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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 07, 1925
Page
2
A 1926 Acton Free Press poem reflects a mother’s daily burden and devotion. She lists chores washing and mending children, keeping home sacred for Christly spirit, asking forgiveness for neglectful moments and acknowledging fatigue while prayer remains a quiet anchor.
A group at dinner mocked a lone moralist who challenged crude stories. His stand prompts others to reject explicit tales, arguing that vile talk corrupts spirit and degrades character. Similar critiques target a writer’s decline from a first to a worse second work.
A discussion on how a parent should handle a child’s spontaneous questions during reading or meditation. It argues rebuffs hinder curiosity, urging patient explanations to foster geography interest and a lasting parent child bond.
The article notes the decline of village blacksmiths as motor vehicles replace horses. It highlights United States Steel Corporation ending horseshoe production and its Itkan Steel & Wire Co subsidiary selling its Norpentoe department to a Chicago firm. The plant shifts from 18,000 tons yearly due to reduced demand for horseshoes.
Robert Martin awakens in a thousand foot descent within the Blue Ledge mine after a collapse. He frees himself with Dan Wade and discovers the deputy sheriff trapped with them. The two boys reveal Dan’s confession about the missing gold brick and brown canvas bag, and rescue crews work to reach them as Pete Harmon’s men close in.
An OCR readout advises daily cleaning of butter production gear to stop mould. It stresses warm water and steam sterilization, hot alkali wash, and scrubbing. Pumps pipes and churns require disassembly, rinsing, and weekly steaming and soaking.
A Lawrence Massachusetts businessman with unpaid debt over a year found a solution in a local newspaper notice. He wrote to the debtor inviting attendance at a MCA lecture titled The Sinner's Balanced Account. The debtor sent a check by the next mail.
Mrs White and Mrs Brown discuss a bargain pan bought by John at Bargun's ten cent store. They compare it to quarters and ten cent pans from nearby shops, noting John’s reliability and the uncanny similarity to more expensive items. The exchange highlights local shopping quirks and perceptions of value.
A Swedish Minnesota farmer is said to have survived a scare after his wife read a barometer as a thermometer and declared him very dry. The doctor later finds him well and back at work following a pitcher of water.
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