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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 03, 1919
Page
3
Poetical testimonial laments a town pitched as lively but judged as empty and grim. The speaker recalls the endlessly busy anvil and forge, yet locals express disillusion and gloom. Visitors find only a hollow, unfulfilling place with little to do besides dreaming of purpose.
Shoe dealers in Acton report rising wholesale prices for footwear as shortages and higher wages push costs up. Big orders from Europe and Russia drive demand for hides and leather, with exporters resuming after wartime restrictions. Prices may rise further as factories adjust and demand stays strong.
The article discusses the folk origins of the tune Robin Adair, noting claims of Irish authorship by O Daly and a marriage tale linked to Ellen O Cavanagh, with later appearances in Scottish song collections. It concludes the melody belongs to a broad, borderless tradition and deserves enjoyment.
A garbled dialogue snippet captures partygoers discussing a mysterious, well-dressed stranger at a dance. The exchange reveals flirtation, rumors, and awkward misunderstandings, with misheard lines and obscure references creating a hazy social scene.
Personal reminiscence on summer holidays past and changes over time. The piece recalls childhood chores, farm tasks, and outdoor play, contrasting earlier eras with modern leisure. It shifts to local history of Mill Street properties, tracing ownerships from Adams descendants to later buyers and noting church and business developments shaping Acton.
A 1919 Toronto letter argues drinking causes race degeneration and crime, citing British studies and global comparisons. It claims alcohol damages offspring, warns saloons harm the nation, and contrasts drinkers with non drinkers through alleged mortality and crime data.
Col. Graves highlights farm woodlands as crucial to war effort and national forest economy. Farm tracts supply walnut ash high oak and locust for propellants crates gun stocks and boxes. Demand rose from army navy and aid organizations, stressing need to manage timber to prevent shortages.
A narrator reflects on crowding into a boat, comparing it to social ambition. He recalls the urge to seize the best spots, the suffering of those left behind, and a moral warning about using others’ misfortune for advantage. He muses on Christ-like restraint and the true measure of success.
The article argues cheese as the sole true substitute for neat with bread and cheese as a staple diet for manual workers. It notes margarine as a fair butter substitute and highlights Canada’s dairying regions Quebec and Ontario, with Quebec leading in creamery butter and Ontario in factory cheese, plus patron counts for dairy farmers including figures for Quebec.
A rough explanation suggests that abnormal buds develop under a tree trunk bark. These buds may form branches or simply grow under the bark, causing irritation that leads to the fantastical bird's eye growth pattern.
The passage discusses the declining use of the pronoun thou and notes its occasional presence in language over years. It references a 1868 proposal by Charles Crozat Congerua of Erie Pennsylvania to substitute in cases of inaccuracy obscurity or awkward repetition.
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