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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 25, 1928
Page
10
A dialect filled meditation on rights and honors in a symbolic tenure of a twelfth year. The speaker argues the nobler claim is the right to honor and the duty to uphold it, urging courage and steadfastness in safeguarding shared virtue and legacy.
The article explains normal body temperature and how the body regulates heat. It discusses how indoor and outdoor clothing affect perspiration and cooling, advises layering and avoiding over or under dressing, and notes practical winter clothing guidelines for children and adults. It ends by inviting health questions to the Canadian Medical Association.
The Free Press notes October 1908 events from Acton and area including rain ending drought, farmers using a chopping mill, painting contracts, church fund sales, extended store hours, art exhibit by Cecil Blackhamer, church services, travels of locals, milk route changes, and a local election result. Also details marriages, deaths, and a health ad for Thomas’ Electric Oil.
A reader in a homely Hille house muses over a newspaper headline about a millionaire's young bride moving into a palace. The essay contrasts private home life with grand palace grandeur, arguing that true home grows from daily care, not mere architectural splendor.
A Sunday school lesson summarizes Paul’s travels from Ephesus to Macedonia and Greece, tracing his work among churches at Thessalonica and Corinth, his ship voyage to Miletus, and the metaphor of church leadership as shepherding. It reflects on Paul’s selfless ministry, his teaching of repentance and faith, and the example Christians should set in daily life.
This playful Q and A page features riddles about letters and words with humorous misreadings. It asks why the letter T sits on an island and toys with phonetic puns, then provides quirky answers about tides and tools.
Obed, Tracey, and Uncle Franklin clash over work and pride in a rustic feud. A bystander intervenes, easing tensions as both men stutter and argue, revealing the town’s fragile labor rivalries and the value of mediation.
A quirky reminiscence from Abraham Lincoln’s era notes Robert Lincoln and cabinet members aboard a Southwest trip. An ardent Larue County delegate tries to present a cane memento to Lincoln, but effort falters as the tale unfolds with humor and polite interruption.
A crew of forecastlemen on the Narwhal play football on ice near the vessel when a polar bear appears. The bear approaches the edge, sniffs, and chases the ball as sailors scatter, laughter replacing fear until the bear flees. An ad for Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil follows.
A peculiar dialogue features a young man and a witty companion trading quips. The exchange highlights playful mockery and rapid banter as they mock seriousness and tease each other.
Edison locates a telegraph fault within hours, using cross city calls to Pittsburgh and Albany. His quick insight impresses Dr. Green and leads to repairs, launching Edison’s rise in telegraphy. Also ad for Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy promising relief and stronger rest.
A collage of recipes and notes including cottage cheese mix for sandwiches, Porto Rican beef dish with olives, cardinals punch with cranberries, duchess potatoes style mashed potatoes, orange balls candy, griddle cakes with orange marmalade, and a wartime style pitch for Wills Worm Powders as a sleep aid for infants. The text reads like a vintage kitchen column with stray ingredients and directions.
The Old Halt Club recalls Captain Philander Howe who died days earlier. The speakers praise his character and note how he always stepped aside for others, including in romantic matters and family naming, accepting his fate with quiet dignity.
A quoted exchange critiques the shifting meaning of best as progress, noting future beats and measures will change. A woman asks a doctor about her husband’s mental distress and the physician reframes the condition as a diving gift rather than an affliction.
Five men after a day’s march prepare tea and bread while a dog named Prince is tempted by scraps. The writer recalls the moment a piece of mutton vanishes into the dog’s pan, provoking laughter as the dog gleefully eats another slice. A single leftover piece is given to Prince.
An advertisement touts Joint-Mabe as a last resort for rare painful joints when other remedies fail. It claims quick relief for tuflanind rhymatic joints and features muzzard and druggists selling at sixty cents a tub.
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