Visitors from Nearby Towns Summer Weekends
A list of residents and visitors to Acton and area last week includes George Soper from Galt, Ruby Clark, Florence Holmes, J H Reed, Baward Huffman, Vivian McDonald, Dorothy King, Marie Mowat, Bhille McLean, Mrs Wm Johnstone, Jack Russell, C E Akins, Mayme, A E Medcalf, F McIntosh, Littie Mason, Ray Agnew, Alex Macdonald, Wm Murray, Wm Gurney funeral, Amos Tipling, June Buchanan, Wingham visitors, London guests, and many travel notes to Toronto, Sarnia, Goderich, Fergus, Bruce Beach, and Ottawa regions.
Paying the Doctor In Hospital Scene Cited
In a brief exchange Crab notes Da Pizen is hospitalized. Cod confirms his wife gave him some of his medicine.
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Crab
da Pizen
Cod
When to Plant Garden Seed Timely Federal Advice
The Division of Horticulture advises sowing hardy vegetables as early as weather allows. Plant smooth peas onions radish lettuce spinach as soon as soil dries enough to work without harming texture. Beet carrot parsnip wrinkled peas beans and other tender crops follow after freezing danger passes.
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Division of Horticulture
Federal Department
Empress of Japan Compares Record Pacific Run and Notable Guests
Captain L D Douglas of the Empress of Japan brought the 26 000 ton liner to Pier B Vancouver within 44 minutes, setting a Pacific record. Raja Bahadur of Jubbal travelled aboard with his wife, daughter of Kathland’s Maharajah, in Indian attire. Canada’s harvest outlook improves, Alberta butter hits a new high of 22 957 922 pounds in 1931, and forage crops urged. Major Bill McGeehan and Lionel Hitchman each landed large salmon in New Brunswick and Saint John River country. John Cudahy recalls a dramatic grizzly hunt near Banff. CP Rail reports strong weekend bargain trips and Victoria Day crowds, as Montreal sees a tourist surge. Funeral services mark George A Walton’s death in Montreal with Manitoba’s Lt Gov James D McGregor and Winnipeg officials in attendance.
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R.N.R
Emipress
Japan
Pacific
Pier B
Vancouver
Bill’ McGeehan
America
Lionel Hitchman
Boston Bruins
New Brunswick
Rod
Cain's River
Hitchman
Hartt’s Pool
Fredericton
Saint John River
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
United States
Masonic Order
George A. Walton
The
Montreal
Winnipeg
Elmwood
James D.mcgregor
Manitoba
Ralph H. Webb
Matheson
H. S. Reed
St. Luke's Anglican Church
Gems of Thought Reflections on War and Virtue
A compact collection of aphorisms from Plutarch Livy Coleridge and Diogenes on war virtue pity and self control. Each line contrasts barbarism with reason and urges empathy and restraint. The excerpts frame moral guidance across classical and Enlightenment voices.
Little by little the world grows strong poem
A short poem by Willam Fleming French traces gradual progress toward justice and goodness. It reflects patience in the moral struggle and the hopeful arc of the right prevailing as time and effort accumulate.
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God
Willam Fleming
Acton Again Takes Lead in Halton County League
Acton Again tops Halton County League standings with a seven game edge as critics note a lack of base running practice could help the team.
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Acton
Halton
Conceit From Success Among Youths Warns Of Dangers
The article warns that success can breed conceit in youths who think they know it all. It notes vanity often follows early achievement, with graduates feeling superior to the world. It argues true crisis comes at peak success unless pride is tempered by modesty.
Quotations and Rose Riddles in Toronto Market Sheet
A cobbled page shows a quiz on roses naming varieties and a long list of market quotes. Rose riddles include Moss rose and Rambler, plus La France and Damask, followed by extensive wholesale prices for butter eggs poultry beef hides timber and grains from Toronto dealers and boards.
Gregory Theatre lineup with July features and stars
A Gregory Theatre listing shows diverse acts including Marie Dressler in Moonlight and Cactus and Elissa Landi in Devil's Lottery. Other items include Mickey Mouse cartoon Fishin Around, Sharks and Swordfish novelty, Love Pains, Mouthpiece and The Lightning Warrior chapter 8 with William Collier Jr. Dinnerware Night also advertised.
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Marie Dressler
New York
William’ Collier, Jr
Lightning Warrior
Suitor’s plea meets stern father’s vocational doubt
A suitor asks to marry the daughter, but the stern father questions his vocation. The suitor asserts he is an actor, prompting the father to order him out before night.
