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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 25, 1926
Page
2
A 1926 verse reflecting on happiness as a crystal, broken into many pieces yet containing fragments of beauty, wealth, honor, love, and health. The speaker urges gathering fragments, fitting them together, and learning gratitude for the scattered portions of life. Priscill Leonard is credited.
Acton Creamery urges farmers to ice and chill cream this winter to ensure top price next summer under new government grading rules. Four grades will pay differences. proper cooling is essential to avoid losses from overripe or sour cream. Households benefit from ice use for storage and perishables. message promotes timely discussion and patronage.
A doctor tells Madam Moneybaga he must apply nitrate of silver to her husband’s throat while she insists on nitrate of gold. The exchange centers on material choices, with the dense rhetoric of the dialogue highlighting the absurdity of the conversation.
A forty ton granite block from Laston ledges is moved down a quarry slope to a station amid crowds. Jonnasen, the Swede foreman, faces a dangerous descent as the team slips. Gustavesen, the outsider worker, acts with cool nerve to save lives. The block remains unbroken, and the men learn a lesson about conscience and labor rights.
A collection of brief quotations from various authors and figures. The lines cover themes of duty, temperance, love as a path to peace, religious exhortation, and the character of generosity. The snippets mix classical and contemporary voices with moral reflections.
Michael Burke arrives with money and joins his brother James to grow a tea business. Their fortunes rise and they open an office with two desks. A joke about shared space ends when Michael asks where his keyhole is, revealing a missing sense of belonging.
A mysterious visitor stays for over a month, showing no sign of leaving. A small boy nearby asks if the visitor has any harm or missing parts, while the visitor responds with polite inquiries about her well being. The scene hints at unseen charity and tension in the household.
The Acton Gazette notes a crowded Acton Adult School concert by the Young People’s Society and announces the Mayoress as president of the Ladies’ Evien League of Acton Hospital. Various court items include William Owen fined for coal price marking, John W Brown Jr for threats, and Henry Brown for fare evasion on the District Railway. A serious accident, transport events, and community meetings are covered along with local civic and church notices.
A remedy for earache is proposed using a few drops of Dr. Thomas' Electro-Chellectric Oil on lint placed in the ear. The oil aims to relieve pain during the delicate treatment of the ear and reduces the need for a doctor.
Dominion horticulture notes identify hardiest apples such as Yellow Transparent Melba Duchess of Oldenburg Weilthy and Melitonh with targets for prairies. For plums Western favourites include Cheney Omaha Eilat Emerald Wanetu and Prairie types like Alainboine Mammoth Pembina Spa Opata Tom Thumb Champa. Grapes require protection. Early Dalay Moore Early Winchell Buchton Lindley noted. Bush fruit lists cover black currants red currants gooseberries and Senator Dunlap strawberry with Dakota noted as sturdy.
A fog siren stalled in a French lighthouse is praised as a top modern invention. In Dublin Harbor an Irish engineer’s system uses a light beam and photo cell to trigger a warning bell when fog obscures the beam, a unique machine of its kind.
A humorous exchange unfolds as an overlong speaker taunts posterity while a listener jokes about the pace. The Phillips Academy Mirror notes a Southern home portrait tour with a guide comparing a figure to a master.
An advertisement touts Rheuma as a cure for rheumatic pains and swollen joints. It claims quick relief, restoring mobility and sleep, with promises of action on stomach liver kidneys and a money back guarantee through BR J Hayward and other druggists.
Old Lute Lathers rode to town on hay when a mud hole tipped his wagon. He rolled into a puddle but claimed the muddy lanes would not bruise him like a rock road. Ang noted if the road had been hard surfaced, his neck might have broken.
Fragmentary epitaphs recount a series of grave markers naming Percival Sapp William Blake William Raines John Smith Mary Jane and others. The verses mention alcohol speed and fatal accidents inferred from their tomb inscriptions.
An English journal notes doubts about whether ignorance or cultivation yields worse pronunciation. Examples include odd forms from a groom, curate, and doctor’s wife, highlighting mispronunciations and regional speech. The vicar also remarks on a strained phrase linking to a severing lady.
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