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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 08, 1925
Page
5
The piece presents a poem about clocks urging speed and urgency. It contrasts little and big clocks, questioning which is true and urging balance between hurry and steadiness as a life lesson.
Items from Toronto and area recount recent events including WD Frick selling Mill Street property to James Firstbrook, car speeds through town, Dr A T Hore moving offices in Perryman block, Mr and Mrs James Matthews returning from Denver, a Brampton bowling challenge, Wedget selling watches and jewellery, Rev J A Robinson bidding farewell at St Albans Church, Mr John Clark Sr sailing to England, Chester Matthews promoted in Denver, a successful Fair with 4000 attendees, and a notable concert lineup featuring Mabel Manley Exuma trons and Harry Bennett.
An essay compares different income levels from one dollar to twenty thousand dollars, noting that spending grows with income and needs expand. It argues for thrift, questioning new needs, and urges charity toward wealthier neighbors while recognizing that richer people may also face troubles.
In a tale the Queen of Italy asks a cheerful girl to knit stockings. The girl cannot knit so the queen asks for a pair. The girl later sends luxurious silk stockings with sweets and money, but explains that her father spent the money and her brother used the sweets, while her mother kept the stockings, showing good intentions can fall short.
In a tense exchange Mrs Lane defends a magazine tip about treating a tablecloth turning the discussion to stains and a vanished mark. Her sister Mrs Lane seethes as memories of a spring incident surface and blame shifts.
Fragmented OCR text touts external rubs and internal administration claiming relief for throat irritation and bronchial symptoms. It mentions Dr Thomas and a product named Eclectric Olr with terms about opening pores and soothing respiratory issues.
Sunday school lesson recounts Paul in Corinth, meeting Aquila and Priscilla, facing opposition yet preaching the Word of God. The Lord comforts Paul with the promise, “Be not afraid, for I am with thee,” and assures him there are many in the city awaiting the gospel.
A reader urges use of Mother Graves Worm Exterminator to keep children sound and healthy, noting health hinges on removing worms and avoiding illness in the home.
An 18 foot Transcontinental motor boat named the Transcontinental completed a water only route from Los Angeles to Montreal with two Americans Joii Edwin Hoag and Frank S Witten and their dog Spy Wapato. They faced early damage from a sunken log and endured weather and rapids on a 2 280 mile Missouri Mississippi Illinois Lake Michigan route before finishing in Montreal near the Montcalm.
The Philadelphia Press recounts how Cornelius Vanderbilt secretly aided Samuel Barton, a lifelong friend and former schoolmate, whose fortune failed. Barton faced mental and physical distress over leaving his family in need, and Vanderbilt quietly deposited a large sum to secure their comfort, after which Barton found peace.
A brief Alpine inn scene features a landlord boasting of a waterfall heard from a table. The emphasis is on the roaring water across the valley and the ladies' chatter as a backdrop to the encounter.
A bulletin from the Dominion Department of Agriculture promotes Canadian grown apples as a healthful fruit for nutrition and skin health. It lists varieties suited to different months from September through May and urges households to keep a box or barrel of Canadian apples on hand.
Norah Lanihean becomes maid of all work for the Hansons and endures ignorance of wider life. Each family member derides her darkness as they enjoy the mistreatment, while Norah’s stubbornness leads to unwanted discipline and rash footwear choices in a melting snow afternoon.
The passage defines Christianity through ethical traits: home shows kindness and honesty, society promotes courtesy, work implies fairness, the unfortunate elicits pity, the weak calls for help, wickedness requires resistance, the strong warrants trust, the penitent receives forgiveness, the fortunate earns congratulations, and God inspires reverence and love.
A column links a true tale where a bank note hinted a prisoner’s location and ransom, then explains how a boy escaped after eleven years. It then notes worm infections in children and promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy to restore digestion and health.
In Porterville a man named Ozl, or Ransome, debates paying a hefty medical bill after a three day New York illness, while his wife Eudory questions the charge. He calmly argues Providence and relief, noting a costly hospital spell away from home would have kept him bedbound in heat. The piece blends domestic wit with a sales pitch for Dr Kellogg’s asthma remedy as a promise of relief.
The piece notes examples of mental vigor in old age including Queen Victoria learning a Hindu alphabet late in life and others pursuing difficult tasks. It recounts an elderly applicant at a south London YMCA who rushed to enroll claiming he is nearly seventy four years old and needs to hurry with his plans.
A lawyer, devoted to elaborate solemn jokes, visits London and orders breakfast in a restaurant. He asks for two eggs fried on opposite sides, then clarifies the order in solemn fashion. The waiter repeats, then the diner insists again, leading to a final exchange about scrambled eggs.
Noted as "getting along in years" yet she dresses youthfully. A neighbor jokes she is "sheen dressed lamb fashion" while Miss Asenath insists she is not a centenary yet after a lively chat with young girls. The scene shows her playful rebuttal to age stereotypes.
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