Bright Days in Winter
Poem by OC Whittler about winter turning to summer, nature’s cycles, hope, and faith. It contrasts cold with growing light, notes birds and streams, and suggests renewal beneath snow.
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 03, 1936
Page
7
Twenty Years Ago in The Free Freak 1916 Ospringe notes
A Red Cross concert in Ospringe schoolhouse closes with a good program. Pte Orval Fletcher is killed in action in France. Pa J Milne wounded. Miss Blale J Bird wins provincial bread making prize. Ebenezer church anniversary marked by a service with former members and nursing sister Anna Oram speaking. Frances Barber McKay dies at Georgetown aged 66.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Ospringe
Pte
Orval Fletcher
Nossagaweyay
France
Pa. J. Milne
Eden Milla
Blale J. Bird
Norval
Ebenezer
Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Euston
Guelph
J Joseph Edge
J. W. Oram
W. Brown
Anna M. Oram
Toronto
Darby
Knatchbull
Mra. Easton
Canadian Turnips Command Premiums Across Eastern Markets
The Prince Edward Island and Ontario turnips dominate Eastern U S wholesale markets due to distinct flavor and appearance. Prices peak in November and again after January. 1936 New York quotes show Prince Edward Island turnips at 55 60 cents per 50 lb bag, Ontario at 50 60 cents. Car unloadings in 1934 show strong Canadian origins to New York Boston Newark Chicago and other hubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Prince Edward Wand
Ontario
Dominion
New York
Boston
Prince Edward
Prince Edward Island
Bealers
New
Detroit
Canada
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Washington
Hartimore
Cold Morning Visitor Test of Genteel Charity
A writer recounts a neighborly deed when an elderly stranger sought warmth. The guest eats, drinks tea, and accepts bread and cheese, then continues on, prompting reflections on mercy toward transient strangers and the line between gullibility and kindness.
Virtue of Simplicity and Natural Humanity
The text promotes simplicity as aligning actions with our true being and with the Eternal Intention. It argues one should live honestly and naturally, avoiding pretension and following a basic moral law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W
Fragments of a Boy’s Week From a Diary Level Speech
A child’s diary style week outlines chores school fears and family concerns with misspellings and phonetic dialogue. Entries mention a preacher doctor money worries school governor and hunting in a rural setting through Monday to Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver N. Warren
P.m
Jake
Enney
Jane
Herrie
Aulstern
Flock
Wilsters
Witters
The Fish's Fault Interfering Old Lady Exchange
A sketch shows a quarrel between a sharp tongued old woman and an angler over a caught fish. The woman accuses the man of cruelly catching the fish while a retort suggests the fault lies with the talkative bystander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uttle Anh
Yikh
Ping-pong Memories from a Youthful Era
A narrator recalls rough days and a busy life then and a daughter inviting her to play ping pong. She recounts family ping-pong nights, a cat chasing balls, and shared sports, magic lantern shows, and the first cinema delivering new thrills to youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughter
Rebellious Echoes From Eramosa 1837 and Modern Farms
A long excerpt discusses Eramosa Township land losses through mortgage defaults, tracing 1837 uprisings and 1936-1997 shifts. It argues farm values surpass productive worth and suggests radical land tax reform as seen in Britain, warning of ongoing dispossessions and potential upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eramosa
Britain
Great Value of Accuracy in Education
Quote on the importance of accuracy in education by Arthur Helps, contrasting truthfulness with inaccuracy and asserting that accuracy can be taught and should be valued above all else in shaping learners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes
Arthur
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McKay
Georgetown
Non
Frances Barber
Gilbert McKay
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