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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 24, 1925
Page
4
Frank Holmes reflects on childhood love of forests and towering trees in a scene described as a Great Temple of the Living God. The prose evokes nature’s majesty and the speaker’s deep spiritual connection with the woods.
Lady Brittain visits Sir Robert Harvey in Devon. speed fines in Acton. advertising clubs speaker invited. Acton Parish Church winter services planned. Acton Rectory ready by 20th inst.. death of R W Harwin in Natal. Sir Harry Brittain talks airship service. Ealing Conservative meeting. Gleysher helps at Acton Hospital. organ repairs at St Thomas Acton Vale. several fines for speeding on Acton roads. beer remark leads to fine. drunken incident at Acton Hill and hospital release.
Agricultural notes advise three essentials for outdoor wintering of bees: strong young colonies, ample stores, and adequate protection. Details cover case sizes, insulation, spacing, windbreaks, feeding, and timing with a note to consult pamphlet No. 22 from Ottawa for further information.
A fragment shows Word and Barnes exchanging pleasantries. Mr Word asks about Mrs Barnes and the little ones while Mr Barnes inquires after Mrs Word and the children. The dialogue uses playful spellings and unusual phrasing.
A local sale features 350 hats priced at 1.95 with 200 new velvet styles shown Saturday, alongside felt hats at 95 cents and 200 children tams in plush and polo cloth at 95 cents. Velvet hats valued 5 to 6.50 and corduroy bonnets offered at reduced prices.
Silk mixtures for top umbrellas and satin faced crepe dresses with fared skirts and pleats. Handled in brown rosewood black green sand and black and white. Velour and duvetyn offerings in sand fawn rosewood green rust with full lining. Navy serge skirts and silk lisle vests plus soft chamoisette gloves in grey and tan. Sale prices from 8.95 to 12.95 on fabrics and 0.79 to 0.95 on gloves.
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