Oh to Be in England Poetical Verse in April
A poem from the 1925 Acton Free Press visits English landscapes and spring scenes. It names places such as Dover Canterbury and Devon with imagery of blue harebells briar roses and buttercups. The verse conjures moor winds hedgerows and elfin figures marking an April awakening in rural England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dove Nest
Waterameet
Canterbury Town
God's Hill
Fairy- Cross
Vildao Sauvage
Owens
Acton News Briefs Highlight Local Updates and Sports
Twenty years ago notes reflect wintry April weather and Easter holidays. Items cover renovations at Mill dam, Town Hall store, estate purchases, rumored bank locator, relocation plans for a rector, and local sale and rental notices. Baseball season opened with Clarke juniors beating Smith 12 to 9. Acton Greys organized with officers and a Horse Show entry list. Obituaries record Brunt Gibbons Mann Mills. A worker’s tale contrasts eight hour unions with being self employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill Dam
Mill Street
W. Gimson
Mia. Secord’s
E. 8. Rice
Speight
Willow Street
Bank
Acton
Rich
Barbadoes
A. O. Beardmore
I. Franciai
A. A. White
Henry Sherman
W. 8
C. Cook
Arthur A. White
Toronto
Wek
8000 Facts About Canada 1925 Edition Sold by Canadian Vanda
A brief notice promotes the 1925 22nd annual edition of 8000 Facts About Canada by Frank Veigh, claiming a rich digest of 50 chapters from Agriculture to Yukon. It promises new material including a national growth comparison since 1900 and invites purchase from dealers or by mailing 35 cents to Canadian Vanda Publishing Co., Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaan
Dominion
Frank
Vadda Publishing Co
Huron Street
Toronto
Canada
Fragmentary note on Mrs Smith and animal cruelty work
A damaged excerpt describes Mrs Smith as an ardent worker in animal cruelty prevention. It mentions Mrs Brown learning of rescuing a donkey from distress and a promise to remember the tale when seeing a donkey again.
Fragmentary Journal Snippet With Archaic Speech
A partial, garbled dialogue fragment shows an exchange among youths. The text includes phrases about a game where men must choose between performing a task for a girl or paying a fee in chocolate. The source lacks clear names, dates, or locations.
Life in the Early Church Acts 4 32 37
The lesson recalls the early church in Jerusalem as a united, Spirit filled body sharing all. It contrasts Barnabas’s generous faith with Ananias and Sapphira’s hypocritical deceit and divine judgment, urging faithful consecration and witness through the Holy Spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Jesus
Lord Jesus
Jesus Christ
Brotherhood of Jerusalem
Eden
Ananias
Barnabas
Bapphira
Barnabar
Anaonias
Barnaban
Apostolia
Annnian
Peter
Satan
Botan
Mustrationa
Achan
Doling
Kyles
CROSS WORD PUZZLE KEY TO WORD PUZZLE RULES
The Long list presents horizontal and vertical clues with abbreviations for a mixed puzzle. It includes references to parts of speech, animals, numbers, plants and items like a printer and a bone with shorthand hints. The page fragment shows many incomplete entries and misprints suggesting a filled crossword grid.
New Canadian 25-Cent Paper Bills Issued in Modern Design
The third issue of the 25 cent shin pin paper bills appears, praised for neater design and improvements over the old notes. Also noted are health and travel updates for Hon. Hugh Guthrie, a rare 1633 Bible in Oakville, and memories of Major Grant in curling circles plus farming notes on alfalfa in Halton County advocating Ontario seed quality and timely sowing as prices rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Major Grant
Land
Georgetown
ciitizen—Herald
Acton
Aftll
Carera
Halton
Canada
Ontario
Night fixes for tea kettle in hard frost
The remedy involves warming the lime kettle and removing the top then setting it outside to freeze. in morning, pieces can be chipped off. Purdue University home economics staff report success with this method used seven times. Also mentions polar man’s friend in portable bottles and Thomas’ Electric Oil as cheap versatile products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue Uiversity
de Thomas
Why like my Work
A Czech reader asks about finding purpose in daily life and balancing work with home duties. A woman recalls choosing practical contentment over martyrdom, while a doctor once aimed to be a physician before homemaking. Dr Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy is promoted as effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czechoslovakia
Ita
Weighing Taylor’s Caledonian birth in a dinner talk
Guests discuss nationality at Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's event as J H Taylor, once a gold champion, is cited. A party member claims Taylor’s birth favors a certain claim, but Campbell-Bannerman notes the Caledonian birth fact undermines that assertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Campbell-Hannerman
J. H. Taylor
Fry
Henry
Taylor
Campbell-Bannerman
No clear headline from a damaged OCR fragment
A damaged excerpt from a Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania article reflects a German reader's pride and a nephew’s graduation. The text shifts between English and phonetic spellings with questions about Latin, algebra, and potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkedbarre
Pennaylvapis
Wilhelm
Sol
Worms Attack Children and the Miller Powder Cure
The passage describes two kinds of worms infecting children: one in the stomach and one in the intestines. The intestinal worms are the most destructive, clinging to intestinal walls and causing havoc if untreated. Miller's Worm Powders dislodge both kinds and aid in repairing damage done to the system.
