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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 21, 1939
Page
7
Poem fragment urging inner restraint and moral self review. It warns that hidden thoughts influence actions and fate yet can harm homes and lives through ill winds and fevered breath. The author emphasizes keeping secret thoughts fair to shape better outcomes.
Summary of items from the September 25 1919 issue includes P G Kelly of Stratford named President of the Retail Merchants Association, daylight saving time ending in Acton, WMS life membership presented in Port Simpson BC, memorial window planned for Knox Church, Wellington Lodge members visiting Walkers Lodge Acton, Presbytery in Guelph declining to accept Rev J C Wilson resignation, marriage Brown Coon in Acton, deaths of William Wiles in Acton and Colin Cameron in Rockwood.
The Ministry of Health and the Central Emergency Committee of the British Medical Association agreed to a national hospital medical service for war casualties. Class A physicians join full time with broad transfer liability, salaries range from 4 000 to 7 000 dollars, while Class B cover sessional hospital service. General practitioners receive eight dollars per two hours. uniforms are not worn. the plan includes safeguards for private practices and local area physician staffing.
An usher asks about a friend of the bridegroom, prompting the bride’s mother to insist she is the bride’s mother rather than a guest. The exchange underscores wedding etiquette and family roles in the ceremony.
A retrospective look at Acton's family album recalling neighbors, friends, and local figures from past years as week by week pages are turned revealing familiar faces and memories for longtime residents.
Mining activity in the Yellowknife district Northwest Territories shows steady progress through summer with Con mine and Negus Mines operating. Development work continues at Rycon Giant Yellowknife Thompson Landmark Ptarmigan and Desperation Lake area staking by Territory Exploration and Bar-Bet with extended holdings McVittie-Graham. Winter operations expected for several properties as ice freeze nears. Transportation improvements include higher water levels easing navigation and lower freight rates enabling fuel oil shipments from Waterways Alberta. Fort Norman oil expansion also under way.
A reader reports a quarrel over a mislaid coin turned into a humorous inaccuracy. The excerpt notes a person claiming a wave of a coin to the milkman, highlighting streetwise chatter and mistrust in everyday payments.
A light exchange argues over whether a piece is swing or classical, with participants debating phrasing and style. The conversation centers on whether the performance authentically embodies swing and if the music meets listeners expectations.
The lesson surveys Isaiah prophecy on the virgin birth leading to Jesus fulfillment in Matthew and Luke. It explains the terms The virgin, the seed of the woman, and describes the Messiah as Wonderful Counselor Mighty God Everlasting Father Prince of Peace and notes the future earthly kingdom from Isaiah 11 with the Branch from Jesse. References to Genesis 3 15 John 1 11 Romans 11 33 34 Titus 2 13 Luke 2 14 Daniel 7 13 9 1 7 11 1-5 are cited.
The speaker recalls advice to cut nails with the left hand so the right hand remains usable. The father warned Pat he might lose his right hand someday, highlighting the lesson of practicing with the non dominant hand.
A fragmented dialogue reveals a man blaming his wife for their downfall claiming she ruined him by her alleged clever schemes. He asserts she caused him to lose three good jobs through reckless actions and high handedness.
A wife complains to a family doctor that her husband is troubled by a buzzing in his ears. The doctor and wife discuss sending him away for a month, but the wife says he cannot go. The doctor then suggests she go instead.
The text notes anointing at baptism and power from the Holy Spirit for Jesus work. It cites Acts 10 38 and Yom 1 33, and identifies three titles Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding Spirit of Knowledge and Fear of the Lord. It highlights the Spirit enabling quick understanding and a delight in reverence for God.
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