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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 25, 1926
Page
5
The poem offers a churchgoer’s Sunday devotion praising the morning sermon and rejecting Sunday night lethargy. It seeks blessing for the church and spiritual strength for the preacher to fill the pews.
A 1906 Free Press snapshot recalls Fairy Lake skating resurging as rink work at the power house progresses. Churches in Georgetown and Acton share in Union services and social visits. Local groups discuss music and a Boys Association debut, with anniversaries and obituaries of Stauffer, McKeown, and Masales in Acton.
Winnipeg notes the Canadian Wheat Pool now has 125,000 members across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. It controls 13.23 million of 21 million acres seeded and handles most wheat sales through the Central Selling Agency, linking with importers worldwide. Pool members gain averaged prices minus costs, with freight charges varying by distance, signaling bold cooperative marketing expansion.
The Rev. Judson Baxter chosen by Riverboro Centre parishioners as near perfect minister. His wife’s small income relieves the salary strain and prompts a hope to ease parish finances. Neighbors worry about waste and open parlor bills while the Baxters settle in and the old carpet nears twenty five years of wear.
The lesson explores Judges 7 1 265 Gideon’s test division into three companies and the fear driven triumph over Midianites. It notes Gideon’s human frailty and God’s use of weak tools to accomplish deliverance. It places the tale in the Time of the Judges and connects to Golden Rule Sunday.
The article describes Christmas travel from western Canada to Great Britain and the Continent. It lists CP ships Montcalm Montroyal Metagama and Minne*dosa and sailings from Saint John to Liverpool Cherbourg and Antwerp with special train connections and tourist cabin accommodations for travelers aiming to spend the holidays in Britain or Europe.
An old man writes a dying hint to his sons about money on the farm. They dig and fail to find treasure but reap abundant harvests from planting. A final insight reveals real riches come from wise farming. The tale pivots to a Worm Exterminator ad praising its value for mothers.
A lighthearted domestic vignette contrasts travel dreams with everyday concerns as a family shares apple pie and reflects on parent approval. An ad then touts Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as the cheapest widely available health remedy across Canada with broad merchant coverage.
A short discourse extols service as the true dignity of all professions from merchants to ministers. It urges living to serve rather than be served, stressing usefulness, zeal, and the aim to be missed after departure, even if only a tile remains.
A Scottish engineer living in the South defends American prohibition in a Spectator article. He argues lawbreaking is under ten percent and that the law is largely respected. he cites improved city life, sober crowds at open highways, and greater worker efficiency. He recalls a barefoot woman’s ruin and contrasts it with law and order. He also mentions a universal remedy claim for Dr. Thomas Electric Oil.
A comic verse contrasts terms for men and women and their reactions, then a dental ad style claim for Miller's Worm Powders promising to destroy worms and improve nourishment and development in children.
A quirky account details a mysterious illness that strikes on Sunday mornings with drowsiness and reluctance to attend church. Symptoms ease by noon and fully vanish by Monday, leaving victims able to work without visible signs of illness.
A reader urges patience with typographical slips in papers noting 19 000 letter positions and 70 000 potential errors per ordinary sentence. It argues reporters and editors are human and should seek info and value, not chase every flaw.
The Flowell River Digester emphasizes understanding as the greatest need of today. Knowledge grounded in facts enables fair debate and cautious judgment, urging individuals to think before acting and to consider others in all actions.
A quoted applicant Wang describes skills in typing and English, cites recent job loss due to a large man’s death, frames it as not his fault, and asks when he might arrive to be of use. The text reads as a recruitment note or informal job inquiry from a Chinese newspaper context.
The Aberdonians take Randy and family to a teashop where a waitress asks if they want anything. Randy orders tea and five saucers as a humorous aside. The scene blends with a satirical plug for Dr. Kolloga’s Asthma Remedy claiming steady, universal relief and urging immediate purchase.
A sick man in India feasts on fruit when a small rat-squirrel creature appears and becomes his unlikely guardian. As a cobra creeps toward the bed, the rodent bites the snake repeatedly, ultimately killing it. The dying cobra knocks a vase as attendants rush in, revealing the creature's bravery.
An old classified style ad extols McCoy's Cad Liver Extract Tablets as a miracle health booster. It claims rapid weight gain and improved complexion, with a money back guarantee if 10 or 20 pounds aren’t added in 30 days.
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