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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 16, 1925
Page
3
Fragment from a 1926 Acton Hree Press page presents poetic meditation on earth and growth. It envisions earth’s vitality from dust to life, trees and flowers rising in light, and ends with Archibald Rutledge’s attribution.
The Flora determines honey yield and location must provide nectar from spring to fall with at least one main nectar source. Consider nearby apiaries accessibility weather shelter wind breaks and space between hives to prevent crowding and ease handling.
An elderly neighbor nicknamed Grandma Flake polices dress and behavior, scolding Stella Dorsey over rumors of impropriety. The article also offers gardening guidance on hollyhock care, describing biennial flowering and pruning to encourage multi-year blooms. It ends with a note on Somme memorial plans for soldiers’ names.
A nostalgic verse recalls long ago gardens with scarlet poppies and white lilies. Bells of Canterbury and musky fragrances lure bees into deep cells while humming birds dart. The speaker recalls distant lands and holidays as grandmother’s garden fades to memory, yet the bells’ melody returns childhood.
A reminiscence on Acton doctors and consulting physicians from the 19th and 20th centuries. Notable names include Dr. Clarke of Guelph, Dr. Herod, Dr. Lowry, Dr. Keating, Dr. Henry Howitt, Dr. Peter Stuart, and others from Toronto to Brampton. The piece notes local reliance on visiting specialists and a recent illness of Dr. Peter Stuart.
Coats priced 25.00 to 37.60 and pure thread silk hose with flora silk reinforcement for wear. New shades including stucco sand sponge pongee peach canary and black in sizes 8 4 to 10. Special pair 79c. Silk hose in twenty seven colors value 2.00 pair 1 04 51 Tubbed cotton hose black brown 25c. Silk gloves pongee black white 69c. Lisle gloves wrist length 75c. Artificial silk hose firsts various colors per 4 pair 25c? 29c. Harvey make sleeve short opera top styles 25 and 29c. Corsets pink coupling medium fit long skirt boned sizes 21 89 to 27. Special collection.
A reflective piece argues warmth and wisdom grow when shared not hoarded. It warns against silent reticence and emphasizes benefits of collective effort, noting heavy burdens shift through others and that environment shapes genius through obstacles.
Normandy and Bedora Voiles offered in pink blue helio rage honeydew and white. Salvaged stamped goods show spots and figures in a good assortment of colors. 38 inches wide at 69c per yard. Underwear and children wear use also noted.
A young physician buys office equipment and the furniture salesman offers a worn door mat as a practical ad. The salesman recalls nearly forgetting the mat and suggests a secondhand door mat would serve as a cheaper display for the doctor’s practice, per the Pittsburgh Bulletin item.
Hotel proprietor describes the vanished cashier as about five feet five inches tall and estimates he is seven thousand pounds short in a thwarted mystery note. The fragment hints at a theft and a peculiar exchange during the disappearance.
Four prizes totaling 306 dollars are offered to Ontario students for essays titled How Children May Help to Avoid Motor Accidents. The Ontario Motor League donates the cash as part of a campaign to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries on roads and highways.
A fragment quotes a list of maxims urging balance between activity and rest and urging thrift and discipline. The passage argues that following these suggestions would improve health happiness and longevity.
A fragmented reflection on character and self respect. The text contrasts the mask we show to friends with our true self when no one observes. It argues that when others' opinions no longer matter, personal integrity and self-respect determine character.
In a Scottish village the simpleton Jamie Fleeman, known as the Innocent, is mocked for choosing large pennies over smaller coins. A stranger challenges him on value, and Fleeman replies with a clever quip about differences in worth and future treatment.
Janet reveals to her mistress that she plans to marry David within the month as their courtship accelerates. She recalls how his urging to lock in the recipe inspired her to copy it into a small book, signaling a forthcoming engagement.
A child Ruth asks how plants know to grow leaves up and roots down while Teddy mocks her assumption. The exchange reveals curiosity about growth and a satirical challenge to thinking, set among children playing outside.
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