Acton Thiem Pructis Weekly Publication Note
The Acton Thiem Pructis is published every Thursday morning at the Pre Press building. Subscription price is $1.00 per year in advance with additional postage charges. Advertising rates are ten cents per initial insertion and six cents per line for subsequent insertions. Officials and physicians listed with offices in Acton Ontario are named.
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Pree Press
Mil Strool
Acton Qutario
Pontage
peMce
United States
Adidcpgs
Hibortfal
Business Omco
Wildwood visions and a craftsman’s dream rise
A fragmented narrative weaves poems of wildwood and a domestic tale. Catherine Taylor’s lines invite nature’s call while Melina Jenner encounters a transformative arc through Mrs. Barney’s art shop and tatting, as community ties and personal purpose unfold in a changing room of life.
Automotive Parts and Accessories Price List
A period price listing for car care items including polishes waxes cleaners radiator cement paint and oils. Items include Johnson's Caton Remover Effecto Auto Paint Spark Plugs Porcelain Auto Dusters and Motor Oil with assorted prices per unit and bulk figures.
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Johnson
FORD
Up-to-Date Goods at C. C. Speights
C. C. Speights offers a wide selection including silverware and tableware fine varieties, plus cutlery. The store features hardware tinware and granite ware, a big assortment of Pandora stoves and ranges, famous heaters, and small oil stoves.
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C. C. Speights
Morning tenant changes life at the Jenner home
Melina Jenner and her invalid mother wait in a bare room when a new tenant arrives, Mrs. Barnet, renting the front rooms for a month or two. The arrival stirs unexpected activity as the Jenners consider meals and survival amid drifting routine.
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Melvin
Molvin
Stolina
Barney Camiy
Mina Jenner
Molina
Melina
Mra Barney
Merninga
Melina Bern
Hye
Oto
Amfolina
Barney
Jenner
Moulina
Mra. Jnrney
Mellin
Bob
Cary
Phe
Travellims
Wittis
Ching
Courag
Maria
Maalina
Wang
Mirae Jenner
Ufo
Boraclf
Blolinn
Ian Tong
Atalu
Aipling
Mrs. Jenner
Bartha Karnty
Malina
Tha Jenner
Mrs. Barvay
Thorty
Pines
Hartey
ONEEZING FATAL TO AVIATORS IN AMERICAN MILLIAZINE
Fragmentary account details a fatal aviation incident named Katharine Httnwda and a top aviator with comments about fear and control. The piece references dangers of losing machine control and mentions temperatures and a cautionary quote from Alan Bilason.
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Katharine Httnwda
Alan Bilason
Andoren
In His Own Sphere Defines Canadian National Happiness
The piece argues that true national happiness rests on equal service, equal sacrifice, and equal privileges, achieved only through faithful cooperation of every Canadian, each fulfilling duties in his own sphere.
What a Good Land Means to a Town Band
An essay extols the value of a town band as a powerful civic asset. It argues a strong band acts as the town’s best advertisement, draws merchants and visitors, and elevates social and religious events. It praises musicians as a “tower of strength” boosting local pride and enterprise.
Public Prohibition Meeting At Knox Church Report
Twenty years ago the issue notes a prohibition meeting held in Knox Church with over 800 tickets sold at Acton station for Toronto fall travel. The depot exterior was repainted by the G T 30 painting gang and citizens call the town deserving of moral consideration given its high annual revenue. Pastor W Luxford left for the North Carolina Mission Field after twelve months with the Principals Church. A birth is recorded: Thurston Whitefield NJFL on September 22, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. G Fred Thurston of White Mountain Times.
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Knox Church
Toronto
Acton Station
Rave I W. Luxford
Thia
Caroling
Thurston
Whitefield
Njfl
Afr
Fred Thurston
White Mountain Times
Misunderstood Youth Understandings and Parental Insight
The piece argues many youths feel uniquely misunderstood yet parents and elders often grasp them better than they grasp themselves. It emphasizes shared human experience from ancestors and the value of patient self reflection and listening to guidance.
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Orig
Woman lists household goods in catalog shopping dream
The narrator describes an extensive wish list of items like a red pound, soap, flour, rope, socks, a gingham dress, a laundry tub, and many other household goods. She imagines ordering by mail from a catalogue and having everything prepaid and delivered to her at a chosen date. The passage conveys a consumer longing and the convenience of remote shopping.
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Ford
Crippled con artist uses wooden leg in petty scam
A blind English shopkeeper tells how a one legged man swapped a wooden limb with a crutch to beg sympathy and rob the house next door. The ruse ends when the swap is reversed and the suspect departs, tricking himself into a misguided exit.
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Almay
Sali
Machine counts coins and tunes public chorus in reform vision
A discussion on coin counting machines and their precision contrasts with a call for structured cultural education. It links mechanization to social progress, arguing machines can handle accurate counts while guiding a national effort to improve music, schools, and propaganda.
