Pleasant verse and town items from early 1900s issue
The item collection includes a quatrain of rhymed advice and a local news roundup dated December 3, 1901. It notes sleighing and skating on Corporation Pond and Fairy Lake, a new open rink on Main Street near Clark's and the Dominion Motels, and a court case where a G T H freight train conductor was fined $60 plus costs for blocking Mill Street crossing for thirteen minutes. Other notes cover the Ladieal Aid annual meeting electing officers, Acton Fire Brigade ball and supper with 256 attendees, a near-fatal accident to John Harvey delivering a 500 pound radiator, and the Guelph T Patrict Epworth Leagues convention at the Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Pond
Fairy
Clark's
Dominion
Main Street
Graham
Mill
H. P. Moore
Anna Maddock
Thea
Acton Fire Brigade
Clair’s
Wellwood
Toren
John Harvey
Harvey
J.L Reed
Guelph
Heartbeat pace and heart pumping power explored
The article notes a pulse near seventy-five per minute with each beat expelling about ten cubic inches of blood. It explains the four-chamber heart, the auricles as reservoirs, and how the right ventricle sends blood to the lungs while the left drives it through the body, with the left ventricle delivering enough energy daily to lift blood ninety feet.
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Scientifc
Canadian National routes and scenic power across Canada
A fragmented account details the Canadian National railway system claiming 23 663 miles of lines serving major cities seaports and provincial capitals including the Federal Capital and nine provincial capitals. It highlights broad service to manufacturing centers prairie lines for settlers lands for cattle ranching and calls it the scenic route with Mount Robson and Mount Edith Cavell among noted peaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian National Airways
Dominion of Canada
Canadian National
Nadian National
Dominion
Prairie Provintes
Canada
Mount Robson
Canadian Rockies
Mount Edith Cavell
National Way
Wen
Pentecost Sermon and Spirit Power Explored
The article analyzes Acts chapter 2 focusing on Pentecost the gathering of Jewish pilgrims and the descent of the Spirit. It notes the tongues as symbols of divine presence and explains repentance baptism and the birth of early Christian communities. It also cites Bishop McConnell and Dr. John R. Mott on spiritual power and mission.
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Galden
Egypt
Tabernacios
Joraxatom
Jesus
Peter
Apostle
Paul
Leeson Thamse
McConnell
Quickenath
Malta
Christ Jesus
Udroyd
Aggna End Daughters
China
Japan
India
Africa
Latin America
Exceptional Kills in Quebec and Ontario Hunters Prize Moose
Reports from Quebec and Ontario describe a near open season with caribou moose and deer being hunted across the Laurentians Timiskaming Kipawa districts and along the Canadian Pacific route. Notable exploits include Dr. C. H. McCreary and A. J. O’Keefe’s moose near Grey Rocks Inn and a New York hunter’s rapid camp-move success near Kipawa River with a large bull shot within 10 yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Ontarlo
New Brunswick
Alberta
Heledsh Columbia
Canada
United States
Lake Mogantic
Laurentiana
Qatimau Valley
Waltham Branch
Lne
Canadian Pacific
Timiskuming Kipaws District
Ontario
Parry Sound
Byng
Inlet
Pakesley
Franch Hiver
Paget
Trout Lake Country
Lake Ponage
Manacy
Hiind River
Theesalon
Desbarata
Mottawa
North Day
Bturgood
Laurentian
Grey Rocka Inn
Heo
Jovety
Big Devil's Lake
Lac le Croiz
Truaty
Mr. O'Keefe
FLW
Mallow Uy Leake
Kipawa River
J. A. Cavanaugh
New York
Operasion
Pentecost and early church prompts in a devotional page
A devotional page discusses Pentecost in biblical context, questions about its meaning and the Holy Spirit’s gifts. It lists daily readings from Acts for December 3 to December 10 and ends with a birthday poem and an ad for Mother Graves Worm Exterminator.
