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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 12, 1928
Page
7
A reflective poem narrates exile and longing for the prairie and distant places. It evokes Lake Winnipesaukee, Fort Garry, and the route to Madison, with imagery of lumber mills, miners, river boats, and newborn towns rising from the prairie mud as the land breathes with national pride.
A reflection on sincere praise and the difference between compliments and flattery. True compliments honor real merit, require intelligence, and should come from a modest source rather than self praise. The piece warns against insincere flattery and urges restraint and truth in praise.
Patrick Delany of Connecticut, a telegraph expert and inventor, developed a water capable metal detector from a tack in a glass of water. The device later aided the hunt for thirty million dollars in gold bars aboard a British steamship during World War I and proved effective in locating buried copper in New York Harbor. Delany died in 1924 at age seventy.
Beekeeping demands long term foresight to ensure honey yields. Proper winter queen rearing and spring management require preparations begun nearly eleven months in advance. Overhaul equipment, stock supplies, and order new items early to avoid losses when nectar is abundant.
John and Martha Held travel to New York with their birds and a telescope, staying at the Everett Home. Martha endures social scrutiny from a gray suited woman, while John boasts of fortunes and plans to see Liberty and graveyards. Martha grapples with her appearance as they trip through stores and dressmakers, seeking dignity amid envy and longing.
The article notes the scarcity of reliable early apple varieties due to scab susceptibility and poor quality. It highlights Melba as a promising early option, grown at Ottawa’s Experimental Farm, praised for appearance and taste, with strong storage. Government and private suppliers offer Melba trees. it’s recommended over older varieties for market and home use.
A fragmented account compares rapid road and rail pressures to slower, unsafe travel by water and river trade. The piece laments crowded sidewalks, erratic schedules, and the toll on pedestrians, noting workers and riders facing nervous, crowded commutes and unsafe crossing behaviors.
Local talk at Lem Stanfords veranda centers on Dr Pedbury possibly arriving despite worries of illness. Onlookers discuss his pace and temper, with Uncle Bonney noting Pedbury is never hurried and will act deliberately once present, a trait seen as the key to his value.
A speaker praises a home painting project saying the paint was economical and the result makes the home look wonderful. The quote credits the B-H English paint recommendation for lasting pride in the house.
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