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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 28, 1926
Page
2
A short quoted motivational poem by David V. Bush urges readers to choose positive thoughts. It contrasts hopeful phrases like victory and joy with negative ones such as gloom and fear to claim mental attitude shapes outcomes.
In Acton the Marbury family wintering at the old house uncovers Judith’s diary and necklace hidden behind a portrait. Eunice bonds with the ghost of a girl who once lived here and resolves to stay, finding peace in the relic she discovers.
A reflective piece urging one day yearly for collective mourning and gratitude for those who died for their country. It argues that remembrance should fuel renewed effort toward a better life, urging courage, devotion, and hopeful action beyond sorrow.
A humorous anecdote from Everybody's Magazine shows two women entrusting a salesman to display carpet rolls on a hot day. One woman quietly explains that the baby enjoys watching him roll them out, and they have time to catch their train, turning a shopping trip into a sly plan.
A Scot preacher questions why a parishioner did not attend church on Sunday. The reply cites attending Mr Dunlop's kirk on weekdays and defends following his own pastor, likening it to a sheep straying into unfamiliar pastures. The exchange highlights tensions over church attendance and allegiance to different ministers.
Miss Myra Mitchell misses the pie competition after a wagon accident but shares the pastry with two hungry children. The pie wins two judges over as she splits it, promising another prize despite not entering the contest.
The author praises a Matachewan tower sightline that reveals sixty townships spanning about 2000 square miles of forest. From the vantage, Kirkland Lake to the north east, Porcupine to the north west, Gowganda to the south west, and Elk Lake’s Beaver mine to the south east are visible with prospecting potential noted across vast, largely untapped country.
Guidance on not leaving stoves unattended while broiling, using earth sand flour salt or a metal cover to douse fat fires, avoiding red hot stoves, waiting for stoves to cool before polishing, avoiding unsafe polishes, disposing of sweepings properly, and using small amounts of wax with rag burning precautions.
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