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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 18, 1925
Page
1
A brief verse extols the useful plough and country life. It contrasts noble courtly life with laboring farmers who rise with the lark, toil from dawn to dusk, and rest as birds sing, praising steady field work across green meadows.
Buckwheat is a versatile addition to farm crops offering extra income and soil benefits. It thrives on poor land, is early summer seeded, requires minimal labor, resists pests, and serves as green manure to suppress weeds. Yields range from 15 to 20 bushels per acre, with records up to 35-40 under favorable conditions.
A telephone advisory outlines bee swarm management using smoke and containment in a hive. It covers selecting a complete hive with frames, moving branches, rescuing the swarm with minimal disturbance, and releasing a clipped queen to encourage rapid hive formation.
The amendments require motor cars to use headlights of 21 candlepower with glare reducing devices approved by the department. Lights must be deflected so that no refracted beam exceeds 78 feet from the road. Drivers must stop before entering or crossing designated through highways and municipal by laws approved by the department will place stop signs at crossings.
The Ontario government reduced the farm loan rate from 6 percent to 5.5 percent retroactively under the Agricultural Development Act. The move benefits farmers by about 42,500 dollars annually and affects warm loans totaling 8.5 million dollars across roughly two to three thousand contracts.
A Short Story feature presents Wheeler's Judy by Dennis H. Stovall in The Free Press. The piece explores small town life through intimate character moments and vivid regional detail.
Jeff Kepner defies Buck Wheeler over land boundaries at Red Crag. Edna and Minnie, left alone, survive a sandstorm with Judy’s aid, retreating to a canyon powder house. Judy’s steady courage fosters trust, leading to a tentative land-splitting settlement between rival families.
A teacher argues for using merit marks alongside demerits to guide behavior. Psychologists say rewarding good starts builds motivation, while punishment harms. The piece urges teachers and parents to emphasize constructive praise and credit rather than prohibition.
The piece argues unsolicited advice harms relations more than outright unkindness. Professionals avoid advising beyond their field, while amateurs often speak from superiority. True wisdom allows for human error and lets others learn from their own mistakes.
The Window Times reports Mr. Wilfred M. Webb on ethnology noting clothing survivals from ancient to modern times. Items include hat bands preserving linen, stockings clocks as seams covers, gloves backs as braid strips, and servant fashion linking to Georgian and Victorian eras.
A garbled poem fragment presents a home motto urging visitors to forget the world and fear, to cast out evil thoughts, and to treat all as kin of God above. The text attributes the verse to Max Wertmann but contains misspellings and archaic phrasing.
In a letter to the editor M. G. Wardell, chairman of the Cemetery Committee of Memorial Craftsmen of Ontario, argues cemeteries should be kept attractive as a matter of civic pride and municipal progress. He notes garden-style cemeteries reduce gloom, require upkeep, and reflect the town’s image to visitors.
A Scottish professor tests students with trick questions. A pupil misdefines a circle’s sides as inside and outside. The exchange ends when the student cites a cause and effect example about a man wheeling a barrow, leaving the professor defeated.
A generation ago orange oil and bananas were luxury treats saved for Christmas or special occasions. Now fresh produce is available year round at moderate prices thanks to better transportation. Shipments from producer to consumer rose by one third in two years, easing the home canning burden and highlighting nutritional value.
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