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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 26, 1925
Page
2
The poem speaks of Acton Bree Presa chimneys as grim guardians over a town yet urged by the promise of bread and peace. It contrasts soot and labor with hope, praising workers and the home amid industrial life and famine warnings. © 1926 Robert Clarkson Tongue.
A group of rough youths mocked a passerby until one woman urged, Please don't. Her calm plea prompted the speaker to pause, reflect, and reform. He embraced better company, found work, upgraded his conduct, and inspired others, showing a single kind rebuke can uplift many.
Major Francis Yeats Brown writes in Spectator about traveling last August from Montreal with 500 men to work in Western Canada. He describes warm reception near Winnipeg and at a farm south of Dufrost and notes English harvesters prosper, urging 10 000 more to come next year.
A new unsplinterable sheet glass is claimed to resist breakage and splinters under shotgun test at 30 yards. Experts say it can be ground to any lens curvature for eye protection of sportsmen and football players, addressing safety needs for spectacle lenses and goggles.
A school teacher corrects a boy who mutters dialect phrases in class. The scene shows the teacher guiding proper speech and asking the student to try again with correct pronunciation.
Martin Dent, a thrifty elder, resists daughter Helen and son in law John’s modern upgrades including a four hundred dollar team and a telephone. He travels to his other daughter Gertrude in Pitcher to avoid disruption, but returns home to warn of an advancing snowstorm.
An old farmer bestrides a cutting team during a ferocious Hemlock Hill blizzard. After his heart weakness and broken shafts, John Carter arrives with roans to pull him to safety, then returns home to a warm room and family harmony.
The Dominion Government operated Experimental Farms to produce high quality seed grain for special seed growers aiming for Registered Seed. Elite Stock Seed, at least 99.995 percent true to variety, starts the lineage for Registered Seed, which must be at least 99.95 percent true to variety. The Farms emphasize rigorous inspection to ensure purity and aim to supply First Generation Registered Seed to seed growers, noting 1925 outputs and close cooperation with the Canadian Seed Growers Association led by L. H. Newman.
A collection of quotations on rhetoric virtue and perseverance by Dicey Seneca Brooks Edwards Christ Millar Morton Emerson and Mortson. The notes emphasize clear thought directness self reliance and enthusiasm as keys to good style and meaningful living.
The text portrays Mrs Porter altruistically visiting the poor and delivering gifts she would want for herself. A friend joins in, noting Porter's kindness toward Sullivan's lung-affected ward and outlining a pragmatic view of gift choices. Porter's hesitation hints at feeling unappreciated and desiring practical items like canned tomatoes or herrings.
The piece urges a buoyant start to the day and discourages glumness at breakfast. It argues that a positive frame helps handle tasks ahead, noting those who avoid conversation may not be fair to the new day.
A debate argues for balancing rapid newspaper reading with deliberate study of classic authors. It compares two reading methods, urges time for both, and cites Lord Bacon on books to be tasted swallowed or chewed, suggesting ten minutes for news and hours for Shakespeare and others.
The great Italian composer Verdi retreats to Montecalero seeking rest, only to find a mountain residence stacked with at least a hundred hand organs playing his music. He explains the organs’ nuisance as rival to his peace, noting Italy’s organs arriving from everywhere. Also included is an ad for Miller's Worm Powders targeting infant worm infestations.
A British regiment near Ireland in peacetime receives general orders requiring each man to change shirts twice weekly. The captain, under orders, has the orderly sergeant arrange the men to swap shirts so every soldier changes with a peer on Wednesday and Sunday mornings.
An advertisement touts Rheuma Acte as a rapid remedy for rheumatic pains and kidney, liver, and bladder issues. It claims it cleanses poisonous waste from joints and supports gout and other aches, urging purchase from B. J. Hansard or local druggists with money back if unsatisfied.
The printer advertises customized cards printed with the customer’s name and address as part of the engravers’ design. This sales pitch highlights tailored branding for personal or business use.
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