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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 25, 1925
Page
3
Poem by Mabel Earle describes four o'clocks blooming beside a farm gate. Fragrant air blends with garden aromas as evening settles and home welcomes the day’s end. The verse evokes homely cheer, mystical dreams, and a warm welcome home.
Alf Turner, famed public nuisance and prankster, loads a heavy grist cart and jokes along the way. He loses a wheel to a bid for mischief, faces a hard haul to fix it, and vows to quit tricks after seeing his own punishment.
The European Red Mite or plum spider mite, a major pest of plums, also attacks cherry, apples, and pears, and has appeared in British Columbia and the Maritime Provinces. Circular No. 9 from the Dominion Department of Agriculture explains appearance, history, damage, and control. Severe infestation reduces vigor. adults are crimson, eggs pink, and wet cool weather slows spread. Two sprays of lime sulfur at standard pest timings suffice, covering both leaf surfaces. The circular is available from Ottawa Publication Branch.
A London police court hears of a deaf mute who can answer by reading lips, a skill seen as ordinary in Lancashire cotton mills. Workers in weaving sheds develop skilled lip reading to converse across noisy rooms.
Marian decides to forgo a Newport trip for a two week family vacation on the St. Lawrence River with her parents. TheEllis household adjusts as Marian rearranges plans to fund a shared summer voyage, choosing togetherness over personal travel and reflecting on past comforts and expectations.
A vivid scene on Highland Avenue shows Judge Bradley receiving a playful farewell from a niece named Carol before a charity theater project for war orphans. The performance, though enthusiastically supported, yields only seventy-seven dollars from fifty or so participants, highlighting the uncertain value of small investments in a community effort.
A humorous 1920s item describes Newark subscribers using operators for pranks. One man asked to ring the supervisor, then thanked the operator after the line connected. Another anecdote has a caller paying ten cents for a five minute call, blaming gloves for misreading the coin slot.
Janet Worthington and classmates visit grounds for a picnic when Mr Fletcher, a wealthy benefactor, invites three girls and guides a vehicle to rescue a weary immigrant woman and her dog. The act reshapes their view of riches and character, praising humility and compassion.
Instructions urge quick selling of broilers with best markets in private homes, clubs, hotels, and boarding houses. Advises dressing before shipping for long distances and feeding regimen from Dominion Farm experiments: corn meal, middlings, tankage, and buttermilk mix, three feedings daily for broilers under two pounds, showing profit and preferred fattening methods.
A London Daily News writer recalls New Year jokes about George the laborer who lists losses for the year: his mistress, a canary, and a good dog. The passage highlights the deep affection for a dog amid hardship.
Fragmentary lines reflect a moral shortfall argument about worth being earned through effort not timekeeping or fraud. The text critiques passivity, dishonest promotion, and betrayal as barriers to true accomplishment and progress.
A room seeker asks about the next apartment’s occupant and the landlady explains a muale-teacher lives there with eleven children. Their clamor drowns out the piano, shaping a vivid domestic scene in a humorous exchange.
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