Mission Station in India Highlighted by McLeans Arrival
A reader note from Belwood, March 23, 1925, describes Rev. and Mrs. Hector McLean nearing their mission station in India after a January 8 departure from St John New Brunswick aboard the Mont Laurier. They tour Liverpool briefly before sailing January 23 on the Pegas for Rouen, meeting missionaries at Port Said and noting Burma work among Karehs. The letter mentions global Christian persecution and ends with thanks for support and a $2 subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean McLean
Hector McLean
Liverpool
Rougeon
Port Said
McLean
American Baptist Mission
Burma
Fragmented numeric listing without clear event
The text shows scattered numbers and terms like dates times and daily/dally without coherent event or subject. No identifiable people organizations or locations are present to form a meaningful summary.
Traditional views on girls protection and home influence
A reprinted social work discussion argues for parental oversight of young working girls. It asserts girls have natural modesty and need external protection beyond home, urging mothers and fathers to maintain supervision, share spaces for supervised activities, and support home controls to prevent risky behavior. It also advertises Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a farm remedy with household uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benefi
Homs
Tabango Sauce Comes Up In Stranger Exchange
A visitor comments on a strong Tabango sauce as Mrs. Tabasod replies they keep a bottle on the table though they do not use it. The visitor is puzzled by an explanation about aging and an overdose mentioned by Bobby in a tense dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaid
Beaven Sharp
Ten year old William returns home after accident
A mother confronts her son William about disobedience after he comes home bruised and shaken from playing with a boy named Jones, while the boy questions whether he has been playing at all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Willa
Fragmentary tale notes a child watching a guest at lunch
A disjointed OCR passage shows a girl watching a guest as he drinks. The scene recalls a puzzled child asking her mother why the man drinks or behaves a certain way, with unclear surrounding events or names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Weeks
Monka Mony Rush to Set Up Forms Before Wednesday
Fragmentary note cites a rush to reach us by forenoon Wednesday to set up the forms. Indicates urgency and potential dissatisfaction with the setup timing.
Blacksmith Misunderstands Doctor’s Prescription
An ignorant blacksmith sprains his wrist and asks for phials from upstairs. The doctor corrects him with a joke about bringing down two phials. The exchange ends with the blacksmith blurting a mix up about a saw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ans
Ataire
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Acton Free Press
England
London
Devon
Kent
Downs
Wolds
Weald
Dover
Rogbin ‘Hood
Isaae
Free Press of
Rath
Vale
Mra
James Rath
Brunt
Lake Avenue
Thomas Brunt
Gibbons
James Gibbons
Mann
Orangeville
Donald Mann
Mills
Alexandrian Hospital
Fer“gua
Amey Mills
Fa Hweai
Eplo
Ron
Stephen
Heroe of
Jehovah
Paaim
Free Press
Marr
Department of War
Enth
Glover
Sion
Hugh Guthrie
Europe
Hugh Guhrie
MS. P
Rooth
Wellington
New York
France
Guthrie
Bras
Chares
Helen
Haltom
Charles Cooper
Oakville
University of Cambridge
J.D
India
the Acroy ‘Vm Preas
Church Union
Belwood
Agton
Canadian National Electric
Apécia
Expreas
Breight
Bank of ‘Montreal
Bank OF Montreal
Thomas
Fouse Martin-Senour
W. D.C. Talbot
Castoria
Johnny
Natchin
Walter Ernest Colwell
Tarfa
Parliament of
Edith Effie. Colwell
York
Heyd, Heyd, Shorey & NE
Confederation Life Building
Foronto
Walter
Ernest Colwell
Jessie Martin
Jesale Martin
Esquesing
A. D
George
Stewart-Martin
Thomas D
Farmer
H.N
Parmer
Acton Ont
Free ‘Press
Savage & Co. Jewellers
Guelph
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!