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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 17, 1923
Page
5
A community newspaper extols readers to support the paper and celebrate local achievements. It highlights school honor rolls, marriage notices, and civic pride, urging ongoing community involvement and appreciation for local progress.
Twenty years ago the Free Press reports a varied page of items from May 28 1903. It mentions a new crop prospect, a roulette hall event, and Victoria Day celebrations. It lists John Arthurs moving trout fry to Ontario facilities, Oddfellows land plans near Oakville, and J Kerr Brown achieving a pharmacy degree. A local accident injures Janet Anderson, and Dr. G W Warren returns from a lumbermen’s camp. Roderick McDonald seeks Toronto Police employment, and a marriage between McNabb and Cameron is recorded at Acton.
A village narrator recalls John a think-so fellow who bungles customer bundles and misreads casual errands. The tale intertwines mistaken deliveries at Aunt Jane's house, a misrouted cart, and a warning about careless thinking, all set within a gossiping community.
The lesson on Elijah in 1 Kings 18 contrasts Jehovah’s supremacy with Baal worship. It discusses Elijah's stand amid crowds and priests, the unity of God's people, and the role of religious motive in social reform alongside biblical and later reformers.
The article extols Jasper National Park as the world’s largest wildlife sanctuary with rich plant life streams and mountain scenery. It lists numerous species including bighorn sheep, mountain goats, lynx, caribou, elk, bears, wolves and many birds, noting access via lodges and tours for visitors, hunters, and explorers.
An essay argues that an ancient idea of language as the soul’s picture is undermined by vulgar profanity. It laments how even noble tongues like Greek Latin French or English may be sullied by idle words and irreverence, urging restraint and judgment.
A fragmented piece contrasts a mutt, sunlit days, and a quirky claim of philosophy. Dr Thomas’s simple application is described as easy for a child, while notes critiquing unruly behavior and unmatchable traits appear in a surreal, dreamlike frame.
A government notice outlines controls on selling and propagating new or renamed seed varieties. It prohibits offering for sale certain farm seeds without proper variety testing and approval. The minister may refuse permits for seed sales and requires conformity with official variety names and examinations.
The text urges self knowledge and warns most people are ignorant of their abilities. It argues distractions overwhelm youth, delaying and hampering effort, and stresses taking initiative to earn a swell through work, planning, and honest self-assessment.
A fragmented historical note references Paisley shawl designs, looms, and weaving in Vale Valley Beotland. It mentions Madaley weaving, patterns, and the evolution of movable power looms around 1860, with references to Mother Greven and a tale of family and artistry across the loom.
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