Deserted old farm house and silent yard
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 15, 1939
Page
7
Twenty Years Ago in The Free Press June 1919 Highlights
A Councillor hired consulting engineers to estimate waterworks and sewerage installation for 300 dollars. Local by laws approving high schools in Milton and Burlington pass the education department. Acton sent two rinks to a lawn bowling tournament in Guelph. Skip W. J. Gould reaches the semi finals. Soldiers welcomed home after a royal reception at Town Hall. Rev J C Wilson preached at Knox Church. Walker Lodge members attended. Births and marriages: Wells a daughter born to Mr and Mrs William Wells. Phillips Kaley marriage at St Josephs Rectory. Cochrane Williams wedding of Mildred Cochrane and John Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Burlington
Department of Education
Acton
J. C. Wilson
Walker Lodge
Phillips-Kaley
St. Joseph’‘s
Doyk
Emory Phillips
Elizabeth Kaley
Michael Kaley
Williams-Cochrane
Mildred Lavelle Cochrane
John Frederick Williams
John Williams
Adamses
Edward Moore
Elizabeth Hemstreet
Philip Hemstreet
Crewsons Corner
Edward
Th Adams
Moorecroft
Methodist’ Church
First Temperance Society
Sons of Temperance
Ho Pe
Tir Fren Press
Albert
Omu
United Church
S. H
Toronto
Oraker
Annie
L. S. Butlin
St. Clair
Mich
Maggie
H. T. LePage
Distribution plan for surplus butter announced by agriculture
The Dominion Department of Agriculture unveils a butter distribution plan with the Canadian Red Cross Society coordinating across provinces. Vouchers in 1, 2, and 3 pound denominations will be issued to relief recipients and low income families, exchangeable at retailers and bank cashable at face value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canadian Red Cross Society
Dominion
Department of Agrculture
Canada
Indians Have Remedies in Native Medicine Traditions
J. J. Heagerty discusses Indigenous knowledge of plant medicines in Canada. He notes their extensive herbal system, passed orally through generations, and contrasts it with Western medical practices. The text also includes a military joke exchange about rifle maintenance.
Rhubarb fills spring menus and a town memory
A columnist recalls the rhubarb abundance as a staple from breakfast to dessert while detailing Acton's Moorecroft home history. The piece tracks Edward Moore and family through long-held ownership, notable community roles, and the home's later tenants, ending with a farewell memory.
Garden-Graph advises on quack grass control for lawns
Weekly Garden Graph by Dean Halliday warns that a single quack grass root can take over a new lawn. It explains quack grass spreads by seed and creeping root stalks and outlines control methods including deep plowing, sodium chloride treatment, and smothering with tar paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ake
Tike OCA Hor A Cautious Barber
A humorous dialogue sets a cautious barber at work as customers dodge politics while asking for a haircut. The snippet hints at personality and public perception through light, period tone.
Shade for Poultry in Hot Weather
Dominion Experimental Farms Service advises planting corn or sunflowers early to shade poultry during heat. Rows near the colony house provide quick shelter. young plants may need temporary fencing. As heat rises, tall crops offer lasting shade, while permanent roofs or old bag coverings also work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion — Experimental Farms’ Service
Little Dennis and the bedclothes mystery
A mother scolds her son for leaving clothes on the floor. Dennis denies responsibility and finally blames Adam, claiming the missing garment belongs to the biblical figure. The tale ends with his cheeky bedside response.
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Dennis
Adam
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