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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 29, 1931
Page
6
A whimsical verse portrays two calico cats, one coal-black and one white, playing together with a white kitten. The speaker notes no difference in beauty or goodness between the black and white coats, expressing a childlike view of harmony across colors.
Twenty years ago bank hours shortened on Saturdays. Patterson adds a brick rear to his Block. Kennedy buys Lew property on Main Street and renovates. Clitridge shows a three year old roadster winning prizes at Georgetown Caledon and Rockwood fairs. A gold watch is awarded to G. Apeight for twenty years service and James McIntosh receives a gold racket for boosting new members. Knox Church Thanksgiving tea draws record crowds with Moffats and Miss Smith performing. Weather notes cite a first October snowstorm. Marriages include Werden Barberry and Shortian Early. Ad for Kellogys asthma remedy claims relief and sleep improvement.
A French explorer recounts the Pahoulns, a western African tribe, noting their tattoos and body adornment as central to beauty. Men and women tattoo, pierce noses, wear bone and metal dress elements, and dye skin. The piece also mentions mothers using a remedy called Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for relief.
A reflective call on personal worth and civic duty. It argues that a person true to themselves strengthens the nation, while wrongdoers weaken it. The piece urges individuals to stand with righteous teams and persist in integrity even when facing errors.
A Sunday lesson contrasts walking by the Spirit with fleshly deeds. Paul explains freedom through inner Spirit control, the fruit of the Spirit replacing destructive works, and the danger of living under the law. Also notes sowing and reaping as guiding principle for conduct.
The sermon contrasts sowing to the Spirit with sowing to the flesh, warning of eternal life or decay. It cites Galatians and Psalms to urge holy living and warn against arbitrary punishment and corrupt hearts in daily conduct.
Amon' nearly parks before a house but a group of larger boys shout at him and he drives on. The piece weighs play versus work, arguing play is essential but must fit life’s serious tasks, and notes youth need both chances to play and respect for elders.
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