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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 17, 1925
Page
5
A poetic verse from the Acton Free Press dated Thursday September 17 1925 urges readers to find kindness in misfortune. It speaks of sorrow turning to sunshine, and suggests wearing clouds inside out to reveal a silver lining.
Twenty years ago the Free Press reports Acton life with school resumes, a piano and vocal studio opening, a Scotch Block teaching post, local option sentiment, sidewalk repairs, and Mr Frank Moore returning from Hespeler to study at Toronto Dental College. A social corn roast at the Mason home precedes a marriage notice: Robert Sinclair to Annie Clarkson in Rainy River.
A collection of quotations on virtue, memory, discipline, perseverance, and faith from figures like Sean Inge Henry Clay Trumbull and I W Robinson. The excerpts discuss the value of memories, moral trials, patient prayer, and the spiritual作用 of love and brotherhood.
Mrs Nash laments a shabby footstool misused by her husband George who rests boots on it, prompting a discouraged scene with a friend. An ad praises Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a trusted, long standing remedy popular with many users.
Lucinda, aged forty six, accepts Hiram Gregg's proposal with clear optimism and practical resolve. She is a sharp, capable housekeeper who will keep him in hand despite his slow wits and shiftless ways. The couple prepares for a marriage marked by pragmatism and mutual control.
An inspector and constable question a suspect about a wagon-load of sand. The prisoner claims thin remarks while the officer presses for admission and intent in a terse exchange.
Lesson summarizes Paul and companions preaching in Thessalonica with boldness amid affliction, stressing motives of God not men, and describing gentle pastoral care like a mother nursing her children. It contrasts true gospel with flattery deceit and notes the example of labor, self-sufficiency, and parental guidance aimed at walking worthy of God.
A Virginian near Mechanicsville during McCellan’s 1862 battle helps a wounded Northern boy. The boy asks for water and hospital care. The Virginian tests the request with a pledge to return if he recovers. The exchange reveals enduring camaraderie despite conflict.
In Green ville Sam Basset, a hard worker who earned 500d in harvest, cannot refuse a request. He agrees to help three farmers in one day to keep everyone feeling pleasant, explaining he must balance duties and keep peace among workers.
A vintage remedy claim asserts Miller's Worm Powders clear the stomach and bowels of worms and prevent recurrence while repairing organ injury caused by worms, restoring health. The ad warns of constitutional weakness from infestations and promises prompt treatment.
An old advertisement touts Dr J D Kellogg's Asthne Remedy as a miraculous inhalant that quickly opens restricted air passages for asthma sufferers. It claims widespread dental practitioner sales and rapid relief during attacks.
A house-wife uses an automatic phonograph to wake cooks by a song about the slugger. The device backfires when the cooks overhear the tune in the master’s room. The husband ends up dying, and the household loses both cook and phonograph.
Corns are painful growths. Hollo way's Corn remover claims to remove corns effectively and relieve discomfort quickly.
A middle aged mother laments her sons are selfish expecting others to wait on them. She links the behavior to unwise parenting and notes how sons transfer this demand to wives. The piece argues such dependency harms life’s richer service and fulfillment. Also a short medical note praises Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for sores.
An anecdote recalls Oliver Wendell Holmes who was asked about literary work while crossing the ocean and replying he had contributed to the Atlantic. Another tale features a New York merchant on a San Francisco voyage who, when short of reading material, discovers a fellow passenger claiming to be the Overland Monthly.
An old Pennsylvania farmer visiting Philadelphia asks a dentist to extract a tooth and take gas. While counting his money the dentist offers payment after the work. The farmer declines, joking he wants to see if he will stay conscious and wonders how the gas will affect him.
A device named Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator will operate without harming the child during testing. The system emphasizes safe deployment, claiming the method is mild and effective while ensuring no injury occurs.
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