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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 20, 1916
Page
3
Dainty Easter bonnote opens with Easter service notes and springtime activity. Hints of a hog market, a car purchase, a legal hangings sentence, church preaching, tax collection, a town club meeting, and a syrup gift reflect small town life and community events.
An old guidance piece extols starting a small kitchen garden for a family of ten, detailing plot sizes, crop choices, and by hand cultivation. It stresses quick gains from compact beds, rotation, and including tomatoes staked, lettuce, carrots, onions, and other vegetables to cut meat reliance and boost health.
Berlin visitor Bangt Shaw spends Sunday in the city. Loronto guest Mia Mopodith holidaying with her sister. Taranto native Rox Polkinghoras home over from abroad. Tar ents residents Adr and Bra Was at family gathering. Osoryotown’s 104th Battalion man marked a well attended church event. Dominion Canadian Presbyterian service and Westhours Auxiliary programs highlighted by reflections and refreshments.
The report covers Rev Avison at Guelph Largo and the Acton community church anniversaries. It notes a concert at Knox Church with Elwood Oakes and Milan Gladywac, and lists the late William Homestead funeral attendances. It includes Halton University student counts and a public works update on street and drainage improvements.
Citizens confront Austrians in Acton demanding they quit town within twenty four hours. A violent incident at Mrs Minkoilo’s store sparks window damage while locals urge residents to stop aiding foreign troops. Officers coordinate safety as troops prepare to relocate, with warnings issued to soldiers and suppliers alike.
The piece reviews waste handling and a Canada bound tin can order, recalls a March parade at Parliament Hill urging prohibition, and critiques Pennsylvania film standards limiting sexual content and violence. It notes a recruitment appeal at a town hall and criticizes profanity during remarks by military and religious figures.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure and J. Chenry & Co of Toledo Ohio as offering a remedy that supposedly expels poison from the blood and improves health. The copy invites readers to call for a free testimonial pamphlet and lists local druggists as sellers.
Fragmented details recount visits and relocations involving Myn G, William Plank, Mr Moyer, and others in Toronto, Acton, Guelph, and New York. Funeral attendances, retirements, and travel notes mark a string of community updates, with several residents visiting relatives or returning home after trips.
Town services announce Holy Communion at St Alans Church on Easter Day with two masses at 8 in the morning and 1 in the afternoon. A Way of the Cross observed Friday evening at 7. Easter services at 9 and 10:30 with special music. Epworth League and Sunday school choruses to sing morning and evening. Rev John Pollock of Halford Ont to preach. Soldiers of Actan Platoon to attend morning service. Easter sermons to be given at 12 and 7 by a local pastor and guest speaker.
The following provisional Lieutenants of the Wth Halton Regiment were successlist in qualifying for their rank at the recent examinations held at the Yoraster Holses of Instruction at Torontas VK McKinsook A M Urquhart B W De Tech Look J W Crane WW Powell BE J Moore J M Muteheson H R Wilkina W FE Bloody VW H Muokerson B C Arnold VW O Brooke K Valmer W E Cane Ki MY Gilbert Cooper A O Draw VW Charte A W Parker We Vrelseburg HT Ruannall W O Ml Browne Ve Wald Pallen JC Kennedy FW McCaunall TG Mesa J I Bodlay J H WMunter
An electrical authority endorses electric lighting for farms and outbuildings. Gasoline engines power twelve year old systems, water power and storage batteries vary by province, with costs from 184 to 400 dollars plus installation. Yearly upkeep and depreciation affect economic choice versus grid power.
Mr. Stafford Bannett of Millardals sold files and prepared overseas services. Acton Platoon paraded to Sr Albane Church where Rev Smth preached. Officers plan to honor Corp Roy Hurd who fought in France, and Albart Mehtow linked to Tit Hattallon legends in Toronto.
Fragmentary report mentions a ploughing event, attendance at hearings in Alloa, and a preacher Edwin Claave who underwent hospital surgery in Guatpls General Hospital. It notes friends visiting and a funeral at Mayle, with various spellings and names difficult to confirm.
The text describes using chaff and dirt to remove ragweed from wool, noting how dirt near the hide causes damage and waste. A better rack design is suggested to reduce wool injury and save feed, with a double rack improving feeding pace and efficiency.
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