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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 10, 1923
Page
9
A reflective piece shows a boy recounting his parents guiding his rough edges. His father’s harshness and his mother’s patience shape his growth as he watches siblings at the barn and imagines a future he hopes to meet with steadiness and kindness.
Local notices report William Erskine purchasing A Turner’s drug business in Orangeville and awaiting possession. Aston Fire Brigade plans a Niagara Falls excursion for $1.25. Tanning firms in Acton hire workers from Stratford, with many returning to jobs. Several church and community figures discuss cal from Chalmet’a Church in Toronto and Guelph Presbytery meetings. Agricultural tips urge early spring seeding for wheat oats and barley to maximize yields across Ontario.
A historic notice describes the proposed launch of a Vancouver Island Victoria route ferry by Canadian Pacific on the Pacific coast. It outlines a flat vessel with internal combustion engines, capacity for about two hundred passengers, and service twice daily between Victoria and Port Townsend, highlighting its significance to the maritime corridor and scenic waterway.
The lesson explores Samuel anointing David in Bethlehem and the moral principles of choosing a king. It notes David as the beloved youth of Judah from Bethlehem, from the lineage of Ruth and Boaz, and emphasizes divine calling over outward signs. It frames David as a warrior and poet, a king and devout man, with focus on his spiritual preparation and leadership.
The fragment lists May daily readings focusing on David in scripture with references to 1 Samuel and Psalms. It hints at themes like courage faith and leadership and mentions dates and a schedule for May readings tied to biblical events and characters.
The article recounts John Turroighe’s Harper Magazine reminiscence of butter making on his father’s dairy in the Cascade Mountains. It describes daily churning with sheep and a dog at the treadle, hazards of the old equipment, and the laborious rhythm of summer mornings culminating in tubs of buttermilk and churned butter.
An essay warns that welcoming bad ideas or militarist theories can corrode judgment. It argues restraint in hospitality to opposing doctrines and urges Canadians to balance zeal with openness to rival perspectives and collective reform.
A lengthy moral meditation cites a young bank robber who returned his loot to Chicano, urging Christian mothers to train children. It laments modern fatherly neglect and extols a mother's prayers and tears as guiding force to keep youths from ruin.
A 19 marke era report details profits of 180000000 from refuse-aliatu and waste coal handling. It cites hundreds of tons diverted to marker ald and public costs, while Dr Thomas Kolontria Oil promises relief via medicine and liniment to ease pains and backaches.
A damaged pane shows a multilingual lament on a ruined manuscript and a note about a church at Huddesdun in Uert Tortahjre. The text mentions travel writer Gyl Iver’y and a plan to renovate the building Quatroyedt it, with faint references to a worker and years.
DobwJday Abbot of Continental and Commercial Trust reminds Chicago residents that national prohibition began recently. Warren G. Harding notes the change affects banks and deposits as about ten million dollars pass through, while a local meeting discusses consequences for families and women, focusing on liquor trade and its social impact.
Fragmented verse lines describe singing and trees, with garbled phrases about games and seasons. The passage reads like a damaged poem or song fragment from a daily paper, lacking clear names or events.
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