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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 02, 1936
Page
7
A reflective poem compares a child’s simple hunger with a believer’s hunger for spiritual bread. The speaker recalls a moment of feeding a hungry child and urges trust in God, invoking heaven’s Father who hears earthly cries and grants sustenance to the faithful.
From the Free Press of July 6 1916 details include property on Willington Street and local notices. Messages report Alexander Gribben killed in action June 24 and his family moving from Acton to Toronto. Other items note wounded soldiers Thomas Alger and Thomas Bennett, a schoolteacher leaving Lorne School, and a Dominion Day picnic with Epworth Leagues. Marriages record Colbeck Laverty at Montiello Parsonage Joseph Calbeck and Lillyan May Laverty. Died Stuart Bluly Morton aged 19 years 5 months at home on Main Street Acton.
An entry diary style recounts a week of odd statements and events. It records a mix of mundane misreads and odd conversations with family, editors, and neighbors, plus a brief political musing and a late-night misdial anecdote.
Chronicle of Ginger Farm details haying in windy weather with two mowing efforts and safe barn storage. Family members assist, teens aged sixteen and thirteen help with chores, berry picking, and painting, including a bright canary yellow bicycle makeover and kitchen color scheme. The narrator notes refueling breaks in the hammock and reflections on labor versus leisure.
Jack Miner, a pioneer in bird tagging in North America, has tagged over fifteen thousand Canada geese. In August 1990 at Kingsville Ontario he tagged his first Orst duck. this spring he tagged 1200 birds across seven to eight catches. Each tag bears Miner’s name address date and a Scripture verse, calling them winged missionaries.
A quirky brief where an elderly lady asks for canine pills, the druggist questions the dog’s ailment, and in a quiet moment he dispenses quinine pills to the couple’s bemusement. The scene portrays a domestic exchange with a humorous undertone.
A reflective narrator admires Temple Gardens in London, imagining Solomon's time. The passage ends with a playful note about two setters who are very fond of candy, highlighting a lighthearted domestic scene.
The speaker argues hammocks are essential for every farmer's wife to gain rest and energy, noting that summertime is ideal to build reserve strength for winter. The idea may draw laughter, yet the speaker insists on taking time for rest and fresh air.
An easterner asks about liquor in a western town and learns how a water shutoff once went unnoticed until the church raised ire. An exclusive country club instructor recalls a college student failing at golf, joking that the course is tough as three foursomes wait.
Timetable fragments show trains labeled Going West Dally except Sunday with all-day and limited times. Entries include 6:16 am 10:07 am 7:19 pm 8:59 am 2:23 pm 10:00 pm and a Sunday only 11:26 pm service.
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