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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 11, 1929
Page
2
Poemish missive on telephone etiquette warns that kindness shapes outcomes. The text urges care in tone and consideration for distant speakers, likening daily acts to seeds in a garden and promising rewards for kindness.
A diary style update from a rural household recounts town celebrations, family bonds, and farming routines. The writer notes joys of gatherings, weather mood swings, and the effort to educate children in kindness toward animals, while detailing chores, buggy mishaps, and a growing barnyard family of kittens and a calf.
James the hired man helps care for his employer family while a planned luncheon for the Delaplaines tests loyalties. Julia schemes to push him aside as tensions rise over generosity, dignity, and a life shaped by duty. A bull attack near the paddock forces a crisis revealing hidden resentments.
Mrs Mayden endures a long wait for change as Laura and Helen share a birthday tale in a shop. Helen recalls a surprise party and gifts from friends and family, including a brass bed plan and a framed dollar gift. The scene highlights small-town kindness and holiday preparations.
A caller recounts a cautious moment as a woman descends a coal mine cage and notes the single rope supporting the group. A jockey of a mining worker assures safety, joking that the ropes are guaranteed to last twelve months and will be renewed tomorrow.
The notice claims the Dr Thomas Electric Oil is a reliable remedy for sick ailments in both humans and animals. It compares the similarity between people and plant life and mentions vulnerability to wounds and sun exposure.
The Oakville column records social visits and arrivals from Toronto Regina and Washington. It notes a drowning scare with a rubber glove in a lake and lists many local attendees at reunions weddings and holidays including the Hutchinson and Kidd gatherings.
A local column reports on residents and events in Milton Ceargetown Campbellville and area. Among items Mr Alkeeyin will lead St Paula Church services and Dr Sutherland has acquired a residence on Wentward Avenue. Mr and Mrs Landsborough visited Grand Valley relatives while A E Millson and family enjoy two weeks vacation. Dr W L Catherwood departs for Hagersville to practice after joining with Dr Gowland Herge. A man named Wim Prayer was struck by a Chicago bound freight near Campbellville sustaining head injury and three broken ribs the community sending wishes for a quick recovery.
Mr and Mrs F L Grown returned safely from a two week trip into Michigan. Miss Evelyn Blackford of Georgetown visited Thursday. Mrs Emily Brown of Toronto called on Limehouse friends Saturday en route to the Acta reunion. Mr and Mrs Arrownamith and Joan of Toronto spent the weekend with Mrs Owackhamer. Mr Richard Marshall and daughter Mia n Marshall returned from a winter in California traveling north via Washington territory British Columbia and the Canadian West visiting friends. The garden party at the grounds of Mr and Mrs R Doughty Thursday evening succeeded despite chilly weather. The Georgt holidayed north east and west of Toronto and praised Ontario as best. The Gerg has holiday visitors here for eight or nine years and hopes to return if he can find suitable housing.
A number attended celebrations at Billton and Acton over the holidays. Clinton visitors Mim Kevey and daughter Mica Mery travel to town. Miss Jean Appleford RN returns from New York City for a month’s vacation. Miss Lena Dingle sails from Montreal to two months in Europe. Mrs. Grant Thompson of Macshaw Husk visits The Maples with fra. A. W. Peart. Queens Campbell of Toronto and Miss Margardt Qoutley of Delwood visit aunt Mrs Val Tilton. Geo Nault recovers after an operation. Stan Costes of Orillia renews old acquaintances during holidays. Lyons clan from Galt and Toronto meet at J. J. and Helen Lyons’ home for a strawberry outing. Mrs. W. F. Fisher remains at St Joseph’s Hospital Mammillon awaiting an operation. Mrs. H. H. Moore will speak at Lions Club lunch and Grant Innon Press Theatre night on Tuesday July 16. Moore, a famed Canadian newspaperman, promises an engaging evening.
An old Scotch doctor kept his age secret in the Golf Club. After his death the funeral attendant reports: the coffin plate lists only the name Dr Timothy McParlane and hours, with no age. The gag highlights the lack of age information.
Advert says Dr Thomas Electric Oil relieves croup sore throat chest earache rheumatic pains and minor injuries. Claims it loosens phlegm reduces inflammation and provides speedy relief for children and adults. Endorsed as an indispensable family medicine in the United States.
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