community and its annual rites.
A fragmented reminiscence weaves farm life with family labor and long memories. The narrator recalls pruning grafting and planting around Farmer John’s cottage while loved ones work together through seasons, celebrating simple joys and old ties. A neighbor dispute over uprooting a 40 year old tree ends peacefully, preserving memory and home.
A garbled collection of aphorisms and sayings attributed to various authors. It cites Lacon, Martin, D Alembert, Ralph Connor, Shakespeare, and Disraeli among others, touching on wealth, vanity, prayer, aging, fame, and education in a disjointed, fragmented OCR render.
An OCR fragment discusses Hichborough on England s southeast coast noted for Roman landing and embarkation during the Varro the big domination period about a century earlier. It mentions remains and planned excavation by the Society of Antiquaries to expand knowledge of Roman Britain.
An honor debate unfolds in Bayot over the resting place of the Tutankovaneudlecavorite. Officials answer there is no indication the body of his late majesty will be moved. A preacher cites a 10 percent mark as a counter question provoking further discussion.
Auctioneer George J. Henderson announces a public auction on April 31 at 1 p.m. at Acton area, three miles north of Acton and two miles south of Tal-Mnitud. The sale includes horses described as bay and black geldings aged four to seven, a black general purpose horse, a good road driver, and other agricultural implements.
Auctioneer Benj Petch offers cattle including red and gray cows and a heifer, young stock, and sows, with many farm implements from Massey Harris machinery to plows and cultivators. Catalog notes include detailed equipment like binders, mowers, harrows, cultivators, wagons, and a gas engine, plus a Pandora door and various tools. Terms cash under 10,000 with credit on approved notes. Armenian Relief Association of Canada charity sale with no reserve.
Public auction to be held at Collar Water Firm Georgetown on Saturday March 1023 at one o clock sharp. Horses include a dappled grey team four years brow mare nine years and other draft terms. Cattle feature Pure bred Shorthorns with several named animals and due dates for calves and heifers. Sale highlights strong breeding stock with multiple items due in summer and fall.
Now is the time to have your car overhauled or that little repair done before spring opens. Work on all makes of cars offered with moderate prices and satisfaction guaranteed. Simage batteries for sale. Your patronage solicited.
A speaker argues that true power comes from knowledge and personal effort. He warns that wasted time and idle pursuits ruin a young man's future, urging preparation, discipline, and selective risk to secure opportunity and leadership.
Mrs Orardways and Mrs Canaidy discuss their daughters as Abs. Orardways mentions Claret and a lack of news from her child in college. The exchange touches on worry about letters and the option of a correspondence school for the daughter.
The article notes Patmos as a land of churches with about 300 sites and a population near 4,000. It describes the island as finer than in earlier days, now with 700 houses and roughly two churches per town, its people being Greeks with past industries in stocking manufacture and textile work.
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