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Mumic
Vast volcanic ranch feeds on fires and giant forest crops
About two hundred miles from Honolulu at the crater edge a rugged ranch thrives near volcanic activity. The area features giant tree ferns and a forest of enormous trunks, some fifty feet tall, with wood ideal for fuel. The owner improvised cooking by using lava heat and girdles above lava cracks to toast the trunks, enabling a lavish, volcanic lifestyle sparked by an unusual geothermal cookery method.
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Honolulu
Mike
Ow Voleum
Fragmentary dialogue teases long running village banter
Odd clipped exchange hints at a longstanding local joke about aging and endurance. Characters mention a hundred years and a fragile conversation about time while referencing vacation and a village setting.
Politician’s odd meet at gate stirs local tale
A Western politician visiting a prosperous farmhouse at a crossroad encounters a woman at the gate. He asks to see her husband, then inquires about the dog’s death after the dog’s barking at the candidate. The woman replies the dog is worn out.
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Champ Clerk
Wu Cross
Ubu
Imac
The Curve Motif In A Baseball Tale
A verse by A Hi Votwell from St Nicholas presents Jimmy Simson pitching in a playful tale about a curveball. It contrasts Jimmy with Tommy Tomuon and ends with the moral that success depends on the curve. The piece uses humorous dialogue and sports imagery to convey its message.
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Jim
Tomn
Hi Votwell
St. Nicholas
The House by the Side of the Road Poem and Legacy
A fragment from a literary piece recounts the poem The House by the Side of the Road by Sam Walter Foan and its ethos. It describes Foan’s travels to England and a roadside house offering water and fruit to passersby, inspiring him to immortalize the ideal of a welcoming home. Additional quoted lines evoke benevolence and moral reflection.
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Sam Walter Foan
Hin
England
Mn Jong HU
Canada’s Cold Storage Stocks Compared to British Needs
Canadian Cold Storage stocks reported to the Coat of Living Branch on June 1 show large pounds but small share of required supplies. Butter lasts 22 hours, cheese 24 days, beef 215 days, pork 145 days, bacon ham and smoked meats 5.5 days, indicating the gap to Britain’s ongoing requirements.
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Canada
Coat of Living
Department of Labor
Great Britain
Longevity of European Trees Recorded by German Forestry Commission
A German Forestry Commission report lists maximum lifespans for European trees: the pin a ve hundred and seven hundred years, the aliver fir four hundred twenty five, red beech two hundred forty five, birch two hundred, woh one hundred twenty, elm one hundred thirty. It notes ancient timbers and cites a tree felled in California at three thousand years and a large Brad bury cow in Kent reaching great ages.
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Forestry Compmisnion
Crloverogs County
California
Bradbury Cyow
Kent County
England
What the Leisure Hour Reveals
A fragmented passage discusses how leisure time shapes self development. It contrasts studying with distraction, noting parental expectations may keep youth in school while personal choices reveal true character.
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Hue
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Acton
Ontario
The
Acton Free Press
Business Directory
Thos. Gray
M. McGill
Edinburgh
I. I
Glauzow
Firltish B Medical Association
Ate
Omco
Wrederick Street
Ont
J. A. Moniven
Nealdonce
Lower Avenue
Elain Streets
D. M. Handoraon
John Lawson
Ontario Veterinary College
Asburn
A. J. Mackinnon
Golicitor, Ganveyancer Omce
Bull St
Perryman Block
J. M. Bell
Dentral
Toronto University
Frederick Streets
H. P. Moors
Jesuer
Cvening
Ofice - Acton
Francis Nunan
Wyndham Street
Cuolph, Ont
Williama
Kerr
Blatton
Wellington, Peel and Dufferin
City of
Guelph
Mercury
Thea Nowa
Mergus
W. J. Gordon
Harnesses Makar
Uulsburg
J. Marr
Roy Hindley
Ospringe
J. E. Cheevers Book Binder
Quebec
St. East - Guelph, Ont
D. Alex. Niven
Ontario Land Surveyor
Clutb
McLean
Douglas 6
Quilpil
Dorldosy
Dundeadte
Dominion
Hamilton ‘&Sons Cor
Norwich
Woolwich St. Quetph
Bank of Nova Scotia
W. EK
Graham
Cathaerine Taylor
Savage & CO
Wyndham
Quelph
Jewellery
Fine China
Kenney Bros
Gootlanen
Guelph Trust Co
Quelphy
Ontario Invest- Miwit and Bhivingy Society
Charles L. Mowitt
George TD
Vartiga
Viga
ML. Mowitt
M.D
Jon. Mehlderry
A. J. Vytrte
Wiluan
Rus Mable Trust
Wasa Otlee
Wyndham Wind Cock
J.B. McElderry
the Bond Hardware CO. Ltd
Cilon
Waters
Auakin
C_W. Kelly &Son
C. C. Speight Mill Street
Elina Jenner
Emerson
Bankas
Jimmy Simson
Banoball
Nfo
Bittle
Heo Teu
Senata
Tio Bonis
Dudy
Mwlta Bila
Umbere
Ewingn
Tommy Tomuon
Jimmy
Jose
Tommy
Noble Bayings
Brydges
Thomson
W. Wilberforce
Hofeland
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