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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 05, 1928
Page
2
Self respect and virtue in a changing world
A father guides son Dick on self esteem and decency, contrasting honest pride with cruelty. The tale follows Len Hugert’s bank robbery and the robber’s cold rhetoric, then reflects on dignity, virtue, and the Salvation Army motto that a man down is not out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay
Dad
Eateem
Mac
Dad Tan
Salvation Army
Uneyal
Len Hugert
Len
Ian
Delcate
Yong
France
Vbadei
Easter Burden Brings Clara Tate New Easter Joy
Clara Tate helps the Leo sisters finish Easter sewing and travels to collect Minnie Leo, finding unexpected duty and charity. A troubled town easterly burden leads her to stay late at the dressmaker's, and she discovers personal renewal through service and communal care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara
Dauntle
Etta
De—Quali
Sfien Leo
Clara Tate
The Choosing Of Magy Ada
Mary Adair hosts Miss Jocelyn's visit at her home full of children then shares her life, fears, and hopes. The two-day stay reveals Mary’s quiet resolve, family care, and inner battles as they discuss purpose and unseen achievements.
Size of Egg Size Factor in Breeding
Careful breeders note that egg size is a selectable factor in breeding for larger eggs. Central Experiment Station data show strong male influence on daughters egg size, with two sires producing varied outcomes in offspring. Breeders should avoid birds from small egg lines to prevent shrinking egg size in future generations.
Courtroom jests and a prison tale from Chateau County
An OCR fragment recalls a 19th century District Court scene in Chateau County where two men convicted of horse stealing faced shortened sentences. A deputy jokes with a prisoner about “paying” for early release while the other remains silent, ending with the partners still in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau County
Ba Nose
Elephant on the road startles artist in eerie sight
Parny the artist recounts a terrifying moment in a small Pennsylvania town. In darkness with no street lamps he walked into a swinging elephant that had broken free from its keeper, prompting shouts and a near frightful encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parny
Pennsylvania
Volcca
First Plea of a Young Lawyer in a Slave-Era Case
A young lawyer in a southern city defended an old darky charged as a chicken thief. It was his first plea and not brilliant in form or delivery. The prisoner received a severe sentence, his guilt well proved, and he thanked the judge, saying the punishment was hard but less than he expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordelia
Chace
Daliart
Uw Railroad Resturant
Talwoynk
Mike Bert
Waynide Chapel
Mita Phoeby
Carter
Clara Tate
Nature
Ty Rendy
Plautt
Florida
Tinto
Blomtoms
Minn Phoebe
Micara Leo
Searcy
Chet
Tate
Leos
Clara
Mitta
Elmwood
Buckingham County
Katherine
Henrietta
Achool
Tetler
Duckingham
Alhess
Niege
Jordan
Miss Tate
Forage of Roses harmed by disease and pests treatment
The article warns that rose forage is damaged by disease and pests reducing bloom and growth. It prescribes a dust mixture of sulphur, arsenate of lead, and tobacco dust to protect plants, with timing every three weeks and after injury. It also emphasizes manure and soil loosening to conserve moisture and improve nutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torna
Shaving a Speaker in a Leather Shop Tale
A garbled historical fragment recalls a former Speaker of the Commons visiting a leather shop for a shave. The barber offers questionable tonic amid mixed speech and perplexing dialogue, with a bold assertion about speaking up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hows of Commons
Reed
Happy outcomes in baby naming tales and curiosities
A whimsical look at early baby naming rituals and amusing incidents. A gentleman’s curiosity about a shelf of novels leads to a playful scene at a friend’s house. The piece recounts parents choosing a name for a baby girl and the humorous outcome, with a nickname “Gummy” arising from the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bor
Sipryt
Abby and Robby Debate Grammar with Major
Tabby's mother worries as Robby defends his mispronunciations before Major. Ns reports from school are favorable, but Robby blurts out that Abby tells Major to tie up and salt up in incorrect phrasing. Robby admits he has grammar but wastes it on Major who cannot tell the difference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabby
Abby
Robby
Grammer
Nassagaweya Auction Sale Opens Farm Items
W A Ryder sells farm premises Lot 297 Con 5 Nassagaweya one mile south of Stop 0 on the Guelph Toronto line Friday April 6 1928 at 1 90 oclock P M. Auction covers horses cattle poultry harness hay grain implements harness livestock household effects and rations with cash terms and notes for longer credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Ryder
Nassagaweya
Stop Ol
Guelph
Toronto
Filiday
Jersry
Feann Helfer
Tad Helfer
Harnesa
Harmen
Massey-Harris
Prast & Wood
Wront
Tolton
Scuttler
Direnu
Tron
Medstead
Happy Thought Rayne
Bank of Nova Scotia
Acton
Rh. R
Erin
Planic
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Martha EK Wixnon
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Magy
Mies Jocelyn
Mary Adair
Mary
Liary
Willett
Ufe
Thare
Afis
Sdhelyn
Jocelyn
Mary Adairs
Jack
Renny
Denny
Betty
du Hose
Xtil
Iefudke
Prion
Bo- Inlad
Bana
Wong
Hay
Minaya
Flere
Rors
Pasen
Durant
Durant Motors of Canada
Tor - Canada
Paciugen
Beira
Vyhe Dusens
MS Lbs
Hals
Rowe
Sodo
Ontario
Edson R. Waite
Shawnee, Oklahoma
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