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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 24, 1926
Page
5
A damaged OCR fragment presents a poem with phrases about melting snows and summer thrushes. The text appears as a poetic excerpt attributed to Harriet Prescott Spofford, with garbled surrounding lines and references to a brook and hidden boy.
A collage of local events and church activities recaps Acton area life. Highlights include the Niagara Falls excursion by Ivanhoe Camp with 183 participants, a large Garden Party by the Ladies’ Aid, post camp drills by the Lorne Rifles, and a school lesson on Genesis stressing its enduring spiritual themes and key figures.
The article recounts Dom Pedro II, emperor of Brazil, recognizing Alexander Graham Bell at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial. He and his party, visiting the deaf mutes exhibit, greet Bell and urge him to demonstrate the telephone, prompting the judges to view the device.
A sermon excerpt argues wealth should be held loosely as God’s ownership. It praises cheerful giving, condemns covetousness, and urges aid to God’s cause through material gifts, labor, prayers, and counsel. The passage cites moral duty over mere means.
A party in an automobile observes a baby calf dining naturally, sparking a playful exchange. A little girl calls it a child’s restaurant, while the chauffeur coins the term calthteria. The piece notes mothers blessing Mother Grayce Worm Exterminator for healthier children.
A playful list of riddles and puns appears, with answers such as the crane as the heaviest feathered bird, preserved pairs for Noah's ark, a ploughed field like feathered game because it is partridges, and New Guinea as the country a miser would want for a present.
Canada saw higher hog prices and revenue in 1926 despite fewer hogs marketed. Domestic priming of sows in 1924 reduced numbers, but quality and prices rose, with bacon exports to Britain increasing and a favorable outlook for continued production and demand.
A writer laments Mennonite influence in South Dakota and recounts a boy from Yankton who earns thirty five cents for meals then gains four dollars more from selling wheat. He pockets the extra money and buys a canary, provoking communal punishment when the bird’s song reveals him. The boy flees, becoming an outcast, while another ad promotes Dr J D Kelloge’s Asthma Remedy.
The jovial Greek wagon man markets fruit to the Benhams and neighbors several times weekly. Known to children by many names such as Socrates and Themistocles, he recalls Marco Bozzaris and reveals his real surname Marco Bottekis amid lighthearted confusion.
The article lists natural pigment sources including Prussian blue from horse dung ash and potassium carbonate, Gomboge from Endla sap, indigo from Hindustan, and ink from burned camphor. It details Mastic from the mastic tree, raw earths from Italy, umber, blue black from vine charcoal, Indian yellow from camel, sepia from cuttlefish, Bistre from wood ash, scarlet from mercury compounds, Chinese white, and red carmine from cochineal insects.
Advertisement asserts Dr. Thomas Electric Oil reduces swelling after sprains draws out pain from bruises and cools inflamed tissue. Claims include counteracting inflammation to ease ache and convince skeptics of its power.
A fragmentary, humorous reminiscence references a church organ blower Eli Brown of Fenchurch Street and a satirical card with initials. The piece also markets Miller’s Worm Powders as an effective worm destroyer for children, noting no purgative is needed.
An anecdote recounts Sir Isaac Newton as a horse judge with a wittily praised horse named Perfection. The piece then shifts to Burns and Scalds Doctor Thomas ecclectric oil promising instant burn relief with no preparation needed.
A cake style butter scotch layer pie recipe describes caramelizing sugar, creaming butter with flour, and adding brown sugar eggs and hot milk. It instructs layering flaky pastry with a creamy filling and topping with browned meringue for a delicate dessert.
Advertisement fragment claims Holloway's Corn Remover eases eradication of soft corns by drawing them out without pain.
Boston Herald reports a freight engine on a steep Rocky Mountain incline faced trouble from an inexperienced brakeman in charge of the rear brakes. The train struggled up the grade with screeching sounds and a “rumpus.” At the summit the engine cooled briefly and the brakeman admitted the rear brakes were crucial. without them the train might have slipped backward.
Ad pitches McCoy's Cod Liver Extract tablets to strengthen thin children and speed growth. Claims include rapid weight gain in a sickly child and a 60 tablet bottle priced at 60 cents, with a money back offer if not improved after 30 days. This is presented as candy like and easy to take.
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