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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 13, 1928
Page
15
Fragment from a poetic fragment describing a woman with braided hair and four men leaving a house. A traveler asks about the road they bear and a stranger departs, with distant miles implied by lines on longing and journey.
Lady Florence Dixie once a famed hunter recounts witnessing a wounded stag in agony during a deer stalk. She describes pouring water to ease its pain and urges an end to killing for sport, vowing the red deer may roam in peace.
A mother watches her son fight a boy over an orange and, after the bout ends, tosses a coin and praises the aggressor. The act, aimed at shaping behavior, leaves the son calmer and less prone to future clashes. The scene ends with a curious riddle about the letter M.
An advertisement proclaims UrTabs ease for bladder weakness causing restless nights. It promises quiet, uninterrupted sleep, relief from irritation, backache, and nervous irritability, and urges readers to try the treatment via their local druggist with a small cost.
A reader reflects on nature and memory, imagining green banks and sweet briar. The passage evokes river scenes, blue sky, tree shade, and old carvings, deeming the landscape sacred by lingering feeling.
In recollections from Acton, John Cripps notes Alex Cripps, a prolific builder who died recently, left a strong mark in Beardmore and area. He recalls Cripps raising roof bents for a Presbyterian church, building warehouses and sheds, and aiding local tradesmen, all while continuing to work daily at sixty three.
Fragmentary OCR shows a sequence of daily openings or exceptions for a calendar or schedule, listing days like Sunday and variations such as daily except Sunday. The garbled text suggests a regional notice page with repeated day names and exceptions.
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