The Things I Meant to Do
Poem reflecting on delaying kind acts and urging prompt compassion. A speaker recalls unfinished duties to friends and neighbors and warns not to delay words of care and guidance.
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 27, 1934
Page
7
Acton News Highlights 1914 Civic and Local Notices
Twenty years ago The Free Press reports on the 1915 council lineup with Reeve George Hynds and others, a Christmas Eve Sunday School event, building interest in an electrician post with salaries from 50 to 1400 annually, obituaries for James Burt and Noel Savill, and a Worm Powders advertisement promising safe worm relief for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Mercury
James Moore
Guelph
Anderson
Reeve
George Hynds
Counellors
Alexander Bell
Charles E. Bailey
R. M. McDonald
William
Burt
Erin Township
James Burt
Savill
Acton
Noel Ethel
Harold Savill
Canadian Reindeer Drive Nears Successful Completion
Canada prepares to deliver a herd of about 3000 reindeer after a five year, 1600 mile journey from Western Alaska to the Mackenzie River delta. Crossing to Kittigazuit station near Ekittightuil faces weather and past setbacks but aims to conclude before the New Year. The saga highlights changes for Eskimo life and subsistence as Western influences advance in the Arctic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Arctic Circle
Alaska
Mackenzie River
Mackenzie
Shingle Point
Ekittightuil
North Country
Far North
Senta
Wires Crossed Leads to Christmas Reflections and a Suitor
A fragment from a family column recalls Christmas apart and home in Canada with a girl’s letter to a friend. It then follows Dorothy Longly chasing a titled marriage in Rome until a mistaken identity reveals a man named Christopher Granger is not married, prompting a comic wire-crossing conclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Partner
Canada
England
London
Holland
Spain
Egypt
France
Toronto
Ontario
Australia
Ginger_ Park
Porerzaz
Far East
Dorothy
Vassar
Europe
Christopher Granger
Chris
Pompano-Bruno
Rome
States
Mechanica
Christopher
Marchioness
South Llebronville
Mass
Christopher Ang Ily
Southebronville
South Iebronville
Worm Exterminator Promises Mild Yet Effective Action
Report notes a product named Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator claims to remove worms from the system with an action described as fully effective yet mild, though no concrete evidence or endorsements are provided.
Slats Diary by Ross Farquhar
A humorous diary fragment recounts school and family happenings across days Friday to Thursday. It includes mispronounced names, health gossip about a classmate, a hunting tale, a joke about a husband’s toe, and notes on a local editor and a gumbo meal. It ends with an advertisement for Persian Balm skincare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Skool
Carter
Danter
Yung Ora Starr
Yung
Starr
Teasday
Swisher
Wensday
Tink Hardy
Collidge & Cording
Ant Emmy
Collidge
Hetty Mull
Noose
Pa Wicks
Eb Steel Witch
Gumfort
Youth Followed by Appetite Leads to Imbecile Man
A reflective aphorism warns that reckless indulgence in youth yields a manhood of imbecility and an age of pain. The quote attributed to Gold amith underscores the consequences of unrestrained desires in early life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldamith
Unclear Quote Exchange Between Author and Friend
A fragmented exchange shows an author predicting global realization after death and a sympathetic friend offering reassurance that danger will end. The text presents dialogue fragments without context or full attribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frienid
Young Soldier Joined The Infantry Says Mother
Mrs Murphy asks about her son’s age and joining the army. Mrs Mulligan replies he is young but will join the infantry, reflecting a wartime mindset and family conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Murphy
Mrs. Mulligan
Two Appetites Mose and Rastus Riddle
A dialect riddle asks what is yours and used by others more than yourself. The answer given is your name spoken by Mose and Rastus in a curious exchange.
Crowd gathered at fire scene but man stays to watch
A crowd forms at a blaze and police push them back. One onlooker protests, asking why he should move when another man watches the fire with interest. The officer smiles and replies simply that the man watching is the one at the fire.
English traveler notes Scotland’s civility and golf season
A woman visiting Scotland for the first time returns to London impressed by the north’s civilization. She remarks English customs spread quickly and cites St Andrews with its fine golf course as an example of local amenities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
London
North
St. Andrews
Blackmailers Threaten to Starve If Public Follows
A provocative remark claims that if everyone complied, blackmailers would lose income and fail financially. The statement frames collective action as the only way to deprive criminals of leverage and force compliance through economic pressure.
Time Tables and departures by the Chicago lines
Daily schedules show times in standard time with services to Georgetown and other stops. Sunday service differs with a single timetable while weekday departures include morning and evening slots.
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