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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 03, 1925
Page
5
The poem proclaims that despite sorrow and loss, the soul reaches higher truths. It frames suffering as a prelude to nobler heights and enduring goodness. Dora Real Goodall signs the reflection on growth, resilience, and a final universal well being.
Twenty years ago the Free Press reports Acton workers OT at Acton Tanning Company while wheat prices fall. New five year olds enroll at Public School. townsfolk attend Song of Scotland demo in Stanley Park. Several residents head to Brandon Vancouver Boisevain and Indian Head. community events include a Labor Day family reunion and a joint band fire brigade event. Clark House rebuilt under new owner Mr Roche with contractor Afackenzie starting yesterday.
Rural communities have embraced the telephone with surprising uses. A sociable farmer woman wore the receiver as headgear, others kept line news close while nursing infants, and a doctor experienced a further echo of switched receivers as townsfolk listened in on the line.
The piece argues time spent on rest and healthy play is productive not wasted. It rebuts the urge to idolize relentless work and warns against half hearted effort and self pity. It suggests true progress comes from balanced rest and purposeful activity.
The article traces how units such as inch hand span foot cubit yard fathom and league originated from the human body and body measurements. It notes the inch from thumb joint the hand as four inches the span nine inches the yard thirty six inches a cubit about eighteen inches a fathom eight feet and a league from a walk. It adds a practical aside about Holloway's Corn Remover for coin troubles.
Paul details his ultimate aim to be found in Christ not having a righteousness of his own but through faith in Jesus. He seeks to know Christ, the power of Christ's resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, pressing toward the prize of the high calling in God.
During Old Home Week in North Bay the event marks cityhood with Lucy Dalton, first Canadian Pacific engine, featured in the principal procession and posing for photos beside her granddaughter. The model was built in the Canadian Pacific shops at North Bay.
A devotional summary highlights Philippians guidance on what to think about including truth, honor, justice, purity, loveliness, good report, virtue and praise. It echoes daily readings for September with verses from Philippians and ends with an advertisement for Mother Graves Worm Exterminator.
A historical sketch portrays Dr L Orman Cooper treating Irish peasants with water cures and home remedies. Patients mock certain notions while praising his ability to interpret obscure symptoms and provide effective guidance. Mention of Miller's Worm Powders notes demand and usefulness for children's worm troubles.
A stranger rides a legendary beam across the Au Sable Chasm ten years after the wooden bridge blew down. Hoofprints prove the feat, while locals witness the eerie event and the rider trembles at the sight of the treacherous drop. Also advertised is Dr. Kelloge's Asthma Remedy claiming quick relief.
Lady Cynthia Asquith, linked to a former British prime minister, shares a tale about political loyalties at home. The piece also notes carbolic acid use in factories for wounds and promotes Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as a gentler, quick remedy.
Two new booklets issued by the Provincial Board of Health, Division of Child Welfare, have reached the city health department. Health Hints offers general health guidance while Mouth Hygiene focuses on dental care, prenatal tooth health, and suitable foods for mothers.
A distressed young wife seeks her mother’s counsel after revealing her husband WHI has begun staying out late. She recounts him leaving the office at five and returning only after hours, sparking fear and despair in their troubled home.
A friend recounts how the Coward family traces its lineage to colonial times and how the name has sparked disputes and pride. The subject, Coward, rejects changing his name citing decades of battles and dramatic associations tied to his ancestry.
A new Irish porter at an English station tried to imitate the head porter’s announcements. He mangled the station names with humorous mispronunciations until the station-master corrected him. The porter thanked the master and admitted he could not catch the words.
The piece argues that dreaming costs effort and time, warning that idle loafers may become restless dreamers. It emphasizes that pursuing an ideal demands work, and though costly, dreams can pay off through sustained effort and ambition.
A rustic wedding scene ends with the squire charging two dollars for a service. The bridegroom offers one dollar, stating he has three dollars in hand. The exchange reflects a humorous negotiation over lawful fees.
An 19th century note recommends Dr Thomas Electric Oil for muscular rheumatism urging brisk rubbing until relief is reached. The text claims notable virtue in a bottle surpassing other estimates.
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