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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 08, 1939
Page
7
A man sells his farm after years of toil and moves to a city life full of ease. He longs for the open fields and woodlands and finally follows his heart back, asking at every gate if a real good farm is for sale. Poem by H. Reginald Hardy.
Acton reminiscences recall deaths and arrivals including Richard Cook of Grand Rapids died at 68 from a stray bullet incident. Angus McTavish a Nassagawey’s man electrocuted at Port Credit. Lawn Bowling and Tennis Club hosted a social at the Beardmore residence. John Bell of Centreville visited after 57 years away. Oakville Star confirms Government route decision on a Halton county road. Pte Ernest Barr and Pte Ernest Brown return from Russia and home respectively. David Mills passes in Guelph after long illness. Brownridge Kennedy wedding in Toronto ties John Wilbert Brownridge to Norman Kennedy, May 24, 1919.
Learn to repurpose a single car seat spring into a unique footstool. Cover the seat with upholstery and attach casters at the four corners for a portable fireside seat.
Children often wear holes in sock heels from rough shoe linings. Cutting ragged edges and taping the shoe interior can extend wear and save the sock from damage.
A London anecdote recalls Mr Justice Day famed for harsh circuit court rulings. A high sheriff sent a gift to gauge its reception and asked Day’s colleague about the judge’s handling of the cases. The reply: he tried them all patiently and punished them severely.
The village football squad prepared the dressing-room for a challenge from a neighboring village. The coach, after giving detailed instructions, urged players to develop individuality and initiative and then to go on the field and follow orders exactly.
Dialogue shows Mammy Ah demanding to see Mr. Tompkins while office boy notes he is engaged. Mammy insists she does not want to marry Tompkins yet expresses desire to meet him, reflecting social roles and tension in the scene.
The piece recalls a gardener tending roses and weeds to bloom a tranquil spring garden. It then shifts to Acton town life as Mary and the author anticipate a royal visit, with memories of Church Street houses and families, including the Hemstreet and Farmer lineages, and a history of homes in the area.
The document cites a 1700 act forbidding women to force marriages by cosmetics scents or artificial adornments. It declares such marriages void and subjects offenders to penalties similar to witchcraft. The language reflects era concern with moral conduct and female autonomy in the union market.
In a club corner three men swap names to outdo each other. Edward Henry Patrick Richard Fortesque boasts a lengthy line, James Clifford Percival Ronald Albert Michael Marshall counters with his own long name, and Mues Long answers simply with his concise name.
A stout old lady aims to impress at a ball and visits a beauty parlor. The attendant quotes six shillings for a finish, prompting the lady to point out a chin massage. The attendant explains the rate as two shillings per chin aid.
A child questions the grandmotherly ritual of applying powder to the face and jokes about using the wrong kind of powder. The aunt laments beauty routines while the girl contemplates the idea of appearance.
A personal reminiscence notes the Ramsdens moved to Buffalo, New York, and the former home is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Oakes who left their farm life behind. The vacant lot yields yearly potatoes and a former gully has been leveled. The author hopes Mr. and Mrs. Boyd and their daughters build a new home nearby, unless they stay by the Park and Fairy Lake.
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