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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 22, 1923
Page
6
A rustic poem recounts a bird with a broken wing and a heart full of pity. The narrator recalls healing and resilience in sorrow, portraying the bird as a symbol of endurance and renewal through hardship.
A brieflike account of Saint Cecilia, Christian martyr and patron of music, detailing her noble Roman upbringing, marriage to Valerian, baptism by Urban, and steadfast faith under torture. It notes her beheading, subsequent miracles, burial, and iconic depictions, including Cimabue's altar piece and Burne-Jones window in Christ Church Cathedral Oxford.
A reflective piece honors mothers and their enduring influence, recalling a loving mother figure and the old neighborhood women who shaped the author’s boyhood. It links personal memory to broader reflections on motherhood’s conscience, sacrifice, and guiding presence, ending with a note on Oliver Anderson’s Calgary death and the closing of an era.
A dialog reveals a young man seeking good books and steady guidance from an older, experienced man. The conversation covers library finds, uncut leaves, and preferences for adventure and romance stories while the older man weighs practical reading choices.
The article notes Big Ben, the clock atop Parliament, received the noon wire signal from Greenwich on 293 days last year with an error under one second on 203 days. Astronomer Dyson says the clock is almost war-time level accurate, though it is not daily correlated with Greenwich Observatory. During a recent vacation the clock was overhauled for the first time since its construction.
An excerpt extols the Canadian National Railway as the Dominion’s vast network operating 33 483 miles over half the national mileage. It claims CN serves every province and major city, supports industry and land settlement, and offers a view of Mount Hobson and Mount Mount Cavell from the Rockies, asserting the line crosses the range at the lowest altitude of any transcontinental railway.
A fragmented travel notice promotes California as a winter destination for Canadian visitors with promises of orange groves pepper trees and palm landscapes. It touts year round warmth and outdoor activities from fishing to motor travel and hints at routes via Canada or the United States, inviting readers to contact an agent for details.
In Mexico near the Guild of California lie vast corrals of remarkable lakes. The carbonate of soda dominates the landscape, resembling a vast expanse of dunes. Evaporation is driven by the sun, yielding natural soda in commercial quantities.
A rugged river journey follows Uncle’s warnings as a small raft is built from driftwood to run rapids toward Lake Kinbasket. The crew battles water chaos, secures gear, and salvages packs trapped under the raft amid the terrifying swift currents.
The Canadian National announces The Continental Limited as a premier trans continental train between Montreal and Vancouver with daily service from Toronto. The 3000 mile journey traverses Western Canada with modern equipment including tourist and standard cars, dining service, and scenic views of Rockies Robson and other peaks. Reservations and full信息 available from Canadian National Ticket Agents.
Do not weigh others views too heavily and believe in yourself. Young people should settle their own ability and maintain self respect even when others doubt them. The piece urges personal self confidence as more important than external approval.
A garbled note discusses The Wonderful Iebolite from The Family Herald and Weekly Hour. It references a rumored life story, beauty, and a plan to publish a portrait of The Wonderful Jeroie as a subscriber incentive from The Family Herald and Weekly Star in Montreal.
Wealth from desert weed wax industry grows northern Maxwell County with a cactus-like candela plant. Wood sources yield vast quantities of wax from up to a hundred per root. Oecur Pactus of Monterey Mexico designs the extraction process. The weed thrives on high plateau in Heres of Afowloo, extends into western Utes. Wax content runs 3.5 to 4 percent. plants regrow after harvest. Wax sells chiefly in Europe at good prices.
The column recaps local life with names and places, mentioning the Coundi accounts, pavement and water works grants, and a funeral gathering for Major Grant and his brother John. It lists residents visiting from England and Canada, church and school events, a Sunday school Christmas program, and local residents’ travels and arrivals.
Interim moderator Rev. J F Munro reports no further candidates for vacant positions. A girl at school fell, collar bone broken. Stewart Peacock recovering from a broken wrist after a rubber factory accident in Kitchener. George Smith jailed for bigamy, tried in Burlington and sentenced to three years. Golden wedding of W E Wheeler and Charlotte Breedtkon noted at Oakville. Jack Horton wounded by accidental gunfire on Thanksgiving Day. no immediate lasting injury. A series of social updates include visits, operations for appendicitis, and local marriages and celebrations across Erin, Milton, Hamilton, Niagara Falls, and surrounding areas.
A suburban couple visited a city theater and engaged in private acts, with attendants failing to monitor the scene. The observer at the event suggested providing privacy and non-disruptive seating while noting the couple sought the entire stage area for their activity.
Burlington residents hear of Frank Hitt recovering from polio at St Joseph’s hospital and Mrs Pepper visiting at the Methodist Parsonage. J T Teangmar moved to H C 36 Mysopathic Western Hospital in London Ont and the Teangmars visited Forest City. A wedding is planned for November 24 between Inu Vnek and Gordon Midgman of Ash. Joseph Hmilth reports deer hunting and local hunters’ wood supply. Thoring Green wins poultry show honors with White Wyandotte chicker and cups. Commoncompant exar claca stage a school ceremony with many certificates awarded by Philip Dunbar Becott’s sudden death at 37. Scott, a Port Nelson gardener, was respected in the community.
Advertising copy promotes The National Way for travel between Toronto and Ottawa with deluxe amenities on night and day trains. The Capital City leaves Toronto at 1:10 p.m. daily except Sunday, arriving Ottawa at 7:28 p.m. The Ottawa Express departs Toronto at 11:10 p.m. daily, arriving Ottawa at 7:46 a.m. Tickets via Canadian National agents. A farmer dismisses a suitor asking about the milkmaid, saying the milk is from the cow.
A fragment describes the Canadian National Railway expansion linking Canada and parts of the United States via Chicago with connections to Western states and promising superior equipment and observation lounge car accommodations. It promotes travel as a pleasure under the National Way program and invites inquiries to CN agents.
We want 300 men tight now for big paying mechanical work. If you are mechanically inclined and like working around automobiles, don't delay. A few weeks can train you for tractor operating and welding. Free employment service and catalogue from Hemphill Auto Tractor School at 16 King Street West, Toronto.
A U S government and a leading university developed a 94 percent efficient neve oil lamp with clean odorless light surpassing ordinary lamps. Inventor F N Johnson offers a free 10 day trial and a plan to distribute lamps locally, promising $260 to $600 monthly for early adopters.
Notice outlines a by law to grant a ten year tax exemption on a new factory for Acton Machine Company owned by Frederick Blow in Acton village. Voting on the by law set for December 3 1923 at the municipal election. Reeve and clerk to attend public sessions December 23 1823 to tally votes and appoint observers for and against the measure.
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