20 May 1909
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
1
A lively tale unfolds as a wagon parade stops at Haut End. Two happy mothers accompany drivers, delivering bread and vegetables to grateful families while children and neighbors watch, signaling a festive village scene and community generosity.
Harold Dare, captain of McKinley High football, receives a campus challenge from a Western high school and grapples with family expectations and a looming academic deadline. He weighs honoring the offer against duties to his father and principal, while balancing sports, lessons, and future plans.
The Excelsior Haying recently installed rare improved machinery for bread making and now serves customers with bread and cakes of first-class quality. A splendid stock of groceries and confectionery is also carried.
A garbled note warns about neglecting algae and failing to heed warnings from nature. It mentions eyes blurring, coats floating, and the need for eye exams and possibly fitted eyeglasses. The text is unclear but centers on health precautions and protective measures.
In a misted, rambling scene two young women Myrtle and Ethel roam a busy street with a beloved beau, sharing playful banter about fifty cent pieces and plans for a future state of happiness amid neighbors and a nearby cottage community. The tale weaves through their neighbors the Stones and Darilagtene, a festive upcoming no necessity bouquet, a charity gathering, and a local shopkeeper noting societal strain as stores shut and wages falter.
The article urges broad access to world literature for boys, naming Robinson Crusoe Gulliver’s Travels and The Pilgrim’s Progress. It stresses home interest and public libraries as essential, noting cheap editions exist but access remains uneven. It advocates keeping children’s eyes open to chance to find suitable books, and encourages Scripture alongside classic tales.
An early sermon recounts a royal preacher challenging a market crowd. He asks what he should preach today but the people reply they do not know. The preacher replies those who know should teach those who do not. The audience grows wary as weeks pass and the preacher remains untrapped.
A testimonial from Ella Nirdle of Harvala Ontario praising Zom Bok and related products for curing itching back sores burns and various aches. The account describes trials with other remedies on Churchly “World of Hope” tours and asserts complete cure after using the Zam Rik and Zan Bok lines. They promote the products as effective for wind chafes, sores, and a range of non specific ailments with claims of rapid healing and pain relief.
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