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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 09, 1924
Page
5
A fragment from the Che Acton Pree Press presents a convoluted tongue twister about twisting and untwisting twine. The text is garbled with repeated phrases and misprints, featuring odd spellings and disrupted lines.
Retrospective note from October 13 1904 recalling last week’s front page robbery of gardens blooms and fruitless prep for winter. Portrait of J S Deacon Liberal candidate for the county featured in Tuesday’s Globe. Married Matthews Grant in Pueblo Colorado September 26 1904 officiated by Rev James Kirkbride First Methodist Cheater Matthews, son of Postmaster Matthews Acton, to Ada Grant of Rockdale Illinois.
This piece defines a good mixer as someone who easily and kindly works with all kinds of people from rich to poor and young to old. It warns against arrogance and urges striving to be warm and approachable while finding common ground with others.
A New York City Department of Health bulletin summarizes Arthur Hunter's actuarial study on drinking and longevity. It reports higher mortality among drinkers and lower mortality among total abstainers, citing seven American life insurance companies and British data. The piece notes medical directors disfavoring applications from drinkers and those who drank heavily in the past.
A Sunday lesson explains the Lord's Prayer and gospel themes from Matthew 6, detailing standing in prayer, sincerity over repetition, and the kingdom of God. It discusses Our Father, hallowed name, thy kingdom come, daily bread, forgiveness, and temptation, with notes on prayerful living.
The Earl of Leitrim traveled aboard the Canadian Pacific steamer Brontclare returning home via Montreal. He praised Donegal as a developing resort comparable to Maine and New Brunswick with hotels like Rosapenna offering golf, fishing, and a long sandy beach. He noted improved roads and rising motor travel, observed crowds at Chateau Frontenac in Quebec, and commented on Irish weather and climate contrasts with Killarney.
A fragmented religious column mixes Daily Readings for October with reflections on anger and harmony. It quotes biblical verses and a Bulganin Shop and Leather Journal piece, contrasting gossip and strife with love and self examination. It includes the tale of Jesus and a dog carcass and mentions Dr. Thomas Electric Oil as a cure-all trope.
Australian lawmakers approve a private member's bill mandating universal federal voting with a penalty of 310 for non voters. Queensland experience shows turnout rising from about 75 to over 88 percent after the state law.
The passage extols wide reaching publicity to spread product merit. It praises mass messaging, repeated signals, and national voice to boost sales and goodwill, noting the power of written and spoken promotion from coast to coast.
A police officer at a children's fancy dress ball is kept at the doorway restricting adults. An excited mother begs admission claiming her child dreams of a butterfly, but the officer says orders prevent letting in anyone but children, and quips about the child being a caterpillar.
Mrs. Martin Conway of Beacon New York saved her family by a neighbor's honesty after her husband died leaving her to sell belongings. Jay Deeb found a hidden bag of cash in a stove and returned it valued at $4100. The article also mentions Holloway’s Corn Remover as a product endorsement.
L B Bhoppard, president of the Order of Railway Conductors, opposes any repeal of the Volstead Act. D B Robertson of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen also opposes modification. Central Labor Council Everett and other labor leaders credit Prohibition with aiding the labor movement.
In a city theatre a young man played the “tippy young man” drunk character while three behind him failed to grasp the act. The overheard remarkes note the now familiar antics and question the imitation, while praising temperance laws for curbing youthful excesses.
Thousands of women suffer asthma in every climate and many remain helpless. Dr J D Kellogg’s Asthming Hennedy offers relief and renewed life, with testimonials arriving unsolicited about its benefits to women.
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