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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 02, 1928
Page
2
A civic call in verse questions whether citizens tolerate high taxes and rotten politics while urging action. It mockingly addresses passive “decent citizens” who claim to want businesslike leadership but may refrain from voting.
A frontiersman recounts a night in a canyon cabin when two longhorn cows charged, wrecking the kitchen, blocking the door, and setting the wood box ablaze. He crawled to rafters, escaped through a window, saved his blankets and life, and watched the cabin burn to the ground.
A young woman chased a departing train with packed baggage and a box of candy. She battled a crowd at the ticket window, demanded a ticket to Wawasee, and reunited with friend Helen before the agent could request payment.
A crusty suburb plumber who despised religion is humbled by a gentle doctor. During a harsh winter plumbing crisis, the doctor’s calm faith and kindness transform the plumber. The exchange ends with the plumber admitting no bill will tarnish his conscience while his own children’s welfare softens his heart.
Guidance on constructing bee wintering cases sized for colonies, with material specs, insulation needs, ventilation, wind protection, and waterproofing. Advises using matched lumber, tapering telescope covers, and a light hole with a revolving block to adjust entrances, plus a reference to bulletin No. 74 from Central Experimental Farm Ottawa.
In a 906d wartime reminiscence Commodore Truxtun orders a brig to sail on a set day. Commodore Stewart delays till the mast head, then sails after Truxtun’s command, towing a Malayyeal calerhn. A strong wind tests obedience and readiness as the ship leaves harbor.
The excerpt recounts how figures like Al Henry Dencemer Stephen Girard Philips Brooks and Abraham Shacstn faced early failures that shaped their later achievements. It notes how Dencemer devised a stamp plan failed yet led to a celebrated invention, Girard rose from shipwreck to become a bank leader, and Brooks and Shacstn found enduring impact after initial struggles.
A fashion brief describes the era's styles with a long and short skirt pairing attached to a blouse, a round embroidered collar, and trimmed designs. It mentions fabric quantities and construction details for gowns and bloomers, including gathered sections and front slashing as style elements.
The article stresses the impact of plant diseases on Canadian crops and urges farmers to use control measures based on expert guidance. It notes historical losses, the availability of literature and plant pathologists, and the farmer's responsibility to prevent disease to ensure marketable, disease free harvests.
In a children's Court session a bully nineteen, feared by peers, faced a small boy charged with battery. The defense used a two-witness plan. a joke about weights led to laughter and the judge dismissed the case, with the verdict resting in David’s favor.
A letter wrestles with Liquor Central Act effects, noting higher arrests in Montreal 1927 versus 1926 and predicting Ontario policy trends. It reflects disillusionment with regulation, calls for reversal of votes, and mentions Holloway’s remedy as a relief.
A Massachusetts preacher recalls a queer couple who wed for pragmatic reasons and traded tokens as wedding promises. The husband, Sami Cooper, and his partner Jane enter a union meant to merge farms, with the parson receiving a symbolic one cent as the wedding fee and annual dividends arriving as years pass.
A controversial tonic named Dr Thomas Eclectric Oi is tested as a cure for nerve pain and lumbago. Proponents claim rapid relief while critics doubt effectiveness and safety. The report outlines the trial's purpose and expected outcomes.
A wife instructs her husband to locate a document hidden in plain sight within home clutter. The note lists vague placements like attics, sewing-machine boxes, dressers and drawers, with cues such as green or red boxes and a top shelf. The writer hints the item may have been sent elsewhere by someone named Air.
A seven and a half week celebration titled A Fantasy in Fairyland features an eventful lineup: a 14 day festival with 1500 performers and a 2000 voice exhibition chorus. The event includes a national aircraft show with a $600,000 engineering and electrical building and the first 1929 motor car exhibits from around the world. Agriculture, arts, and a redesigned Midway accompany the world’s largest show building and a new exhibit of modern graphic and applied arts. Public notice urges sending for a descriptive prospectus from the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto.
The Free Press emphasizes intimate community items and district notes. It showcases familiar people and local affairs with commentary on township activities and nearby events reflecting longstanding neighborhood interest.
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