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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 05, 1925
Page
4
This article explains how a magazine evening offers varied entertainments for clubs and social gatherings. It describes contributions such as songs stories short plays tableaux charm humorous anecdotes and even advertisements with tableaux. Prizes for best tableaux are suggested and participation is encouraged.
Local chatter around Mr. Locke of Bushby notes a visible rise in Beery's fortunes. Neighbors recount a day in Nagny when Beery hosted Bill Saunders, covered expenses, bought gifts for Barnnn and Esty, and treated a drugstore visit as a charity gesture before rushing to catch a train.
An ancient tale recounts a miller probing a weak minded youth with questions about grain. The boy, polite, reveals some observations as the miller tests his wit and claims, challenging the idea of true knowledge.
A rail rider handed a dilapidated coin to the conductor for fare. The conductor rejected it and returned with another nickel. The incident is tied to a broader case involving imitation branding and a label copied from a recognized tea blend, raising questions about authenticity.
Last week I described several Acton doctors who served our community for sixty years. Dr Ault succeeded Dr McKeague, and their home and surgery became a focal point. The story traces the succession of physicians who lived on Captain Barnes property once called Hope Hill and recalls their devoted service, travels, and enduring ties to local families.
A historically aged physician arrived in Acton about seventy five years ago and began practice from a building later occupied by Victor Rumley’s confectionery. He was a Methodist preacher and local figure who started a popular medical practice, later passing the work to Dr. Auld and other successors as the town’s medical scene evolved. Further details to follow next week.
Helen Nicolay recounts Lincoln's patient temper under pressure from aggressive seekers of patronage during his early term. The tale notes a heated confrontation with Colonel Baker's ally, where Lincoln read their accusations and dismissed them with a quiet, firm salute to propriety.
The essay contrasts the drive to win with dangerous passion in business. It argues ambition that is tempered by energy and thrift is sound, but unbridled emotion corrupts judgment. It warns passion can tempt misrepresentation and ruin credit and integrity.
A distressed child questions punishment in a Bible lesson as the parent explains that the wicked flee from pursuers. The dialogue centers on moral themes and ends with the parent sending Tommy to bed.
Elders of a Glasgow church gathered for a routine meeting and ended up debating odd topics and the merits of various ideas, with the conversation drifting into humorous or unexpected tangents.
The excerpt recounts two promising players from the New England League who were sent to the Isthmus to play for the famous Hlarence team under Uncle Sam. They traveled on a government steamship, carried sandwich kits, and faced scarcity and hunger during the voyage, highlighting early Panamanian Canal Zone baseball context.
The text contrasts close village social bonds with city anonymity and privacy. It notes villagers know each other and share neighborly interest, while cities offer warmth but less universal helpfulness and more social condemnation. It suggests rural to urban migration affects social ties and spiritual closeness over generations.
A reflective piece advises parents to resist harsh rebukes and instead share gentle, well timed guidance. It argues that adult experience differs from a child’s view and urges empathy, urging parents to recall their own youth’s yearnings to better guide without stifling.
A fragmentary exchange recalls Lord Loverhulme and others in a debate on business conduct and smoking during work hours. A speaker notes tobacco has its place yet warns it harms efficiency, while a counterpoint insists steady smoking at work brings profit.
Acton Borough plans for the 24 town tennis courts at North Acton Playing Fields. The Town Council donates £25 to a fund. Acton Women Citizens Association leads a school leaving age debate. Community notes cover residents’ meetings, theatre and charity events, policing, hospital affairs, and upcoming diamond jubilee plans at Acton Baptist Church.
A frail elderly woman asks Miss Sophie for four dollars to buy a marriage license. She explains she and her companion will attend Thanksgiving dinner and later rely on a basket the King’s daughters will distribute to sustain them for about a week.
A fragmented town risks breakdown while unity among merchants and residents drives local progress. The passage asserts collective effort builds prosperity, with emphasis on attracting home trade and keeping streets vibrant. It urges cohesion over discord.
A missionary recalls a Burma journey where patent medicines sparked idol worship in a village. She encountered a cholera outbreak and a famed ready relief remedy used door to door. On return, the village chief embraced her gods as he led followers to a room altar with medicine bottles arrayed for reverent worship.
A cautious worker advances in small steps through daily tasks. He trims waste, saves small sums, and refines a tiny model with patience, believing that little efforts accumulate into meaningful progress and value.
Spring is coming with favorable prices on nursery stock fruit and shade trees ornamental shrubs vines and perennials from Welland Nurseries. National brand fertilizers for farm and garden spraying materials stock and poultry feeds. Made in Canada for Noglobal Fertilizers Ltd West Toronto Frank Scriven agent Box 150 Acton.
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