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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 14, 1925
Page
4
In Acton Free Press on May 14 1926 a local scene recalls Jimimy’s big moment as a barber cuts his hair bowl style. The boy endures the trim with a shy grin and a crowd of boys follows outside as he celebrates the new look and even charges peers to smell his head. Burgess Jahnson
Penelope Brewster, a reserved newcomer at College, accepts a dare to use slang all day. She encounters mockery from peers and a grave rebuke from Professor Armstrong, prompting self reflection on loyalty to her home and old-fashioned ideals.
A European fincal gallery owner recounts a Second Empire incident where a young artist hesitates over price. The Count pretends deafness offering ten thousand francs for a single painting, finally paying a disputed two thousand after the artist objects.
A Welsh gentleman visiting London bought three bulldogs for his daughter, shipped them to Brighton, and later returned home. A letter to the buyer from a Brighton dealer notes the dogs arrived safely in a loose box, prompting the seller to joke about needing more boxes.
An inventor promotes a motor driven tooth brush as superior to hand scrubbing. The device uses a rotary, front and back action to reach interstices and cleanse teeth more completely, claiming better health outcomes.
Lucile Weston braves rough forest roads to Nachita Peak to check on her missing brother Lynn. She discovers timber thieves plan a dawn heist, reports to Supervisor Long, and helps coordinate a firefighting and rescue effort. The operation ends with the thieves thwarted, Lynn freed, and Long praising Lucile for pivotal vigilance.
In a long eventful tale about Martin Boggs the text notes his reluctance to admit mistakes. It recounts instances from failed investments to poor plantings and an accidental fall, ending with a friend teasing him for not calling a miscalculation a real mistake.
An exchange at a passport office devolves into a rapid blur of nationality claims. A British mother and French marriage are cited while a speaker asserts birth aboard a ship near Honolulu and adoption abroad, prompting officials to cite the League of Nations.
A Supreme Court chief justice was described as discreet in admitting health struggles and using roundabout phrasing. He was once asked by a state governor about his well being, and he replied that he was not well but better than before, guarding the truth with careful phrasing.
A group in Colorado shares words of healing after a woman faces heartbreak and abandonment. One speaker urges prayer for strength to hold on and faith to endure until relief comes, amid sorrow and questioning.
A collection of quoted lines on Christianity politeness love and virtue from various authors. Notable voices include Edward A Steiner Henry Drummond F W Robertson Benjamin Disraeli and a German proverb about bitterness. The snippet emphasizes duty selflessness and moral behavior.
In a rural school discussion about the North American Indian, a bright girl identifies chiefs as the leaders. When asked for the term for women, a boy blurts mischievous mischief as the answer, prompting quiet and a teachable moment.
Two friends in a Syrian quarter New York cafe discuss a tale about the corkscrew claim from Beirut and a Yankee patent. The piece links linguistic lore to a famed tool and ends with a modern product pitch for Holloway's Corn Remover.
In the summer heat the Florence Automatic Oil Stove is advertised as cheaper to run than electricity and safer. The ad touts comfort, convenience, and economy with a window display showing prices.
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