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Lareel
Ethiopia
Cornelius the Centurian
Acta
Early Church
Paulnt
Neighborhood Spirit Versus City Life and Worm Powders
An essay contrasts country kinship with urban anonymity, celebrating permanent roots and neighborly warmth while warning that city dwellers lack true community. It then urges use of Miller’s Worm Powders to treat digestive worms in children, claiming relief from aggestive issues and related suffering.
Opportunities At Home Drive Success In Farming
A home based message urges readers that the best opportunities and the finest people are nearby. It warns against city loneliness and promotes traditional farming methods learned from upbringing. It highlights Dr Thomas Electric Oil as the cheapest remedy widely available in Canada and urged for sale in drug stores and country merchants.
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Ciy
Imethoda
Thomas
Canada
Coant
Copat
Fragmented Text About a Child and Instructions
A garbled passage describes a child named James at a neighbor's, receiving bread and butter and saying thank you. The text devolves into unclear dialogue and references to an application that a child could understand, with numerous typographical errors and obfuscated names and phrases. The overall sense is of a disrupted, partial transcription.
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James
Junie
Remarkable Memory of Bible Passages Highlighted
A noted writer reflects on his father and recalls a Bible memory feat. Before middle age he memorized the entire Bible and could recite passages verbatim from memory, a skill he pursued with relentless practice and astonishing accuracy.
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Javon
The Mystery of Fragrance in the Air
The article questions how odor travels through air and how scent can be detected through packed materials, noting strong smells pass through solid barriers and that smell organs are separate from taste and touch. It discusses attempts to explain fragrance existence in various substances and states of matter and references sensory separation.
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Helence
Vale
Billy Lalor
Postmaster confronts odd stamp buyer in Das Echo excerpt
In a crusty exchange the postmaster Dot 0 engrosa notes he cannot hear the conversation. An assistant questions a stamp buyer while the man rejects postcards and other offers. The scene shifts to a troubled exchange about a letter base and suggestions from a wheedling figure.
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Engrosa
Das Echo
Maxmages
Winter refuge and tours via Canadian National Railways
Winter refuge fills Puclica County and Herliah Columbia as a haven for travelers to sunny destinations. California becomes famous for winter tourism with outdoor recreation, motor roads, sea-bathing, and more. Canadian National Railways offers routes through Jasper National Park, Mount Robson, the North Pacific Coast to Vancouver, Victoria, Hostile, San Francisco, and Los Angeles with full information planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puclica County
Herliah Columbia
Huuny
California
Canadian National Railways
Jasper National Park
Mount Moline
North Pacific Coast
Vancouver
Victoria
Hostile
Portand
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Axont
Canadian Nations Railwayn
Furndah
No Smoking Door Names Cause Confusion and Asthma Myths
A tale from Hodar wu Aken, where misheard names and a church baptism lead to the street joke Nosmo King and Nosmo Klug. The incident links to long standing asthma suffering and claims about Kellogg's Authma Remedy as a prompt aid in neglected cases.
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Hodar Wu Aken
Uw. Kevan
Lune
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Acton Free Press
Niwayn Uately
Eely
Trip
Universiity
Utrecht
Netherlands
Wolentiats
John Elives
Daash
John Wan
London
Lake Moguntic
Maniwakxtl
Timlekuming
Kipawadhetriate
Lake Superior
Poune Bonaport
Schreiber and
Niphon
C. H. McCreary
Montreal
A. J. O'Keels
New Hochells
Bie. Jovite
Acton Creamery
Acton Creamery Co
T. J. O'Neil
J.N. O'Neill & Son Garage and Carriage Works
Georgetown
Acton
Kanadian Nationals Railways
Gotha Weat
Hunday
Toronto Suburban Electric Railway
Dally
Specal Freight
Toronto
Thettord
Far East
Wau
Acre
Anilies
Fragrines
Thorne
Isiel
Tyler
Pacific Coast
OORS
Ere
Castoria
Fletcher
Optician Savage Optical Building
T. E. Gibbons
Malin Street
Acton Monument Works
GY. R
Manitoba
Alex. L. Noble
Henry Awhey
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