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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 15, 1921
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR text describes a teacher questioning students about a bicycle theft or thefts, mentions a plan, and references a local authority figure. The passage includes garbled names and places, with unclear chronology and outcomes.
An Old Weekly Free Press item recalls events from September 19 1901 including funeral services for e Rowve Doarsan and monu ments to Gunner Moorate. Reports mention Hrawn'd auwinlll) killed in an accident and the town hall gathering at Poupadt for memory. Church services honored Veterans and a monument unveiling at Valmow Cemetery.
Experiments at the Agricultural College and across Ontario evaluate dozens of winter wheat types over thirty one years. Results show varying yields per acre, with several varieties like Dawson’s Golden Chaff and Imperial Amber highlighted for vigor. Winter barley, rug, and rye trials indicate differing hardiness and production, guiding future seed selections.
A fragment from a reflective meditation contrasts true friendship with empty talk. It envisions a confidant who receives every word, while a distant “Erlend” and mute anguish shape an ache for genuine solace.
A readerly summary of the Sunday school lesson for September 19 on First Corinthians chapters 10 and 3, detailing Paul’s argument about eating meat offered to idols, the moral implications for believers, and practical questions for discussion. It includes notes on conduct, wisdom, and the aim of building God’s kingdom through Christ.
A 1923 report describes dangerous iceberg conditions in the North Atlantic and the role of an international patrol in warning ships. It highlights how wireless warnings helped vessels avoid danger while nations shared the cost of this wartime effort and maintained sea safety under common radiative flags.
A fragment reflecting on the honor in business as a noble aim that transcends price and status, suggesting virtue guides trade while true esteem comes from character rather than wealth or possessions. The text quotes a sentiment about living honestly and valuing uprightness above material gain.
A garbled wartime advertisement promotes home remedies and tonic medicines by Dr Thomas Holleatria Oh and a New World product plan. It extols cures for throat ills sprains and broad education aims, urging Cuba export growth and community healing through medicine amid economic shifts.
A long OCR narrative profiles Mrs. Forster of Lillocet near Lytton in the dry belt of British Columbia. It describes her 32 acre farm run with family help and an Indian ploughman, noting orderly prosperity, dairy cows, crops, garden, orchard, fruit trees, and beehives. The piece praises her years of work and devotion, highlighting equal balance of crops and livestock and the land’s varied produce for market.
A period piece describes walking barefoot on sand as a method to boost physical and mental recovery. It claims improved blood flow and nerve stimulation from natural exertion, noting mental vigor benefits beyond physical healing and urging prompt, simple remedies for worms in children.
A fragmentary clipping discusses an unknown remedy claimed to comfort families amid distress. It touts long service across continents and cites supposed results in calming the stomach and easing consumer woes, warning of harsh disturbances if not used. The language hints at alarmist rhetoric common to patent medicine ads.
Prize list from the Acton Fall Fair highlights ladies fancy work entries with various classes and awards announced for exhibition and judging. The notice emphasizes categories and prize amounts for the competing crafts.
A catalog of items including drawings on paper, water color scraps, covers, wool and wildflower collections, cut flowers, veal quallations, and varieties. It lists several named collections such as Native Woods and Hark, and mentions provincial distribution across Canada with multiple items per province.
A fragmented list shows prizes donated by multiple sponsors including Edwarda & Co and Dr Nolan. Items mentioned include prints, coats, a plush mohair, a garden collection, baked goods, and a crown of feathers, with donors such as RLY Kerr and Waton Co. Also noted are exotica like a crate of oranges and various household articles.
Train No 2 arrives in Acton at 7 a.m. on Saturdays instead of 2 03 p.m. on all other weekdays. Freight from the upnstal express is straight dangered. AGNEW, Agent, Acton.
A catalog style notice lists Up-to-Date Goods at Cc. Speight's featuring silverware tableware and fine cutlery. The ad highlights hardware tinware granite ware Pandora stoves ranges and famous heaters along with various small stoves and oil stoves in stock.
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