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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1929
Page
3
A farm wife shares a candid diary style tale of managing chores while tending a sick heifer and a busy garden. She laments the burdens of system focused duties, compares city trips with country living, and reflects on farming joys and drawbacks.
Randolph Calder faces a judicial inquiry after resigning from Boswell’s financial firm amid missing assets and a secret memo. Boswell’s management and Casey dispute asset validity as Calder defends his integrity and reveals a hidden document tied to a subsidiary’s over two million dollars.
The article discusses the compass origins in Europe and the East, noting references from the twelfth century. It cites Guyot de Provins describing a magnetic needle and water method, while noting English and Indian 12th century practices in using or removing the bulb and water.
A village meeting discusses selecting a fifth director amid rumors and suspicions. The group weighs candidates including Mountfort, Littlejohn, Hastings, and Harlow while old reputations and past deeds influence the vote. The captain suggests unity, noting gossip and memory may shape their choice and implying a drawn name will decide.
A Windsor Colorado readers tale describes a drayman failing to deliver paper to a locked PV Office. A cow wandered by, was milked, and the milk customers later spit out paper wads, prompting humorous local commentary.
Creditors of William Graham late of Acton Ontario are warned to send their names addresses and details of claims to executrix Ada Hopkins by July 6 1929 per Section 31 of the Trustee Act. After that date the executrix will distribute the estate and claims not yet notified will not be considered. Solicitor Hon Palmer Acton Ontario.
Creditors of Morgan Crewson who died May 13 1920 at Acton Ontario must send full claims and securities details to the undersigned solicitors. Executors will distribute assets from July 6 1920 to those legally entitled and are not responsible for claims not yet received. Dated June 6 1929 by executors Fred Grewson and Alger Edwin Chipps.
Creditors of Matilda Anderson late of Acton Ontario widow are notified to send full names addresses and descriptions of their claims and securities to the undersigned solicitor by July 2 1920. The executor will distribute assets to those legally entitled and will not be liable for payments without proper receipts. Dated May 30 1920 Carl Marten Mansen Executor Acton Ontario
The creditor of Annie Gurrigil in Ontario is required to send full particulars of claims to the executor, Montes, by July 2. The will directs distribution of Annie Carlyn's estate among admitted heirs and warns against further claims. Dated May 30, in Acton Ontario.
A fragmented reminiscence follows a boy’s education and family pressures. The narrator recalls guidance from a pastor and a warden as he studies Greek, Latin, and mathematics, earning prizes and facing expectations to become a scholar.
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