Marconi inventor of wireless telegraph forebear of wealth
The article reflects on wealth versus merit in the path of success, citing Marconi as a prime example. It highlights his Italian birth Bologna April 24 1874 wealthy father education at Bologna University early fascination with electricity and the 14 year old discovery linking electrical discharge to electromagnetic waves paving the way for wireless communication. It contrasts rich sons and poor sons while praising the enduring value of character and spirit over wealth.
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Bualnear
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Ita Perila
Guglielmo Marconi
Bologna
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Toronto
J. W. Mann
L. G. Matthewn
Chan
Gukien
Gugielmo Marcogi
Biarceni
Owen
Hua Cmne
Marcon Mays
Euine Frobk
Toam
Mim Street
Willow Street
Acton Farmers
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Acton Oddfellows
Duncan Kennedy
Cameron
Fullen
Oliver Lesier
Omcel
Postmanster Mutt
Mino Post and Telegraph
Biynda
George Hynda
Orangeville
Charles
Chicago
Hynda
Matthewn Noki
Albert
George MccLageon
Nova Scota
J. TH Pearson
The Old Man of the Lig Clock Tower
Acton notes a quiet Queen’s birthday with fireworks and a low-key homecoming. Memories flow of Mill Street shops, a historic blacksmith, and local figures from a century ago, including Perryman and McNabb, linking past to present in a reminiscence of town life.
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Acton Post Oilcu
Telegraph Olice
Matthawa
Acton
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Mother
Mw Ehaln
Parry
Jvan
Clark
Mr. Alatthows
Trent
Kiiza Cameron Wan
Tom
Kila
MaGarvin
George Havil
Mavill
Wm. Baird
Alfred
Grand Trunk
Craine
Williams
Crippa
Kelso
Jim Kelgo
Tom Dunn
Johbrr Burns
Robt
Warren
Tasty Hall
Cariboo
Andy
Tater Alex. Grant
J.P
Thomas Perryman
St J, McNabb
Dr. Hare
Dr. Ault
A. J. Mackinnon
I. N. Farmer
Barriater
Mill Street
Tremendously Earnest Mindset Feeds Persistent Effort
Frank E. Welsh argues that earnest effort, sustained attention, and avoiding half hearted work build true ability. He applies the principle to daily tasks and recreation, warning that half effort weakens future performance and invites defeat when stakes rise.
Tree saves Wade in winter mishap near Thomasville
Mr Wade and a companion in a motor car slide on slick roads and crash into a tree on a bank. A farmer towed the car free and Wade credits the tree with keeping them from a worse accident. A farmer quips a balloon incident earlier involved the same Wade.
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Tha Wade
Clevelan
Thomasville
Georgia
Wade
Afro
Farm Bulletin Board A Practical Farm Aid
A farm bulletin board near the mailbox publicizes two auctions for items for sale and wanted. By attracting travelers and city buyers, it helps move surplus stock or goods no longer needed, including fresh farm-made produce and tools.
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Mura
The Virgatile Hair Pin Guide Novel Inventions
A garbled excerpt describes using a hairpin for countless makeshift tasks and tools. It mentions improvised devices such as a peg, cork, nail puller, window opener, carpet lift, and even a baby carriage mechanism. The piece references objects like a unicorn march and a loom of mechanical toy ideas. It reads as a curious, blocky list of inventive uses.
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Tavat
Mae Tel
Grameter
UN Wuloma- Milo
Three Brothers and the Nether Three Names Reveal Tale
A fragment recalls a tale of three brothers named Shadrach Meshach and Abednego who present themselves as a trio from York. They claim identity as three nether and vow to extinguish a burning Gery in a dramatic confrontation.
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York
Christopher
Marcun
Mares
Shadrach
Abeduece
Famous Woolen Goods of the Shetland Islands
The Shetland Islands off Scotland are rockbound and treeless with over one hundred isles, twenty three inhabited. Lerwick is the largest town. Peat replaces wood and fuels homes. Main industries include cod and herring, sheep care, and woolen garments. The Shetland pony, origin of Canada’s famed breed, hails from these islands.
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Shetland Islands
Matntland
Lerwick
Nat
Canada
What You Get Out of Life Message
A fragment reflects on life attitudes and happiness. It contrasts those who seek pleasure with those who focus on making others happy, suggesting overall contentment comes from purposeful effort rather than mere self indulgence. The text references life outcomes and personal priorities.
Learn to write with both hands says a mentor
A writer recalls advising youths to train with the left hand as well as the right to adapt to various surroundings. The piece stresses that mastering ambidexterity helps maintain dignity and judgment, even as one ages in their native town or moves elsewhere.
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Sita
Oldorn
Chou Lai Menace Rise Across Nations in Admirable Adaptability
The piece extols the Chinese as industrious and omnipresent, praising adaptability and enterprise. It lauds relentless mobility from mountains to deserts, claiming the Chinese thrive in every arena and can live anywhere while pursuing progress.
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Coumonpolitan
Nyvery
Gilent
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