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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 12, 1925
Page
3
A rustic speaker rails against dreary weather and hard labor while praising nature's sweetness. He vows to seek honey in life, despite thorns, and to keep hunting fragrance even amid storms and hunger. The poem emphasizes joy, resilience, and finding value in simple blessings.
An essay urges girls to pursue marketable skills for independence while also preparing for shifts between love and loneliness. It argues happiness should not rely solely on marriage or motherhood, and stresses courage to face disappointment and build worth in any path.
The article outlines proposed calendar reforms such as a 13 month year of 28 days or a 3 month quarter system with New Year’s Day separate. Advocates say it would simplify business and social life though some disagreement remains on the best structure.
A guest clergyman, who attended a seaside honeymoon event, was asked to supply the pulpit on Sunday after previously filling in this year. While resting Saturday afternoon, two riding-horse delivery workers discussed his upcoming service, praising him as a well-regarded man and noting they had heard him twice before.
A factory offered a prize for the best original motto for a pen. A claimant sent a line "the pen is mightier than the sword" and asked to receive the prize. The claimant admitted he might have read it in McGuffey or Kidd or the Bible and asked for the prize if it was original.
Stephen Tracy Livingston recalls an Acton homestead once filled with family love and daily worship. He portrays the Hapwell household scene, a preacher father, mother Hulda, and children amid gardens, trees, and quiet Sundays that shaped his boyhood memories.
An Acton boy in the sixties fondly recalls his first school, a strict mistress with a red ruler and a stern master who taught the three Rs plus Bible history. He recounts friends, punishments, field days, and a move to a new home as he cherishes those distant days.
In a New England state a couple aimed for festive decor beyond flowers. A floral device announced United we stand but the sign was not finished. Harriet Corson’s electric name lights shone above the bride while John Eames’ lit up above the groom until the moment of pronouncement when Harriet Corson’s name was extinguished.
An old lady visits a neighbor and explains that talking about troubles makes them seem permanent. She notes people dwell on death beds in the family for fifty years, and suggests troubles pass if not repeatedly discussed.
Mr Jonca recalls a fond, vain tale of a pudding gone well and the cloth question that followed. A playful exchange reveals domestic humor with a touch of pride in the kitchen craft.
An advertisement promotes a 1926 Youth's Companion subscription with 52 issues for 2 dollars and 1925 remainder for 2 dollars, inviting readers to join adventures across the Maino woods Navaho Indiana Alaska seas. Also mentions McCalls Magazine at 2.50. Office in Boston accepts subscriptions.
A sheer silk crepe frock features a front round neck and short sleeves lightly trimmed with lace reflecting the fabric color. It offers tel shades or Paris greens as color options, with a straight panelled silhouette and circular panel effect. Medium size needs 44 1 4 yards of 36 inch material.
The October Acton paper reports six encephalitis lethargica cases in 1924 with three deaths. It notes housing work at Gunnersbury Park, record harvest festival attendances at St Gabriel’s, and an essay contest for pupils. Court fines include betting loitering and speeding offences. A town criers competition is planned for November 12 at the Acton Chamber of Commerce. The piece covers weddings, anniversaries, church events, and social club dinners, alongside local tributes and transport delays.
Eighteen houses were to be erected at Kong Drive Acton by J A Perlis within six minutes walk of GW station and near East Acton Tube. Acton Brotherhood meeting featured vice president Fairbrassy and Rev H Prichard on brotherhood. Acton Male Voice Choir contributed musically. Salvation Army Lewisham Hand visited Acton with Bandmaster Bamford with processions and open air performances, including a hospital hymn set.
The passage compares a boy wearing clothes far too large to his age to youths facing responsibilities beyond their abilities. It argues that oversized duties look absurd and encourage growth to fit the task rather than force an ill fit. It warns against usurping roles and urges readers to mature into their rightful responsibilities.
A compassionate Down East judge presided over a sentencing in a petty theft case. The convinct tearfully pleaded innocence, but the judge, moved by contrition, calmly implied imprisonment would be his fate, offering consoling words to the distraught man.
A vintage advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Extract Tablets claiming a thin person can gain five to ten pounds in thirty days. It cites a druggist reporting strong sales and promises a money back guarantee if the user does not gain at least five pounds. It emphasizes cod liver vitamins as a vitalizer and flesh producer for all ages.
Notice to creditors of Mary O Kingsbury late of Nassaugaweya Halton widow deceased. Claims must be sent by December 6 1925 to Andrew J Murray and Robert H Kingsbury executors. Dated Guelph November 3 1926. Dunbar Goetz Dunbar solicitors for the executors.
In the Surrogate Court of Halton County creditors of Robert Lane late of Limehouse Halton laborer who died October 23 1925 must send details of claims by December 5 1925 to Harold Nash Farmer acting as solicitor for the executors of the will at Acton. After December 5 1926 executors will distribute the estate and are not liable for unnotified claims. Dated Acton November 6 1925 Catharine Lane John Wesley Rand Executors by H N Farmer Synultyr 19-8
Advice on maintaining alertness and posture across life. It warns that slumping in daily clothes leads to a round-shouldered look by age forty and labels dullness as a self-inflicted habit rather than a natural handicap.
A Speech fragment urges all: work through poverty, wealth, burden, and doubt. It claims work sustains happiness and health, regardless of disappointments, sorrow, or broken dreams, and portrays work as the greatest material remedy and healer.
The notice describes prices that include the buyer’s name and address printed in engraver’s script or a design suitable to the card. It emphasizes customization and presentation in the engraving style.
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