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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 21, 1920
Page
12
Twenty Years Ago From the Free Press October 24 1900
Chronicle of community life including Mr John Lawson’s new home at Church and Willow, local marriages Landsborough Leavens in Toronto, Williams birth in Acton, and notes on local business ads. Mentions political talk, a doctor ad, and household health advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lawson
South Afrien
Ken
Priday
Col
Allan
Wble
Charlotte Wigagina
W. C.T. Atwo
Acton
Landsborough-Leavene
Toronto
Alexander Mabilian
William A. Landsborough
Ocstayig Leavens
George Leavens
Williams—In -Acton
Carson Williams
Sarnia
Nervous Scene as Burglary Threat Looms in Factory Stay
A tense moment unfolds at a factory where a nervous Bir Dimbleby fears intruders downstairs. Readers are directed to keep a bottle of a skin remedy close as workers discuss first aid and wound care during the disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dimbleby
Nolas
Mr. Dim
Sunday School Lesson Commentary on Beatitudes Notes
The article presents a detailed Sunday School lesson on the Beatitudes with emphasis on humility mercy purity of heart and loving enemies. It lists implications notes for teachers and a series of study questions and daily readings for the upcoming week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Vernon
Alasteadloe
Dering
Publica School
Hill
Christ
Fear and Courage in Roosevelt Impulses and Advice
A digest of Lawrance Abbott's Impressions of Theodore Roosevelt discusses fear and how to conquer it. The piece notes Roosevelt faced boars horses and gunfighters but learned to act unafraid. It emphasizes training to endure trials and the value of courage while acknowledging natural fear and duty. It also briefly endorses Pinea’s Vegetable Pills as a popular remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore’ Roosevelt
Lawrance
Abbott
Roosevelt
Thor
Emptress of Cannada launches amid grand ceremony
The Emptress of Cannada, twin turbine liner for Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, was launched at Fairnold Shinbuildig & Engineering Co in Qayan, Hootland. Ceremony led by Mie GQ, with ship details including 665 ton capacity and 490 feet length, and a passenger dining salon for 326, to sail a world cruise starting March 15, 1891 from Liverpool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannada
Pacife Ocean Services, Limited
Fairnold Shinbuildig & Engineering Co, Limited
Qayan
Hootland
Mie GQ
M.ouwarth
Ocegn Bervice
Yimsted
Beidge
Lloyd'y Roxluor
Canada
Dmprewa
Witl
Liverpool
Island Bird Sanctuary Attracts Tourists And Pollujen Myths
A fragmented report from an isolated island sanctuary near Utah Lake describes yellow birds, pollukan myths, and tourist visits. It notes no human inhabitants or vegetation, with locals debating why pollujen live there and how visitors observe the birds without disturbing them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bultatt
Utah
Yaland
Iuland
Yaike
Great Hutt Lake
Utah Lake
Nbyer Oon
Dah
Yume oMotala
Great Salt Lake
Harp and Harp-Lute: Ancient to Modern Stringed Wonders
A readable survey traces the harp’s lineage from early lyres and harps in ancient tombs to modern concert instruments. It details harp-lute variants, string arrangements, pedal mechanisms, and the shift from ancient to modern double-action harps with tonal ranges and playing techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wawand Light
Ae OG
Thebos
Atrhigu
Gires Rowe
Ateing
Behustlay
Whitey
Mann
Rail schedule fragment with mixed timing notes
Fragmentary timetable data shows trains listed as departures and arrivals with numbers and times. The text includes daily patterns and exceptions for Sundays Mondays and holidays, plus signals of east and west routes and reference times.
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