The Nation's Hope and the Boy on the Farm
A poem extols the boy of today as the nation’s future. It urges readers to observe farms and laborers to see the strength and promise found in rural youth and sturdy arms shaping tomorrow.
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 28, 1926
Page
5
Twenty Years Ago in Free Press Highlights Local Happenings
In February 1906 Acton reports good skating on Corporation Pond and a rare Saturday with both a baseball game in the Park and a hockey match on the pond. Local business news includes Mr. George Dron purchasing a Kincandine business and R D Scott selling The Busy Store to pursue new positions. The season’s first baseball game was played with junior and senior players. the Backeloys Tea at St. Albans Church drew a crowd at Town Hall with a varied program. Obituary notes record the death of Robert Daniel Graham at Willow Street, aged 41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Pond
George Dron
Acton
Kincandine
R. D.° Scott
St. Alban's Church
Messrs. McClure
Jeans
Hayward
Smith
Matthew Wilson
Simple farming account book for yearly use issued by Dominion Farms
The Dominion Experimental Farms publishs an easy to use farmers account book for a full year. It requires only basic writing and addition to track receipts and expenditures. It includes inventories, capacity tables, yearly summaries, acreages and yields, and a stock service record. Available from the Department of Agriculture Ottawa for ten cents plus postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Experimental Farms System
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Manhood Animals Inspected Last Year
The Dominion Health of Animals branch reports the Veterinary Director General's findings for the year ending March 31, 1925. Inspectors examined 4,386,009 carcasses from slaughtered meat animals with only about one percent condemned as unfit for human food, led by hogs totaling 2,969,388 slaughtered in packing establishments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheen
Guaranites
Arge
Witty Exchanges Across Monarchy Highlighted in Vintage Rhetoric
Fragmentary anecdotes recount playful barbs between royal figures and ministers. A quip aimed at the future King William IV recalls a bantering secretary at the admiralty. Another tale shows Charles II quizzing a shipwright at Chatham on a witty comeback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monach
Walos
William Iv
Tor
Admiralty
Aod
Charles 11
Chatham
Hahefinne
Aden
Fragmented Dosage of Advice on Friendship and Social Decay
Errored quote fragments discuss friendship and sincerity as paths to social ties. The text mocks pretenders and warns that neglect of true bonds leads to hollow connections, using garbled phrases to illustrate miscommunication and social erosion.
Sunday School Lesson on Following Jesus
A devotional overview of Jesus feeding the five thousand and the bread of life discourse from John 6, with explanations of key terms, map locations, and lessons on service, time usage, and spiritual fellowship. The piece links the miracle to the sermon and offers study questions and next week readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Leason
Galilee
Tiberias
Tiberius
Palestine
Matthew Addad
Philip
Jehovah
Christ
Tramp Steamer Skipper Describes Cardiff Encounter
Fragmentary OCR recounts a tramp steamer skipper's anxious near encounter near Cardiff. A seized moment shows confusion and repair as the crew notes a possible night danger and seeks safe passage amid rough conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xox
Cardiff
Winter Sports Thrills At Quebec's Frontenac Club
The Frontenac Club hosts a week of winter sports in Quebec City. Skiing snowshoeing and tobogganing share the action with hockey races and an international snowshoe meet. Notable events include a December intercollegiate ski race with Yale McGill Loyola and Laval and a February 6 7 snowshoe championship drawing thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clirdatmas
Chateau Frontenac
Frontenac Club
Quebec City
Yale
McGill
Loyola
University of Montreal
Ottawa College
Laval University
of Quebec
Boyoh
Frontenac
Princeton University
Quebec
Sons of Ireland
Dr. Tozler
Boston
St. Lawrence
Orleans
Princeton-Sons of Ireland
Exmipté
Wlay
Dartmouth University
International Snowshoe Union
Canada
United States
New England
Chicago
Arthur Beauvais
Uses of Adversity in a Strike Era
The Kansas City Star recounts a morning after a railway strike where a former office worker, now choosing walking over streetcars, claims health and life improvements from adversity. He credits strikes with his personal transformation and expresses desire to see a pie makers’ strike next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saya
Kansas City
Asthma Remedy Ad Claims Quick Relief and Healing
An old advertisement extols Dr J D Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy promising swift relief. It states breathing becomes natural with use and asserts thousands have benefited, urging readers to obtain a package today.
