21 Sep 1922
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 21, 1922
Page
1
A satirical verse in the Acton Bree Press mocks church budgeting and duties. The speaker parodies a philosophical question on production versus restraint, weaving in Parish life, dues, education costs, and Sundays as a respite from obligation.
A Whureday Free Press fragment details coal shortages and price rises after a strike, cement shortages pushing barrel costs, pavement delays in Ontario, and local business notes. It records marriages, deaths, school board actions, and local anecdotes including Mr Kerr Brown entering college and a fire incident at George Stovel’s boot shop.
A humorous tale recalls Grandfather Higgins who boasted a light sleep and a plan by Grandmother to trim his whiskers in the night. He wakes chilled to find his facial hair gone, as Grandmother explains her vacation adventures and a joke that backfired. The piece closes with a promotional aside for Dr Kellogg’s remedy.
The article outlines a Sunday school lesson across several sections stressing readiness to cooperate with God, loyalty to God and others, and the importance of prayer and scriptural teaching. It highlights Nehemiah’s example, advocacy for facing danger, and the insufficiency of welfare work without spiritual instruction. It lists daily readings for the next week from marked scriptures and topics, including The Ever Chat’s Moses, The Angel’s Message, Hannah’s Prayer, and The Christian Home.
A vivid 1900s travelogue describes a tea room perched 7 088 feet up Haddlehack range in the Canadian Pacific Rockies. Readers are invited to follow mountain trails past log cabins, through alpine flora, and to a lofty interior offering rustic hospitality and views toward Gull and Paradine valleys.
A garbled OCR passage recounts a scene in a shop where a customer seeks a spool of white thread and a cloth wad. a clerk suggests various items and remedies as a boy assists. The excerpt blends dialogue about fabric, tools, and a brand of patent medicine later named in the text.
Manitoba reports the largest grain crop in ten years with harvest twenty percent complete. Ideal weather fosters wheat yields averaging about 30 bushels per acre, while Saskatchewan and Alberta also share favorable outlooks.
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