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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 28, 1928
Page
3
A Farmers Advocate piece recalls the yearly cycle of June farming, green fields, and freedom in pastures. It contrasts rural life with modern mobility and wonders why anyone leaves the farm for the town, sharing a traveler’s perspective on rural beauty and change.
William Snyder of Elora died at his residence Break House on a Monday in June aged 61. He served as postmaster, railroad dispatcher, and IL Ontario public official with roles on the Municipal Council Library Board School Board and Elora Hydro Commission. Survived by three daughters and siblings, his funeral was held with services at home and grave.
The article describes a chain of lakes ninety miles east of Toronto named fawortha meaning Bright waters and happy lands. It highlights fishing for bass and muskellunge in large lakes and speckled trout in smaller ones plus hotels offering canoeing motor boating bathing tennis golf and other outdoor recreation with folders and a map available from CN Railways agents.
In a college reunion Washburn recalls a rough summer as a coal heaver before landing a reporting job. He says the moment he realized he had earned his own success through hard physical toil was the proudest day of his life.
An old item notes a license issued for the marriage of Ebenezer Sweet and Jane Lemon. The piece also includes a quip from the Inquiring Reporter about names and a playful verse contrasting Eb and Jane, with light social commentary on the scene.
Albert College in Wellville hosted a large alumni gathering to honor Milas Ela Gardhver A who served forty three years on the faculty. Attendees from across Canada the United States and Bermuda celebrated with speeches by faculty former students and a portrait unveiling. An honorarium totaling 4000 was presented by Alumni and College Board members to Gardiner for a distinguished career and impact on students.
Algonquin Park in the Highlands of Ontario offers a cool pine scented air and healthy breezes for visitors. The park features pine woods rocky hills gleaming lakes and rivers and broad opportunities for paddling hiking and fishing with salmon trout and small mouth bass. The text invites readers to ask Canadian National Railways agents for literature on Algonquin Park as a roving holiday destination.
Deep in the rugged North Country lies Lake of Bays a string of clear blue lakes framed by pines. The Lake of Bays district offers seclusion a backwoods holiday with luxury hotels golf tennis bowling swimming and nightly music and dancing. Canadian Nations Railways agents can provide literature and lists of hotels and cottages for visitors.
In a clipped exchange a husband describes Mrs. de Style as partly in her new gown when seen, reflecting a restrained social moment within a confidential transcript.
The article describes Paris flair in short frocks with a marrow glace crepe satin design featuring a three piece circular flougce skirt and curved outline. A second crepe ella design emphasizes a tunic cut at the right forming a belt with left side folds and crossed upper fronts.
In a rural scene a young Indian buck and a coy young canan seek a minister’s blessing for marriage. The minister asks if they love each other both answer no, and the groom explains he owns one blanket. The strange exchange ends with the minister agreeing to marry them despite the lack of love.
A regional travel notice praises Ontario lakes and rivers as holiday meccas from Huron to Algonquin Park. It highlights Kawartha Lakes Georgian Bay Muskoka and Rideau routes for fishing canoe trips and camping with CN Rail offering guidance.
For years the London Hunt and Country Club has served Red Rose Orange Pekoe tea exclusively. The club emphasizes the tea's rich flavor and full body, presented in bright aluminum packages.
A Banter Ontario editor notes the economic waste of keeping male birds in flocks and urges a Rooster Day policy. The Renfrew Mercury supports phasing out male birds after the breeding season and sending them to market by June first to cut costs and reduce incubated eggs losses.
May stockyard receipts show Milton and Moffat leading cattle and hog shipments to Toronto. Totals include 72 cattle and veal at Milton, 500 overall across listed stations, with scattered hogs, sheep, and veal figures from Acton Bronte Burlington Georgetown and other towns. During May 10 head came to Milton and 45 to Gakwilje from the stockyards.
Two men trade increasingly exaggerated stories as one claims a stonemason with one arm performs work by holding the chisel in his teeth and striking his head with the hammer. The other counters with a sharper, more surprising anecdote.
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