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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 22, 1931
Page
7
A comic verse by Theoderd Themes Sharpe imagines how owning extra clothes could lead to social awkwardness and humble living. The speaker muses on pants vests coats and caps, wondering if abundance would bring envy or ridicule and ends recalling moral bonds of earlier times.
Twenty years ago the Free Press notes higher production costs force milk to rise to a quart after November 1 in Acton. Notices cover local home completions, moves of foremen from Readmore & Co, a retirement shift, and marriages including Ryder Stevenson and Gifford Stratford.
An essay by Arthur B. Rhinow on profanity. The piece argues profanity signals ignorance and weakness, and true strength uses limited strong language. It contrasts sacred language with blasphemy and cites historical guidance on not taking the Lord’s name in vain.
In Corinth Paul begins a revival after meeting Aquila and Priscilla, choosing to preach the Word amid wealth and vice. He faces opposition but is encouraged by God to persevere, with outcomes including converts and baptisms in Justus’s house.
An aggressive patent medicine pitch claims Uratas offers swift relief from bladder weakness and frequent urination. It advertises a money back guarantee and urges readers to ask their druggist for the product, promising noticeable improvement within ten days or a full refund.
The bishop visiting the wool seller in his diocese was shot by a prominent church official acting in business. The incident followed greetings and a discussion about possible topics for an address. The bishop warned about overemphasizing the commandments at a quiet religious meeting.
Pamphlet 1441 Ni from the King's Printer outlines scenery around bean production in Canada. It lists five year production by province, notes Ontario as main supplier with Kent and Windsor counties strong, and gives per capta use of dried beans for human consumption and livestock feeds. Imports from Japan Belgium and the United States supplement domestic supply.
A fragmentary note questions banquet impressions and dining quality. The speaker asks about the meal and comments on portions while noting a body nearby and someone eating constantly. The text is incomplete and reads as social chatter without a clear event date or source.
Fragment of a domestic quarrel shows a wife accusing the husband of not loving them while crying, and the husband apologizes confessing the situation is driven by financial strain and a costly lifestyle.
A noisy fragment presents a jumble about a young husband claiming experience and fate, with clipped phrases suggesting a veteran narrator and unnamed events. The text is ambiguous and difficult to parse for concrete facts or clear entities.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a child and parent discussing a centennial game and a coin or leg related puzzle in a cryptic exchange. The text reads as playful mispronunciations and partial phrases without clear event or source context.
The timetable lists daily and Sunday only trains on the eastbound and westbound routes. It includes morning departures at 7.06 am and 10.06 am, a 2.28 pm service, and a late evening 8.13 pm train, with a Chicago Micr train passing through at 9:30 pm bound for the east and a stop at Georgestown at 9:42 pm. The notation indicates a fast mag train service with Sunday restrictions and variations.
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