Judging by Results on Drunken Driving and Youth Drinking
A critique compares drunk driving incidents in an eastern city to a fatal streetcar crash, arguing responsibility rests with the drinker not outcomes. It condemns leniency toward college drinking and urges prison for intoxicated drivers, urging accountability for self control.
Welcomie Tablepun Scarce Dainty Dish Shakespeare
A fragmentary line evokes a tableful of welcomie and a scarce, dainty dish in a Shakespearean context, suggesting hospitality and culinary brevity. The wording hints at a playful or punning reference, set in Renaissance or Elizabethan tone.
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Shakespeare
Guelph Players Barred From Acton Baseball Stand
In a letter from the Acton Baseball Club, details are given of the dispute over transferring Guelph players Turk Bencomb Roy Leader and others to Acton. The Halton and Central associations debated, and after mixed votes the Milton president ruled to keep the players out of Acton for this year, ending the attempt to play in Acton.
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Mir
Arlof ‘Dills
Acton Fare Press
Astop 3 Baseball Glub
Guelph
Acton
Turk” Bencomb
Roy
Cam
Leishman
Hamilton
Snyder
Fergus
Milton
Randle
Halton League
Halton
Huston
Georgetown
Oakville
Won by His Wit The Persistency of a Street Urchin
A man rushing to the railway station refuses a street urchin's offer to carry his bag. The boy presses for a coin and asks why the bag is not set down. Eventually the man relents and gives the bag to the boy who, with a beaming smile, collects two pence at the station.
Life’s Contact Moments Then and Now
A humorous reflection on daily routines as a sequence of contacts from morning soaps to the office and bill collectors. The piece notes how previous generations lacked words to describe such everyday pressures and social exchanges.
Monex Making Glasses Causes Odd Windfall
A man reports to an oculist in Piccadilly that after obtaining stronger spectacles he unexpectedly gains money. He counts seven pounds sixpence extra, then ten shillings more in a week, and a later twenty five shillings from a club hall porter. The oculist suggests the miscount stems from believing half crowns.
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Peter Simple
Morning’ Post
Piccadilly
Fragmented Report on a Bootlegging Incident
A garbled OCR passage references a bootlegger and a police officer interacting with a woman. It includes stray quotes about self involvement and a shriveled life and pinched soul, but the readable facts are limited and unclear.
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Soper
T ‘Galt
Ruby_Clark
Toronto
Florence Holmes
Homie
J. H. Reed
Baward, Huffman
Pontiac
Shere
Miss
Vivian‘ McDonald
Dorothy~King
Marie Mowat
Bhille McLean
Chesley
Wm. Johnstone
W E. Thompson
London
J. C. Nelson
Jack Russell
C. E. Akins
Mayme
A. E. Medcalf
St. Thomas
F. E. McCleary
Littie Mason
Ray Agnew
Goderich
Alex. Macdonald
Sarnia
George Murray
Wm. . Gurney
Amos Tipling
June Buchanan
Wingham
E. Frank Kennedy
Wm. Near
R. F. Johnstone
Doris
Master Billy
Kitchener
Lake Simcoe
Bars
A. C
Bruce Beach
Wm. Kittle
Blanche ‘Brooks
W. Murray
Frank Cook
Missea Margaret
J. Macdonald
Helen McDonald
Adirondacks
Boston
Jom Harvey
Rolland Gordon
Maidstone,Bask
Scotland
Wm. McDonald
W. ‘W. Platt
G.H. Brown
B. C
Stanley Platt
Master Glenn
G. H. Brown
R. E. McKinney
H. Messer
Eva Rintoul
George ‘Murray
R. Moore
New Jersey
Co. H. Winn
Thos. Watkins
Moore
Rana Phagat Chandra Bahadur
Grant Hall
Canadian Pacific Alway
Alberta
Federal
Departments of Agriculture
John Cudahy
Milwaukee
Great Divide
Banff
Mr. Cudahy
India
Africa
Alaska
Plutarch
Livy
Coleridge
Diogenes
Abreh Po. M
Tyler
Walters
F. Terry
A. Huffman
A. White
Olloway
D. Carmichael
F. Gibbons
Waterhouse
Chalmers
Mackie
Anderson
Malden
France
City
Leare Migations
Northern
c.Lt
Bay Ports
Ontario
Delty
Emma
Elissa Landi
Fox News
Buiter
Tim
Free Press
Vita
Tou’ LL
B. D. Rachlin& Co
Carroll’s
Mill Street
Wnat
Secrabh
Schneider
Ring Bologna
Duff
Harry Horne
Javel Water
Miracle Washing
Goblin
Nelson & CO
Patterson
Victory
Clark’s
Bent RC Rae
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