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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 20, 1923
Page
10
Poem fragment invokes heavenly longing and a golden crescent moon as a nightingale. Images of dawn, heaven, and a child compare sweetness to a sevenfold laugh. The voice reflects on beauty, charity, and longing through classical imagery and archaic phrasing.
Local notes include a new souvenir card for Jonen Falls by Atlas Society of New York. Susan preached at the Methodist Church. Postmaster Matthews building accident injures Wm Gib Bona. Acton baseball vs Gies Vestoni drew 8-2. Millinery opening at Henderson & Co. birthday of Lt. Col. Allan. Marriages: Beckto to Linian, Hildenbrand to Collins. In memoriam: Rebecca Turner. Migratory Birds Act updates set open and closed seasons for ducks woodcock and shorebirds across provinces.
The article describes baggage tags used by steamship lines to mark items passengers deem unnecessary. Plugs of luggage often disappear or are unpacked during voyages, with duplicates issued later. The piece notes travelers must think ahead and label wisely to avoid losing what they think they do not need.
The text outlines early ice imports to England in 1833 and the customs dispute over classification for duty on a 300 ton cargo, noting that the sale of dry goods as the trigger nearly melted the shipment. It mentions Tudor, a Boston merchant who pioneered the ice trade in America, shipping Canadian ice to the West Indies from 1808 and by 1835 building a profitable market.
A quirky, jumbled fragment depicts Milgkers asking Farmer John about weeds on Widow's farm and a tough worker named Pate. The piece hints at strain, memory of long farming hours, and cautionary tales amid a rustic setting.
A church lesson on Timothy from Lystra and Derbe outlines his youth, Christian upbringing by Lois and Eunice, and Paul’s close, affectionate partnership. It notes Timothy’s faithful service, health fragility, and readiness to carry the gospel, with emphasis on a minister’s care for souls and reliance on divine guidance.
A nostalgic travel sketch highlights Hong Kong and Canton from the Peak to Kowloon. It describes Can ada Pacific Empress liners and river steamers, Canton river scenery, and the allure of Hong Kong’s harbor with its grand clubs and colonial sites.
A compact study prompts questions about Timothy’s parentage home training and how he served Paul. It weighs Timothys character traits in the New Testament and contrasts Timothy’s influence on leaders with church-wide preaching. It surveys likely trials in his ministry and previews daily readings for the week ending September 30 including Luke and Hebrews passages.
The article extols Bermuda onions as natural remedies for breath, digestion, constipation, and headaches with claims of blood purification and vermifuge effects. It notes raw onions aid sleep and soothe nerves while onion heart and onion syrup help earache and croup. Miller’s Worm Powder is praised for safe worm expulsion and restoring digestive health in children.
Five million teachers join a World Conference on Education in San Francisco to push a World Federation of Educational Associations a world university a world memory service and international student exchange. An international commission may drive literacy elimination by 1925 with a traveling secretary in New York. A medical ad for Dr Thomas Eectria Oil follows: suggests a cure for sores.
The piece argues that a courteous demeanor can soften rude behavior and influence others positively. It notes many people complain about rude clerks and seeks self check, insisting courtesy invites better treatment. It closes with a promotional insertion for Dr J D Kellogg s Asthma Remedy.
The article recalls a popular origin of Uncle Sam linking the nickname to Samuel Wilson of Troy New York. It notes a government pork inspection role and a contractor Elbert Anderson whose “ER, A-U. 8” marking sparked the joke that Uncle Sam stood for the United States.
A collage of sayings from De Quincey Johnson Langbridas and others reflects on memory justice and knowledge. It notes values like truth and ignorance, and praises Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a popular remedy said to boost wellbeing and purportedly improve public health.
A discussion from a British Association meeting describes a precision instrument at Hoya Observatory Edinburgh. Professor Hampson calls a wireless signal 194 miles in a thousandth of a second. The electric detector records tiny grit movements on a moving photographic plate. The device promises advances by studying the infinitely small.
An advertisement proclaims Charlie Wour Foo offering the finest of laundry in the old stand with bust of hand laundry, strict attention to requirements and no connection with other laundries.
A garbled OCR passage presents a string of quirky phrases attributed to objects like a button window calendar barrel fre hammer nutmeg glue door phone needle and others. The text resembles a riddle or puzzle lines with odd misreadings and misplaced punctuation.
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