Casey at the Bat: Mudville Falls to Final Strike
The classic poem recounts Mudville trailing four to two with one inning left as Casey approaches the plate. Despite confidence and fanfare, the umpire calls strikes, Casey swings unsuccessfully, and the crowd laments that there is no joy in Mudville as mighty Casey strikes out.
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Cooney
Burrows
Plynn Ket
Blake
Jimmy
Prynn
Casey
Ti Acton Frer Press
Tri Acton Frere Press
Artcraft
Local notices and community updates from Acton and surrounding towns
Twenty years ago Geo Agnew of Guelph opened a tailor shop in Acton. Threshing and grain samples drew praise. Wynds installed and maintains the Post Office clock. carpentry by Mevirs Norman McLeod and Willard Reid. Citizens raised funds for the Patriotic Fund with wide foreign support. Obituaries note Vera Christle Kennedy and births announced from Blind River and Nussagawega.
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Geo
Agnew
Guelph
Elore
Arch. McTavish
Wynds
Mevirs
Norman McLeod
Willand Reid
Acton
Patriotic Fund
Morris Saxe
Hom MacDonald
Kennedy
Brunswick Avenue
Toronto
Vera Christe
Peter C. Kennedy
Thoma Christle
Slats Diary Chronicle of A Week in Oddities
Ross Parlqilan records a quirky diary spanning Friday to Thursday. The entries mix family mischief, mistaken telegraph messages, church notices, and small town events with humor and strain as the narrator Turbulently reflects on life and age.
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Ant Emmy
Nama
Air Piain
Methodist Prischer
Fair Wether
Springdale
Simsons
Simson
Lem
Threshers Arrive After Farm Scramble For Iron and Rags
A farm diary recalls the scramble as threshers near, a boy drives scrap iron to a junkman for cash and a bargain, while a daughter collects rags for resale. The narrator notes the boy’s steady bargaining and the family’s frugal grind amid farm life and chores.
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Partner
Daughter
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