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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 02, 1926
Page
3
A poem honors a plain girl unnamed but praised for everyday care. She mends socks, builds blocks, bakes bread, cheers the weary, and brings comfort to family life. Despite no fame, she holds a sacred place in our hearts as a symbol of ordinary virtue.
Reading notes explore the deep sea from two to six miles down, describing life adapted to darkness and pressure. It discusses external food sources, peculiar eyes on large fishes, and questions usefulness of beauty beyond function.
The passage contrasts youth’s drive for action and worldly pleasures with the quiet fulfillment of understanding. It extols Vergil’s wisdom that lifelong study unlocks inexhaustible mysteries, urging restraint to preserve the faculty of understanding and build a lasting inner resource.
The respected family man has resigned to a pension and lodge duties while the new driver reigns. A portrait, presented as a regal memento, features his horses in full flight. his wife doubts its likeness, quipping the buttons are the giveaway. Potatoes sold for $225 at a market on Saturday.
A financial tale spans thirteen years as Seth Wentworth fails to repay a mortgage. He favors rod and gun over plow and hoe, delaying payment while his father-in-law and the bank hold the line. Eventually the old man dies and Seth’s sons take over taxes and obligations year by year.
A story recounted by Nicholas Longworth of Ohio describes hitching through a mountain region and seeking lodging. A single crowded cabin with many children offered a warm supper and beds for the hosts, while the travelers slept on the floor amid a snug night’s rest beside the family.
A British passenger aboard a ship in the West Indies speaks to a local black man named Cuffey, later identified as Pathrick Mulcaahy, in Irish English. The exchange highlights language and identity as the Irishman jokes about roots and race while the local narrator replies with humor.
An English paper recounts a royal drawing room mishap when Lord Carrington misnames a guest as Lady Whatshername and warns the Queen not to kiss her. The piece adds a Washington anecdote where a guest at Cleveland's reception forgets her speech and greets him as Grover, prompting a courteous reply.
A clergyman in a small town laments that couples traveling from the country to be married stop at his house for the ceremony only if they pay five dollars for hitching. The tale, told in rustic style, reflects local marriage customs and humor.
Acton Strolling Players plan a charity show as the mayor selects the beneficiary. Remains of J J Boley of Derby Road are laid to rest at Chiswick burial ground. Police court fines and light injuries from local clashes are reported alongside church events and a new dining hall at Acton Vale’s King’s Arms.
H A Gates chief radio engineer for King Radio describes a simple indoor antenna using galvanized screen wire. No special tools needed, materials from hardware or radio store, installable in attics or under rugs with pieces joined and lead-in soldered to the set.
A comic exchange in a classroom has a student claim he outsmarted the teacher by answering a request for Lincoln's Gettysburg Address with a personal boast. The humor hinges on misheard words and exaggerated bravado during a class moment.
A charming frock features flat crepe in deep rose with an apron front of printed silk across the front. Shoulder shirring on both sides, a single cut collar with matching tie strings, and a neatly matched apron complete the design.
Waverly King, Canada’s champion hackney stallion, sold by the Joseph Telfer estate Milton to Allan Mann Peterboro for a record four figure sum after a Royal Winter Fair victory. Also notes postal item about Rev Tebbs and a rabbit incident and warnings to Acton parents about boys using firearms with heavy penalties.
The piece recalls the terror of isolation in mines and a Chinese torture tale of dropping water. H G Ponting notes a California mine at midnight where endless silence becomes oppressive until a single water drop breaks it, startling the observer with its detonating impact.
Rev Mr Williams, Congregational minister in Winslow Maine, performed two weddings at the parsonage after four young people called. The groom, son of a prominent man, whispered as they left by charging it to his father, assuring the parson it would be all right.
A man in a southern city died a quarter century ago famed for turning from wealth to charity. He refused prime offers to sell his garden home, leaving his vineyard to his sons and giving his life to horticulture and gifts to poor growers. Neighbors called him eccentric, but his life spoke louder than money.
In a Scottish setting, Donala overhears a friend discussing Mac and Kath Macpheragon. Mac explains he loved the bonny lass but discovers she lacked wealth, prompting him to act with silent contempt rather than pursue her.
A small boy returns from school crying after losing a penny given for being the best in class. An old gentleman consoles him and offers another penny, asking how the loss occurred. The boy explains he was not the best, highlighting the moral.
Soybean varieties tested at Harrow Ontario show four maturity groups from 105 to 136 days. Top early types include Early Brown and Arines No 92. Yellow No 27 and Summerland. medium types Early Korean Manchurian Black Eyebrow O A C 321 Green. long season A K Hoosier Ebony. Yields range from 1 1/2 to 2 tons hay or 18 to 30 bushels seed. soil tolerance varies with sandy or clay loams and bacteria presence.
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