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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 20, 1923
Page
4
The text presents a fragmented lyric with references to a golden belle, a radiant month, a nightingale, and a distant ideal. It evokes longing and abstract imagery of heaven, wounds, and music, attributed to Algernon Charles Swinburne.
A mix of social notes, marriages, obituaries, and local events from Acton including a Methodist sermon recap, baseball game recap, millinery opening, and plans for workers. Also details on migratory bird hunting regulations in Canada with season dates for Wood Duck and other species across Quebec Ontario and the Yukon.
A nautical vignette describes passengers discarding items marked as not wanted during voyages. It notes baggage plates on steamships vanish from view, with many bags left unseen until duplicate tickets reveal them at the Anal den ton. It reflects on mistaken judgments and humorous errors in pre voyage planning and packing.
The passage notes 1833 English import of flat ice and customs delays over duty classification for 300 tons. It cites Boston merchant Tudor as originator of the ice trade in America, shipping Canadian ice to the West Indies from 1808 and by 1835 establishing a profitable market.
Fragmented dialogue describes farmer Milgkers questioning which weeds affect TJ MNT. A wandering farmer and a standard comedy frame showcase rustic banter about experience and pests. The passage hints at retailing misheard terms and rural miscommunication.
A Sunday School lesson explains Timothy from Lystra and Derbe as Paul’s loyal helper and beloved son in the gospel. It notes his mother Eunice and grandmother Lois trained him in Scripture, his steady faith, and his role accompanying Paul through Macedonia and Asia Minor.
A vintage travel description extols visiting Hong Kong and Canton, praising the Canton river steamers and large junks with brown sails. It highlights the beauty of Kowloon’s Promenade and the Con naught Board water-front, noting the Hong Kong Club as a premier social venue.
Discussion explores Timothy’s upbringing and role with Paul, his character strengths, and whether Paul reached more leaders or preached to multitudes. It lists daily readings for September 34 to 30, including Luke 3 and 1 Timothy passages, highlighting church figures and virtues.
Local notes promote Bermuda and sweet onions as natural helpers for digestion, breath, blood purification, constipation, worm expulsion, and even earache and croup. A nightly raw onion is advised by physicians for headaches and sleepiness, while onion syrup and heated onion hearts claim relief for earache and croupy children. Miller's Worm Powders are praised for expelling worms and restoring digestives to a healthy state.
Five million teachers back a World Federation of Educational Associations and a world university to study international and inter racial issues. A world library would supply books and maps to nations on request, with a 1925 literacy goal and a traveling secretary based in New York to advance the campaign in the United States.
The piece argues courtesy softens rudeness and that polite attitude influences others, noting many complain of rude clerks and crowd behavior. It also touts Dr J D Kelloga's Asthma Remedy as a relief for severe asthma, urging sufferers to obtain it promptly from a druggist.
A playful tale links the nickname Uncle Sam to Samuel Wilson of Troy New York who supplied pork to the government. An employee mocked initials EK A-U 8 for Elbert Anderson and Uncle Sam, and the joke spread until Uncle Sam came to stand for the United States.
A passage extols Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil as a lasting remedy praised for its efficacy. It notes widespread use, continued sales, and claims the product maintains its position and relieves afflictions year after year.
A report from the British Association cites Professor Hampson describing at the Edinburgh Hoya Observatory a precision timing instrument. The device records signals traveling 104 miles in a thousandth of a second and a 60 mph express train in under a month, using a moving photographic arm to trace minute events.
A vintage laundry notice promises careful hand washing with strict attention to customer needs and emphasizes no connection with other laundries. The ad asserts unique quality and reliability in service.
A garbled parade of whimsical machine voices disputes fate and fate like a surreal cabinet of curiosities. The window winks askew as the calendar booms up to date and the hammer dictates the pace of life.
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