Thanksgiving Week Rumors And Local Notices In Acton
Thanksgiving plans and community notices fill Acton items. This week include a Thanksgiving Day event at Knox Church with Rev Glassford of Guelph and baritone croxall, a firemen’s annual assembly, and a sale of property on Main Street. Also reported are local marriages, obituaries, and political results including Henderson’s re election and Laurier government support.
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Evan's
Wm. Hematred
Grace
Lynd
Worden
Georgetown
Knox Church
Glassford
Guelph
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Harmon A. Croxall
Henderson Av Houlton
House of Commons
Té—Hr Acton
Laurier
Ontario
Yeland
Coofer- Stauffer
Church B
Acton
William Cooper
Elia
Abram Braufter
Pater ‘S Vieury
Feeding the Multitude as a Lesson in Providence
A Sunday school lesson analyzes John 6 1 14 40, comparing the feeding of the five thousand across Matthew Mark Luke and John. It explores the humble boy with loaves and fishes, the disciples role, and the spiritual meaning of provision and gratitude.
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Keason
Miraciow
Evangelista
Wachweiter
Jon
Aind
Resair Tance
Mark
Luke
Listening to Heart and Lungs For Medical Students
The piece describes a teaching method where a class listens in unison to heart murmurs and lung sounds with a physician instructor. It highlights a device called the atethophone, a Bell telephone engine ere invention, demonstrated before a large medical audience.
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Inveri‘don
Bell Telephone Engineere
Carlyle Letter to Mother on Birthday Echoes Gratitude
A fragment from Thomas Carlyle expresses deep thanks and affection for his mother on his birthday. He reflects on growing old, his gratitude for her guidance, and his hope to honor both parents through his writings, ending with prayers for God’s blessing.
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Thomas Carlyle
Carlyle
Jane
Triple Locked Deer Antlers Found Near Squaw Lake
An Indian hunter in northern Wisconsin found three fully grown deer antlers intertwined in a rare three horn lock near Flambeat Lake, about a mile from the water. The horns, described by a Montreal witness, show no bones nearby and appear less than two years old, all rigidly fused in a single mass.
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Wiscoslain
Squaw Lake
Montreal
Igdign
Flambeat Lake
Portrait of a town benefactor and a worm powder pitch
A fragmentary aimless pastiche recalls a vainglorious town benefactor who cut down a tree and faced public wrath, then shifts to a mothers remedy pitch for infant worms, touting a worm powder as health aid and eye safety elixir.
Laughing Women and Fairy Talk in Social Humor
A quirky piece discusses laughter among women, labeling certain giggles as pretend and linking humor to social perception. It cites Barrie on fairies from a baby’s first laugh, notes mothers as helpers, and ends with a blurb for Dr. Thomas Electric Oil for camp use and comforting leg care.
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Jena
Mr. Barrie
Thomas
Local settlers recount farming legacy and wealth claims
A fragmented letter to Union of Canada manager recounts a High River family of 12, detailing arrival in November 1804, farm assets including hundreds of horses, cash, wheat and oats production, cattle and hog earnings, land extent, and extensive years of labor. It also mentions health remedies and celebrity chatter around medical fame.
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W. Cc. Hammond
Union Ard of
Canada
High Ryser
Alberta
C. F. Malmberg
Malmberg
Bona
High River
Rand Rondo
Mythreason
Aaimberg
Forward Mouths Warn of Dishonest Talk and Loss
A 19th century warning highlights the danger of forward mouths and deceitful talk. It cautions that speaking inconsistently and promising with no intent leads to theft and ruined trust. Solomon’s advice is invoked to urge truthfulness across society, business, and personal dealings.
Family tension in a country home discussed
Mrs Thomson questions Harold and Yve about daily hardships while Mr Thomson contemplates the family’s needs. The dialogue hints at poverty and strain from a life split between city and countryside with limited clothing and daily routines.
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Harold
Thomson
Mr. Thobwen
Stranger’s Rubber Factory Visit Ends with Accusation of Theft
An unnamed visitor, described as a meesh-looking stranger with a distipolly alr, sought permission to inspect two large rubber factories. He admitted knowing nothing about rubber business. The superintendent escorted him, questioned him, and finally confronted the visitor who brandished a knife and was accused of theft and ignorance after nine years of not learning the trade.
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John Frank
Confcienoe
Jim Hartnett
Hartnett
Ukdog
Abetts
India
Nong
Ha J
Stu
Pluck and Progress in a Farm Tale and a Cough Remedy
A rustic tale contrasts real pluck with outcomes as Hen Tibbies stands by a cow in his corn patch and learns tenacity alone may not suffice. The piece shifts to promote Dr J D Hellogge’s asthma remedy as a curesome home suggestion.
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Josh
Hen
J.D. Hellogge
Remady
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