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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 17, 1925
Page
3
The excerpt reflects on how people resemble houses with curtains drawn or open to reveal light. The speaker notes some hearts stay hidden while others reveal warmth, and a knock may yield a friendly response or silence. A note of longing for a genuine connection ends with a small moment of hope when a door opens to a friend.
A roundup of local visits and club happenings includes the Gibbon Evans party in Cobourg and Baltimore, Lions Club luncheon at Village Inn with A C Lalonde on cash registers, church presbytery attendance in Hamilton, and social visits to Rochester Oleon and East Piavna. May Johnson leaves for England with a handbag gift from Sunshine Bible class. motor trips to Chicago noted. Peterborough’s Morley Peart holidays with family. Sons of England held a Decoration Service. B E Cleaver opens a new fox ranch on Plains Road, Canada North Silver Fox Ranch draws visitors.
The Acton Fair is detailed as a lively community event with races, handiworks, and music to entertain families. The piece references old-timers recalling Acton history, a fire incident in nearby Acton, and local notices about road, bus, and police matters in the Acton area.
Dr. T N Marcellus spoke at the Ontario Medical Association meeting in Niagara Falls. A parade of relatives and visitors from Toronto, Cleveland, Detroit, Windsor and other places spent holidays and attended events across Georgetown and nearby towns, with tax notices due September 23 24 and 25 and a Brampton liquor case before Magistrate Crawford ending in a $116 verdict.
The Chicago Tribune recounts a tense scene as a man, eager to read, distracts from family dinner. His wife and others urge him to acknowledge the late meal while voices echo through the dim room. The exchange ends with cold food and a stalled household moment.
An old tale centers on Mirandy who explains she received a bruise after a misstep last evening. A gentleman friend allegedly kicked her in the face during a mischievous night.
A one piece dress in dark brown satin features a crushed belt, colorful tie, and French folded sleeves. The model highlights a front plait and precise tailoring. For a medium size the fabric requires 334 yards of 36 inch satin and 124 yards of ribbon for the tie.
A colored physician speaks to Mrs Johnnying after checking her husband’s temperature. He notes there is no real hope for recovery, yet mentions a fragment of knowledge that he was once cured before dying, leaving the family with a somber mixed message.
Fragmented bulletin reports a sister injured in an accident and being monitored by family. Odd phrasing and garbled dialogue reference an adder and a finger injury within a machinery context. No clear names, places, or dates survive.
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