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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 11, 1926
Page
2
A nostalgic verse recalls a Canadian boy in Acton, detailing a strict, diligent childhood. Georgina Billings presents a child who never caused trouble, never argued, and always completed chores before play, as shared by Dick Malloy.
Globe column notes rivalry among Ontario towns waning amid readjustment. It urges boards of trade to survey conditions, attract industry beyond big centers, and market towns both to outsiders and to residents, stressing accessible power, labor, transport, and markets.
An elderly veteran, sole survivor of witnesses to the Battle of Bunker Hill, attends a 1350 Whig celebration in Boston. He reveals two sons aged seventy and seventy two, joking that he did not want them with him for the event. The oddly dated piece satirically notes his reluctance to be bothered by his grown children.
A historical travel blurb promotes an eight day Alaska tour linked with Jasper National Park the Pacific Coast and the Great Lakes trip on return. It invites readers to request a descriptive booklet from Mr A E Bryson or Mr Martin Kerr in Ontario Canada for full information and pricing.
The Toronto Daily Star remarks on grammar flaws in student critiques. It stresses the newspaper writer’s responsibility to avoid slips, noting errors are often obvious to critics but undetected until too late.
Acton notes report a parochial tea organized by Rev H G Pelle and Al Saints Church members, the North East Ward Labour Party meeting at Priory School, and a Hamlet performance at St Martins Hall. Local fines for intoxication and a court summons for taxi fare dispute are recorded amid church musicales, lectures, and factory visits by the Acton Chamber of Commerce.
Decker and Ostling, two maintenance workers, face a dramatic night on the Broken Pine Viaduct as Ostling sleepwalks near live electrical feeders. Holt Grafton rescues him from a perilous fall while the crew discovers Ostling’s jacket left behind, prompting a joking reference to his sleepwalking habit.
The text argues that resourcefulness is tied to complete equipment and thorough knowledge. It contrasts makeshift thinking with honest thought and precise mastery of facts, noting that clever evasiveness fails against well trained minds and that true adaptiveness comes from prepared, equipped intellects.
A compilation of aphorisms and quotes from religious thinkers and writers. It presents timeless guidance on sorrow, forgiveness, honesty, and daily obedience, urging tenderness, simplicity, truth, and faithful living in all circumstances.
An audience quarrel arises when a small man disputes the speaker over the meaning of the shipboard cry Man overboard. The lecturer counters while others recall personal experience with the moment of realization.
In Auburn a trial saw a green country witness struggle with legal language during cross examination. The government counsel paused and demanded a different tale claiming others urged him to change his story. The exchange included garbled remarks and a probe into who pressed the witness to alter his account.
A man recalls how his friend warned him against marrying for wealth after his wife inherited cash. He recounts investments and a diamond ring that was spent and lost, blamed on his wife, while he kept credit for his ventures and money.
The Leader summarizes why country weekly publishers charge $2.00 yearly. High postal rates, advertising revenue differences, and mass production costs shape prices. The piece argues readership gains value from local papers and urges fair pricing aligned with production costs and public service.
Creditors of Dianna Waters Smith wife of Acton who died February 5 1926 must send full names addresses and details of their claims and securities to the undersigned solicitor. Executors will distribute assets after March 29 1926 and will not be liable for claims not presented by then. Dated Acton February 25 1926. Moore Gowdy Executors by EI N Farmer Acton Ont. solicitor.
An ad touts Rheumate as a rapid remedy for rheumatic pain swelling and neuralgia claiming fast results and a money back guarantee. It warns Rheumatiam as dangerous to the heart and urges readers to buy Rheumate from EB J Sinesard or a local druggist to cleanse the system.
The notice calls for 500 new subscribers to raise total circulation from 1500 to at least 2000 copies. It outlines that the proposed changes will involve substantial expenditure to ensure the success of the plan and wider distribution.
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