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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
4
Poem by Margaret E. Sangster praising the white carnation as a symbol of motherhood. It urges wearing the flower on Mother's Day to honor mothers in all lives from humble homes to palaces. The verse blends praise of maternal love with sentimentality and floral imagery.
Elizabeth shares a carriage with a jovial conductor as the journey unfolds on Mother's Day. A box of white carnations is given by church ladies for mothers aboard the train. The conductor crowns Elizabeth with gratitude, and passengers applaud the thoughtful tribute to mothers during the trip.
The Halton J eel Baseball League teams are practicing ahead of the season. An exhibition game is planned between Gualph and Acton. A Sunday visit to Rabgrove is noted. A Niagara camp for the 20th Battalion Rifles is approved. Epworth League elected T. J. Edmiston president and A. E. Gurnay secretary. Poetry and cheerful verses close the page.
A father questions why his daughter Adelaide fears nothing and contrasts her bravado with the fear of real life, then shifts to a literary reference about Richard Mansfield in a performance of Poor Gynt. The piece contemplates duty to loved ones and paying back care with love and service.
A chemist touts a nightly dose remedy for a cold while customers haggle over price. The dialogue references Oil of Marit De and Dr Kellogg's Anthyus Remedy, praising their curative claims and warning against excessive dependence on any one remedy.
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