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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 12, 1921
Page
3
A poem from the Acton Bree Press May 12 1921 extols noble love and sacrifice. It contrasts giving freely for love with taking for love’s sake, praising moral integrity and faithfulness as a higher crown than worldly glory. It honors those who endure burdens for a beloved, and those who die or live for God as martyrs.
Maggie Hyunds recalls Joseph Wilcox a former ward at a Winnipeg Home for children. The matron describes Joe a brave boy with consumption who found joy through toys prayers and the care of staff and a benevolent donor whose gift moved him to share his riches with peers before passing.
The piece reflects on bygone days with mentions of prices like pork and sugar, simple domestic scenes, and a rural anecdote about a gardener using salt between plant rows. It contrasts memory with humorous misread names and a neighborly exchange.
The Speakers Chair replica, a gift from the United Kingdom branch of the Empire Parliamentary Association, is completed in London and to be presented to the Canadian House of Commons in Ottawa. The chair mirrors Westminster design, stood 13 feet, and features carved oak and the Royal Arms. presentation to be made by J W Lowther, with a formal ceremony in late summer.
A young royalist battles head winds and rain as a boat ride ends with a punctured tire and a helping elder approach. The youth hides distress, while Timach and the laboring crew work to repair the jammed vessel under worsening weather. An elderly man remarks on the situation and the boy struggles with pride.
A Pennsylvania buyer charged Fred Holman with driving without a tail light after buying a cow that allegedly kicked out lights from a moving truck. The magistrate fined ten dollars, and the report includes archaic religious asides toward the end.
The notice highlights Red Cross efforts in relief, health education, and wartime public health in Ontario. It mentions collaboration with the Soldier Settlement Board, funding for a public health nursing course at the University of Toronto, and nurse deployments for child hygiene demonstrations. It also invites enrollment May 22 to 28 to promote sound health measures through local branches or the Provincial Division at 410 Sherbourne Street.
The Free Press announces it will seek buyers for unused articles through its want ad section. Advertisers are invited to contact the paper for sale terms and pricing. Local merchants and readers may find items of interest among the unused inventory.
Advertising dominates local pages as shops promote spring wear and household goods. The seasonal push includes clothing for women and men plus appliances, foods, and garden items. Local merchants urge purchases to refresh wardrobes, homes, and routines as warmer weather approaches.
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