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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1928
Page
2
A poem recalls a childhood summer storm and the return of peace. The speaker shifts from fear and weariness to memory sparked by rain sounds a robin singing a cow bell ringing and a distant hymn following the storm. Nancy Ayrd Turner echoes longing and renewal through vivid nature images.
Betty Barclay argues that perceived high prices for foods like oranges are relative and often balanced by health benefits. She compares orange costs to meat, butter, and other staples, urging readers to consider climate, supply, and quality and to focus on healthier eating rather than price anxieties.
A whimsical scene shows a conjurer emptying pockets to display a rabbit a geranium a Union Jack drum a caged bird two sparrows and a bowl of goldfish to his wife amid a busy day. She tends plants as he proclaims success with a posted note.
In a rural legal tale, a daughter lawyer helps her colonel father defend against Jake Williams who holds a mortgage on their home. A pumpkin becomes a symbolic bet and weapon in trust and debt, as she uses sharp wit to revive an old note and force repayment, turning hardship into a victory.
A Canadian Medical Association advisory warns measles is highly contagious before rash appears. It urges keeping any child with a cold away from others and notes vaccination and early protection as key to reducing severe outcomes and later health complications.
Judge Moore welcomed Grenville Davis as Peel County Crown Attorney at Brampton Juvenile Court. He praised Davis for fairness and preparation, acknowledged retiring Murphy, and expressed confidence in Davis guiding youth justice for Peel with diligent prosecution and welfare focus.
A magazine scientist argues weather seems unaltered by climate norms while people expect February to reveal change. Accounts recount a long driving trip with car mishaps and gear. At Peel County Council, Reeve WJ Wilson seeks county road transfer and better access to Belfountain and Caledon summer routes, facing debate and pressure from tourism interests.
A New York Sun writer recalls a professor from a university who visits Nova Scotia with his wife. They meet a welcoming fisher family on a barrow beach, share a lobster dinner and coffee aromas, then return to the city next day while the locals grapple with the arrival of “city folks.” The scene hints at class and culture clashes in coastal life.
The text recalls Bryant’s wish to attend Yale where John Avery excelled, notes Avery’s later clergy career, and discusses Bryant’s youthful letters with their vivid diction. It cites typhus in Uryant’s area during a war, reflects on Providence guiding revolutions, and concludes Bryant did not enter Yale nor become a blacksmith, but pursued journalism and poetry which defined his legacy.
An advertisement touts Red Rose Orange Pekoe tea as Canada’s finest in 1928. It promises longer lasting strength and flavor, lower tea bills, and a guaranteed package.
A damaged OCR fragment shows garbled words about a place or person and an unclear advertisement. Readable bits suggest a local listing or notice, but essential names, dates, and actions are missing.
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