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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 26, 1926
Page
3
The poem presents a night time prayer urging strength to seek truth and avoid sin. The speaker vows to pursue righteousness despite doubt and distance from moral goals, recognizing that marked wrong is easy to follow and victory or despair depends on his choices.
A compact survey of historically significant pens tied to major events figures and documents. Pens used by Lincoln Grant Washington and others appear in famed artifacts, with provenance from Mayflower desk pieces to Ver sailles treaty diaries and church commendations.
Step by step guidance for requeening a hive remains careful about existing queens and queen cells. It covers removing current queens, timing introduction to nectar flow, and various safe cage methods like the Muller Candy Cage and Canadian cage with candy blockage to prevent premature release.
A hand grenade blew up near Kowel Volhynia during a midweek field exercise. Forty-one officers and men were killed and about fifty others injured, with severe casualties reported. A company of the 836th Regiment of Infantry was returning from maneuvers nearby when the explosion occurred.
Sam Clark recalls a Christmas visit home with his father a rural worker. A stormy night trip to rescue a drowning man tests Clark's pride and reveals his father's quiet courage. The tale ends with Clark embracing his father as a true man, not his old-school image.
The story recalls Mr. Joseph Jefferson describing stage life at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. A servant enters with lights and, in a tense dining scene, spills a candle that sets stage icecream ablaze, provoking a burst of laughter and forcing a curtain to come down.
The high school graduation proceeded smoothly with diplomas presented by Colonel Wye, president of the School Board. The principal praised the orderly ceremony and the senior class for their achievements amid formal pomp and decorum.
At the August meeting Maquesing Council approved multiple payments includingSam Bonfleldt 60 for vault work and various sheep damage claims certified by Nelson Stark. Other items covered road work, hospital charges, stumps removal, vault construction and retenders advertising with several small expenses. The council passed railway bonus assessment rules and adjourned to call of the Reeve.
A reflection on loneliness and the necessity of friendship. The piece compares human isolation to a dog’s distress, cites Charles Kingsley who said I once had a friend, and urges readers to be more tolerant and helpful to the lonely. It emphasizes listening, unburdening hearts, and reaping kindness.
Johnny Miles, famed marathoner, spoke at Charlestown State Prison during Sunday services. He urged a clean life, noting athletics teach victories and defeats, and urged inmates to rise above themselves for moral, upright living.
Describes Mr Beal's relatives attempting memory aids for him from wife to daughter in law. His wife ties cords to his fingers to prompt recall as his condition worsens. The daughter in law expresses sympathy urging him to undo the cord and rest.
A historical extract lists Acton by laws with penalties for sidewalk riding damaging property littering shop closing at midnight and other offenses. It notes many residents ignore these rules through carelessness or ignorance and cites fines from 2 to 100 dollars, plus possible destruction of dogs or monuments.
An English Home Secretary praised the London police as least corruptible and recounted a West End traffic stop. A constable, new to duty, refused to let an electric brougham pass a royal procession, citing a policy that he could not bend for anyone including the wife of a cabinet minister or a Presbyterian minister.
The installed horsepower of hydraulic turbines in Canada rose from 1,446,000 in 1912 to 2,970,000 in 1922, a 105 percent gain. Despite population growth and manufacturing expansion, national coal consumption declined slightly from 31.6 million tons in 1913 to 31.3 million tons in 1922.
FR Deachman argues Canada’s export growth from 436 million in 1913 to 1 271 billion in 1926 underpins vast purchasing power. Canada ranked 20th by exports in 1913, rose to 6th in 1925, and remains among top nations led by the UK US France Germany and British India. He asserts per capita exports surpass peers and urges belief in Canada’s world trading leadership.
Western Fair in London reports record interest with hundreds of entries for the 1926 exposition. Improvements to buildings, grounds, and a larger midway are planned, and exhibitors from Canada and the United States are already sending displays. The grand stand and fireworks will be expanded, and officials anticipate larger crowds than 1925. Secretary W D Jackson urges early visits to avoid last minute lines.
A speaker argues that many rising women in business falter after brief gains, seeking quick rewards. She warns that sustained growth requires lifelong learning, updating methods, and forward thinking across professions and roles. Continuous ambition prevents decay and keeps leadership relevant.
The Pittsburg Chronicle notes Samuel McLeod and his donkey Sandy were well known in their homeland and kept friendly relations. A ride ends with Sandy jumping a stream but Bangy the man torn, the Scotsman praising the jump while questioning how the donkey would get over himself.
A lank farmer standing on a meeting steps appears weary after a long feast of words. A stranger asks who is speaking. the farmer replies Evarts is talking inside but cannot say the topic.
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