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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 01, 1931
Page
6
A reflective piece quotes a boy who speaks of living up to his mother's image of him. It urges readers to strive for personal goodness and integrity rather than chasing hollow perfection.
Twenty years ago local items report Beandnore Crescent housing raises and postponed fairs due to rain. Victoria Mission Band concert at Town Hall features piano solos and readings. Acton Hoys Jrlynde forms with drill, Gordon Beardmore presiding. Council links Hydro Electric plan. Adam Heck invited to address citizens. Notices include obituaries Hugh McTavish and Archibald McPhernon with stock liniment advertisement for Douglas Egyptian Liniment.
Rome youths feel aggrieved as they lack a mentor to advise them. The piece argues that reliance on oneself is natural, and that most people progress by making their own plans. It concludes that self-reliance and dependency cannot coexist.
The text examines why young people seek counsel noting motives from seeking attention to avoiding responsibility. It argues that many ask for advice to discuss themselves or shift decisions they should make, and warns that preferring others to decide invites danger and evades personal accountability.
A brief comic exchange shows a traveller protesting expulsion from a wholesale firm. The doorkeeper retorts with a sharp question and offers entry only to eject at the main entrance, illustrating sharp wit at a business threshold.
The lesson explains Paul’s guiding Spirit to Macedonia refusing Asia, then preaching to a praying group of women in Philippi where Lydia becomes the first European convert. It stresses prompt obedience to divine direction and the gospel’s primacy over other aims. The narrative contrasts Paul’s two conversion stories and highlights practical, Spirit-led mission strategy.
Friday to Tuesday diary entries recount routines and minor incidents. Stories include a bridge game comment, Mrs Cracked’s gathering, riding and near collisions, a pain of an old woman and a dying bed, Emmy's school chatter, ugly teacher remark, abuse of privilege, MacNut keeping his son home with fever, and talk of harvests and chores.
A devotional look at Lydia's conversion, noting her household, gratitude, and hospitality as instruments in the process. The piece emphasizes human agency in salvation, asking readers to consider their own availability to be used by the Lord for others' conversion.
A testimonial extols Dr Southworths Dratabs claiming quick relief from lameness back pain frequent urination and fatigue. The author asserts personal suffering and urges readers to try the product with a money back guarantee from a trusted druggist.
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