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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 27, 1923
Page
3
The Runaway Airplane and a Post Office Lesson
Mary hurries from home with her younger brother Johnny to the County Fair when an airplane soars overhead and lands in a nearby field. An aviator explains he and a friend are en route to Rochester for the County Fair, prompting Mary to rush back toward the house as the scene unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Johnny
Roav
Blagie
Fiield
Kimball
County Barr
Rochester
Manitoba temperance debate shapes policy and taxes
A Winnipeg discussion, led by the Moderation League, criticizes the Bracken government as Manitoba prepares to implement a new Act. Officials argue for cautious spending on schools and liquor controls while emphasizing temperance as a public good and forecasting economic impact on public services and welfare programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nage Cibya
Taku Ormita
Hquer
Hracken
Mr. Jones
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Jone
Mquor
Oxford
Walla
Thare
Oliver
Jesse
Wren
Comron
Moderation League
Temperance Thin
Winnipeg ‘Tri
Understanding Parliamentary Whips and Their Roles
An overview explains that whips are party members whose duty is to mobilize and discipline colleagues in the lobby and ensure party cohesion in the House. Government whips carry similar duties plus added responsibilities to manage government business and loyalty.
Motor in Palestine on Sunday School trip
General H M Scherer leads a World Sunday School Association journey in Syria and Palestine. A donor in America provides a Ford car equipped for missionary work, with a description of the southward trek from Nazareth to Jerusalem and overnight rests in the hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
HM. Scherer
Huk-ol-Ghirb
Syria
America
Behever’ Mactulteas
Ayriand
Palestinia
Nasareth
Hedracon
Jerusalem
Airplane sighting fuels escape attempt in desert town
Mary helps with gasoline for an airplane to move her young brother Johnny to safety. An aviator, promising care, departs as Mary chases after the plane with a five dollar bill and a note of admiration pinned to it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Mombera
Plang
Johnny
Goyly
Price of Chairs and Whips in Parliament And Old Wedding Customs
A fragmented report discusses high prices for genuine antique chairs with a London Opinion cited tale of a furniture dealer profiting from a sale in Derbyshire and Lord Vernon. It also describes British parliamentary whipping practices and a note on old customs of throwing a shoe after the bride symbolizing transfer of ownership and authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Budbury
Vernon
Derbyshire
Masare
Siessra
Domea- Hon
Iarnel
Timow
Turkey
Peculiar Milestones On Old Bay Road In Massachusetts
A Bay road milestone near Wenham burying ground Massachusetts is described as a long held superstition site for a thief buried there. The piece notes the stone’s age over two centuries, deterioration, and a plan to mark the danger text while reflecting on relics of past commerce and local superstition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howtuis
Portsmouth
N. H
Sfathura
Bolamon
Ara Wood Buda
Meola
Kilty
Yazlessi
Walk and Be Healthy Advice From a National Doctor
A prominent consulting physician argues increasing illnesses stem from insufficient exercise. He urges walking two miles daily to avoid insomnia and high blood pressure, blaming overfeeding and lack of activity as modern health enemies. He cites urban life and transport as temptations to greed healthful living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ho A
Unclear OCR prompts a brief historical note
Fragmentary text offers limited readable facts about a local event or notice. Details such as places, dates, participants, or outcomes are not clearly legible, leaving only faint hints of a community update or announcement.
Magnetic effects on watches from electric plant machinery
An article explains how watches can magnetize from nearby dynamos and describes two correction methods. One uses a soft iron elliptical piece with wires and alternating current to demagnetize, the other offers a simple manual method involving a string and rotation near a running motor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jowellom
Jong
Fragmentary World War II Era Letter Describes Hope and Prayer
A damaged postal fragment shows a World War II era letter from a son in London to his father. The note expresses love and requests for the letter to reach him and ends with prayers, showing personal emotion amid wartime disruption.
The Number Thirteen
A fragment discusses superstition around the number thirteen and its appearances. It notes examples like thirteen in a twenty five cent piece’s edge and an olive branch reference, suggesting thirteen as an imposed motif in various items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utnur
Notice to Creditors in Estate of Jans Tozaland
Legal notice under the Trustes Act calls all creditors of Jans Tozaland deceased to present their claims by November 27, 1024. They must provide full details, accounts, and security information to executors B J Moon Harry W Frietr and William Woodman. After final distribution, executors will not be liable for any remaining assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noticare
Chanter
Jane Toseland
Wacaai
Arthur
County of
Wellington
Hontambar
B.J. Moon
Bollostor
Harry W. Frietr
Wiliam Woodman
Kaxaeuutora
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Reneeee Bain
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Post Ofrce
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Souwer Amd
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Mbp
Hare
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Sean
York
Chicago
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Oriala
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Treasury Bench
Jemagnetizing Watches
Burrogate
Wallington
Jans Tozaland
Tate
Rockwood
Ontario
Aumont
A. D
J. Moon
Chesterfald
Boaalal
Ap Tapastry
Simmon
Bimmon
Gall
Smith’s Furniture Store
Wyndham Street
Guelph
Ont
Phono
Pachet
Wilson
Ahapier
Eran Ree
Ford Motors Company
Highland Park
United States
Border Cities
Ford Motor Company
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