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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 03, 1927
Page
2
A devotional poem by Rev. William Stlager praising gratitude for simple gifts. The speaker thanks God for family, nature, work, rest, and daily opportunities, expressing hopeful reverence and the blessing of love and calling. The verse blends religious reflection with everyday gratitude.
A dated reflection celebrates Thanksgiving as a yearly reminder to be grateful for peace after war and everyday gifts. It urges humility before the benevolence of the Creator and notes the national stance against unchecked materialism.
A reflection on Thanksgiving urging true gratitude beyond feasting. It warns against ingratitude, cites Lear on ungrateful children, and reminds readers of God’s blessings and the duty to give thanks for daily blessings and harvest abundance.
The article traces Hyde Park’s origins as part of the Manor of Hyde tied to St Peter’s Monastery Welwyn Windsor. It notes royal transfers in 1590 and 1652, a 17 000 pound sale by Parliament, and a royal ground called Mode Park where Charles II and courtiers played pall-mall later called pale mile a ball game with a hoop on a pole.
Fragmentary OCR shows a mother recounting a scene with a guest named Eranees, directing a young woman to come down from upstairs and describing quiet behavior and duties. The text is garbled with unclear phrases and repetitions.
Peggy and her father travel by train to Chicago for a job shift era, facing leaving Maplewood. Peggy consoles her father, meets an old man in the car, and learns news of a better New York position that lifts their spirits and promises a future visit to Maplewood.
A family heated with quarrels and tension as Spud endures public displays and mockery. The tale recalls his father’s pride, a sister’s admonition, and Spud’s run away to seek scarce work while the narrative circles around community shame and a chaotic household.
A fragmentary excerpt shows garbled dialogue and phrasing about children and teasing. Characters include a mother and others in a rough, playful exchange. The passage reads like a mistranscribed scene with broken speech and unclear actions.
A technical excerpt discusses hard water issues and methods to remove minerals. It covers boiling, precipitation, zeolites, permutit and lime soda treatments, and the role of carbonates and chlorides in water hardness. The piece highlights distillation as an alternative and notes costs, practicality, and housing needs for full implementation.
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