The Wedding Buffoon
A critical commentary denounces wedding goers who mock and harass couples on their big day. It questions the purpose of boisterous ridicule and underscores the harm caused by rude practical jokes at weddings.
Charly Delivers Surprising Car Ride Tale
A noisy exchange recounts a ride with Charly where Mrs Torkids and others marvel at his driving. They note Charly forgot some name and a high engine was missing, yet the trip progressed despite the missing machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charly
Mra. Torkids
Anyorjé
Nomerime Ory
Ren
Adlerika Stople Mixture Adverts Aid for Stomach Feelings
The ad promotes Adlerika as a quick remedy to relieve bloating and stomach discomfort. It claims the product neutralizes gas and constipation and improves mood, featuring a pharmacist endorsement and various misspelled terms to mimic a vintage ad. It emphasizes quick relief and pleasant taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adlerika
A. T
Drugeiat
Nlyeet Ifs Ny
Missing Irish foreman and startling letter conflict at Baldwin Works
An Irish foreman at Baldwin Locomotive Works fired Pat after a dispute and sent a written communication. A week later Pat reappeared and claimed he read the letter both inside and outside. The note allegedly commanded Pat to return in five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Pat
Hijing
Baldwin ‘Locomotive’ Works
Holloway Corn Remover Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Holloway’s Corn Remover as a speedy and satisfactory relief for corn pain, highlighting its effectiveness and the promise of quick comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
Kindergarten Teacher Probes Kitty’s Wardrobe Mystery
A fervent kindergarten teacher in a slum setting asks children to name clothes a kitty wears. The class remains nonresponsive as she uses elimination to coax answers, until a sharp boy questions if she means a cat instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tess
Worm Exterminator Completes Its Work Alone
Complete in itself Mdiher Graves' Worm Exterminator works without aid of other medicine and does not fail to do its job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graves
Benevolent Cyclist Helps Donkey Cart Climb Hill in France
A cyclist in southern France assists a donkey cart by pushing with one hand and guiding with the other. The donkey struggles yet reaches the hill summit, prompting the peasant to thank the benefactor and remark he could not have managed alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Miller's Worm Powder Promoted for Child Worms
A fragment describes a Wisconsin schoolteacher discovering a remedy for a child's worm problem. It touts Miller's Worm Powder as an excellent preparation that drives worms, calms stomachs, and makes the child’s progress painless and satisfying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma
Watchman What of the Night and Bowring Hymn Tale
In a Friends of Foreign Miles iong meeting a granddaughter recalls Sir John Bowring, governor of Hongkong, hearing his own hymn sung in China long ago. The anecdote links the hymn Watchman Tell Us of the Night to Christian sympathy for China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of Foreign
Miles Iong
Ching_teld
John Bowring
Hongkong
Anng
Johin
Manny
China
Sir John Bowring
Dr Thomas Ecleatric Oil Offered as Pain Sufferers Remedy
An advertisement promotes Dr Thomas Ecleatric Oil as a valuable remedy for all pain sufferers. It claims to halt suffering everywhere and praises its broad acceptance, noting it is on sale nationwide and available wherever inquired for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Thomas
Throwing Away Fear How Benign Worry Becomes The Test
A fragmentary reminiscence on Andrew Jackson and a quip about throwing him three times out of four leads to a cautionary tale. The text suggests a parable about adversaries, fortune, and the idea that being thrown or overcoming throws shapes destiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Jackson
Alory
Jackson
Jim
Brown
Andy
Dialogue Between Two Men Ends In Pointless Banter
A reader recalls a scene where two men exchange trivial chatter about hats and stories, then shake hands and acknowledge the emptiness of their talk. The observer contrasts it with women’s dialogue and remarks on the thinness of male street chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atory
Freight Express Service Through Toronto Terminal
Toronto freight service runs via Keele Street and St Clair Avenue with special express delivery. Freights picked up at any address in Toronto and routed through the terminal for expedited handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto Terminal
Keele Street
St. Clair. Avenue
Toronto
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Canadian National Railways
National Railways
J. Cadesky
A. T. Brown
Castoria
Fletcher
J.A. Smith Real Estate and Insurance
Confederation ,Life Association
London & Lancashire Fire Insurance
London & Lancashire Guarantees and Accident Company of Canada
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Underwoods
General Typewriter & Appliance Co
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Savage & Co. Jewellers
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