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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 18, 1926
Page
3
The poem depicts a child guiding a traveler from Grumbletown to Pleasantville. A spring 1926 setting frames a simple dialogue where the girl claims no experience of Grumbletown and offers to lead toward her home Pleasantville beyond the hill.
Acton notes include Old Boys defeat Willenhall, a 3rd Acton Rovers reunion, a relief committee proposal, a funeral for Mrs. Knox, local honors for residents, and community events. Scattered items cover police court fines, church concerts, Boy Scouts fund drives, and property restorations after a fire, with tributes to Mrs. Smith and others.
A quip exchanges two sides to every question and a fool notes two sides to fly paper, but the choice matters for the fly. The exchange hints at editorial whimsy and moral double meanings in a humorous fiction snippet.
A narrator recalls evenings in the living room by the fire sharing recollections of the town’s early days and the older residents who shaped the community, mentioning Mrs. Paul Kennedy and reflecting on life and progress nearby.
A collage of aphorisms and reflections on patience, gratitude, and moral conduct. Notable lines emphasize bearing others defects, Christ’s constant presence, the value of love in actions, and the test of character by deeds.
The article describes two fashion outfits. A Nile green union close to the left side features a brassiere with plaits, a gathered step-in, and material requirements for medium size. The maize voile French model uses lace edging and rib bon shoulder straps with optional embroidery and similar yardage details.
Mrs Daisy LePatourel departed last week for a six week holiday in Tampa Florida. Mrs Chas McGrath traveled Friday to Badaxe Michigan to attend the golden wedding of Mrs McGrath's sister. Mrs William Page and Fred Hiscock hosted the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage on Monday February 8 at Martha Street home. The town aims to boost Horticultural Society membership to 400. Public School Board asked Burlington council for 18000 for the year, with 2000 offset by high school rent. Sidewalks along the front were ploughed after snow by Nelson Lake Shore Improvement Society for safety. An informal afternoon bout by two local men led to a police court case adjourned for a week.
Milton has obituaries and society notes including Dr Joseph Telfer of Milton who died in Toronto after a postoperative setback a clot of blood on the heart. The report recalls his English birth and arrival in Mitton in 1862. Other items note Dr Jas Dent's return to Wawanesa and local visits, typhoid fever recovery for Ezra Hill of Peru, Mrs Hare visiting Milton, Miss Mabel's California visit, and a large Milton Athletic Association arena event with about eight hundred attendees and skaters. A Young People's Society event drew nearly one hundred attendees despite distractions.
Erin residents attend church and horticultural events while the Erin Agricultural Society thanks councils for 1926 support. Hillsburg hosts an illustrated lecture on Horticulture, local curling matches amuse spectators, and the fifth Division Court records a large turnout. Women’s Institute meets at Belfountain with readings and papers.
A story recalls a capitalist with early ventures who, while frequenting a street saloon, bought twenty two boxes of soap at a bargain price he could not resist. He then claimed the haul to the grocer, who reacted with disbelief at the audacious purchase by the young bidder.
Mrs HH Emanson spends weeks at Atlantic City while Mr and Mrs Watson travel to Florida for two months. Rev Caldwell preached anniversary services on the Hagersville circuit. James A Simpson buys Benson’s blacksmith shop and takes possession March 1. United Church hosts a pancake social at Rev and Mrs Cauldwell’s home. Dev T Wrigglesworth elected president of the Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association. Over 1,000 watch Milton vs Elora playoff at Georgetown Arena. Mrs Elmer Thompson returns from Owen Sound after three weeks with ill sister. Charlotte Walker, widow of James Cleave, dies at 65. W F Bradley honored for 20 years as choirmaster. Mrs Bradley celebrated 15 years as organist. Argonaut Boys Club Father and Son banquet held at United Church with guest speaker Douglas Gowdy.
An American tourist in a London boarding house asks for no more meals then adds she wants hot water for a bath. A cockney maid mishears and quips she will heat it for her.
A mother finds her young daughter standing before a mirror with eyes closed. The child explains she is trying to see how she looks when she is asleep, prompting a gentle, reflective moment.
A Cardinal tells of Bishop Bramstone who jokes about names when a parishioner asks for a wife. The bishop says he does not arrange marriages and, correcting a mishearing, notes his own name Bramstone not Brimstone. The tale lightly comments on wit among clergy.
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