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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 13, 1920
Page
4
A fragment from the Acton Bree Press dated May 13 1020 reads as a playful, weather themed column with quirky phrases about plans and days ahead. It mentions names and local observations in a poetic/newsletter style. The piece blends rhymes with local chatter about weather and moods.
The April examinations in Acton Public and High Schools show results by class and student names. Notable totals include Fourth Vusaell with 460, Junior Fourth 1,050, and Senior First 150, with teachers noted for each class.
The text discusses pep as a lively force in daily conversation and its imagined effects on body and mind. It mentions how pep might advance goals, while noting the need for practical help like diagnosing a cat’s ailment and clarifying a telephone message.
A long remembrance piece recalls Acton’s Veterans Memorial ceremony on Mother’s Day. Residents, led by civic groups, raised funds and hosted a public unveiling, celebrating comrades and wartime service with strong community turnout and a historic Ontario farm district backdrop.
A stream of thoughts explores aim, attention, and the eye in drawing. It weighs how mood and external cues affect performance and the discipline needed to fix gaze on a target, urging steady effort toward a defined ambition.
A fragmented poem urging daily happiness and inner joy. It emphasizes maintaining hope in dark days, sharing kindness with friends, and recognizing happiness comes from within rather than from external sources.
Fragmented OCR notes describe fear of too much noise and pressure at work. References to an employer demanding tasks, memory aids, and potential coercion or discipline, with unclear names or places.
The document presents a garbled wartime exhortation urging persistent effort and unity. It calls for continued support of the war, readiness to sacrifice, and dedication to victory, referencing a collective pledge to endure hardship for the cause.
A fragment describes slate as a key local resource near Ranwor Bayt Hangor and Blating ten, noting two story town houses entirely clad in slate. Quarries along upper Jadyew supply roads and derricks, with decorative slate ware and white slate roofs highlighted as notable features.
A garbled letter proposes creating private and public mini golf courses with cheap equipment and odd rules. It suggests players hit balls along roads and hedges, mix in humorous penalties, and uses slang to lure neighbors into building paid facilities in spring.
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