Isabel Heiman and the duty to guide the lonely
A fragmentary verse-like note honors Isabel Heiman for lighting a path for the lonely. It invokes themes of home, hospitality, and guidance, praising those who build warmth and welcome for others.
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 22, 1929
Page
3
Preservation treats and safety tips from a homestead kitchen
A column shares old fashioned recipes for green tomato preserves and lemon desserts, plus cautions on edible wild fruits. It includes a narrative about forest safety, teaching children to identify poisonous berries and avoid risky woodland foraging. The piece weaves culinary guidance with rural life, family humor, and a farmyard tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division of Botany
Dominion Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
EL Groh
Baptismal cloths and portraits spark modern shop talk
A rector asks for more water at a baptism as a father cites a long list of names. A plain mirror is mistaken for a portrait by a sharp shop assistant. A political candidate faces hecklers, a stenographer recalls kissing, and a farmer banters with a friend about city life and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosby
Bob
Tommy
Mr. Smith
Collie
Smith Farm
Podrittle
Smith Woods
Bossy
Tomy
Vic
Tammy
Yommy
Bolt
USA
Tom
Grandfather
Smith’s
Mramith
James
John Jellicoo
Douglas Haig Lloyd
George Bonar Law Smithers
Jones
A Romantic Old Bachelor in a Swiss Chalet Tale
The narrator recalls meeting a generous unmarried Swiss bachelor living in a mountain chalet near a skiing area. He offers hospitality, milk, potatoes, onions, cheese, and plants, insisting on no payment. His kindness and curiosity about the travelers’ loves reveal a gentle, intelligent character amid this vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Carrie Cadby
Switzerland
Wu Bly Whuterdport
Ald
England
Ainwell
Nie
Dle
Groser Herr
Tony
Slats Diary Chronicles The Raspy Week
A garbled diary style entry recounts Slats and Ross Parquyar detailing a week of odd errands and misadventures. The note mentions a Decoration of Independence anniversary and everyday chores from downtown trips to a soda shop and odd jobs. The tone is rough and informal with misspelled phrases and partial sentences.
Wedding Query in a Curious Cornell Widow Fragment
A fragmented dialogue from the Cornell Widow hints at a wedding inquiry with dialect phrasing. The lines include questions about a wedding and a reply about the bridegroom, reflecting informal social chatter in a campus context.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Planta
Dibs Pte
Isabel Heiman
Roeclore
Mousehold Heas
Netty Barclay
Allin W& Firm
Chippon
Iran
Nose
Lake Ontario
Toronto
George Young
Mendellurditz
Ernst Vierkotter
Germany
Young
Eddie Keating
New York
Vierkotter
Lake George
Maurice Hume
Seattle
Wash
the Weckler
Guvner
Golf DE
Bert
J. B. McKenzie
Ont
Ross Parquyar
Emmy
Mac
Vanella
Grate Deel
Jake
Ced Heckey
Ind
Ford
Bess
Bomart
Ollie Chorgetown
Acton
Eden Mins
Guelph
Dravel
Mlee Trie
CANADIAN NATIONAL ELECTRIC/RAILWAYS
Juvenilie
CHIC
Sgond
New Dominion Royal
CNR Wrigley Warathok
Prifay
Duyuet Ey
Cuddtaua Samnt
L.Y
Heseford
Mooder's
King St W
Yorgutha
Canadian National
Thomas Diadshaw
W. Waters, Caan M
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