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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 19, 1925
Page
3
The Acton Pive Press offers a moral reflection on a sick world and asks readers if their words and deeds have lifted sorrow, sparked sunshine, and helped those in need. The verse challenges the reader to answer whether their voice and actions improved the world.
The article argues women increasingly join beekeeping for pleasure and profit. It notes beekeeping suits teachers, businesswomen, and housewives, offering outdoor rest, home honey, and extra income. It stresses careful care, seasonal tasks, and simple gear to ease labor with small-scale operations.
Two young men return from fishing on a Sunday and meet minister Mr Morton on a lakeside path. One rebukes the idea of fishing on Sunday, but the minister replies that Sunday is his busiest day and admits personal temptations. The men are moved by his honesty and decide to attend his sermon, finding it restorative and revealing. He acknowledges shared human temptations, and they feel inspired to change their Sunday habits.
An English publisher recalls Bulwer Lytton and his son Owen Meredith. A fall of gargoyles at Knob North becomes a striking anecdote. The tale highlights the literary circles around Lord Lytton and a curious incident witnessed by a gardener.
The column recalls a bygone era of the family doctor and the personal bonds of Acton residents. It weaves memory of Dr Gray and earlier physicians with schoolmates, church ties, and local families such as the Camerons and the Gowdys, mingling village life with mentions of Peter Smith and Maggie Moore in a reflective reminiscence.
Mr Harrington discusses a border’s horseplay and insurance risk after a car is stored in a barn. Betty Young’s bill for supper breakfast and nights lodging shows charges for burned green wood, skirt torn and mental anxiety, totaling five and eighty five. The dialogue highlights tensions over liability and costs of keeping an automobile indoors.
When you feel low or unmotivated you should still smile and sing. If your heart is heavy and prospects seem bright you may take things seriously, but if you are downcast you should force yourself to group and sing to lift your mood.
A Canadian vacationing in Scotland plans daily golf on a world famous course. He is assigned an exceptional caddie who has carried bags for Scotland’s top players. The Canadian asks for tips, and the caddie retorts he expects proper tips from him.
A chaotic scene unfolds as Timmy’s prank ends with a missing tooth and a dentist helping retrieve the item. Jimmy accepts the tooth, plans to take it home, and test its effects on sugar. The quirky episode highlights a playful miscue and a resulting patient interaction.
A young farmer intervenes on a fall train ride to help a stranger jailed for a misdemeanor by offering to pay the ten dollar fine. He talks with the jailer and the prisoner, then accompanies them to settle the matter, planning to travel to Boston soon. The officer agrees, and they depart together.
In the Bering Sea region the Bakimos trade only for what they truly value. An Eskimo on Saint Lawrence Island held onto a head of baleen worth ten to fifteen thousand dollars until a trader offered a gasoline launch worth a few hundred dollars. He traded the head and later, when his launch ran dry, abandoned the motorless canoe he towed and did not regret the decision, ready to seek another opportunity.
An Irishman, McPhee, lived in a shanty near a highway. The collapsed water main flooded his cellar where a dozen hens were kept. He sued the city for damages and, after delays, friends arranged a thirty dollar settlement. He declared he would buy thirty dollars worth for ducks.
Benjamin Disraeli spots a tenant dining roadside as a smoky stove drives him outside. The landowner investigates and is met with a sharp rebuke from a woman in the house. Disraeli comforts the tenant, noting his own stove smoke at home.
A fashionable young woman rebukes a street urchin who is stealing a bird’s eggs in a park. She questions his heartlessness and hopes the mother bird returns to protect her nest. The boy dismisses her concern, claiming the mother bird is dead and ignoring her pleas.
An optimistic Sammy bursts with pride as his mother asks what he earned. He explains it was “one hundred” in reading and arithmetic, prompting her surprise and delight at his apparent achievement despite earlier classroom struggles.
R W Vox sold a 150 acre Omnagh area farm to Willams of Woodbridge and advertises a clearing sale of stock and implements. Sheriff Dr J H Fell visited town, recalling forty years teaching. MP Dr R K Anderson spent time at home in Ottawa duties. Bob Long bought brick factory buildings north of CP Station from P L Robertson. Knox Church room heard H Q Moore lecture on Beautification of Home Surroundings. Local Horticultural Society meeting held to improve town appearance.
Mrs Northey explains to callers that a foggy damp smell haunts her house. After airing and cleaning, she suspects a summer boarder keeps a window cracked, letting the damp air and odor seep into the front room.
A Scots colonial tale frames a Gibraltar guard incident as extraordinary. A subaltern refuses to name the fatal accident when a fellow officer falls four hundred feet, arguing that the event would be extraordinary only if the fall had not killed him.
Proprieter H G Austin plans the opening of Stanley Park on Monday May 25. Obituaries recount John B Young who died March 3 at his Hillabore home, and Elias P Barden who passed away March 7 at Speedside. Building work for Baptist Church sheds continues in Hillsburg. L O L 122 and E O B A 474 delegates toured North Bay. Public School pupils staged a concert March 6 in Town Hall with Women’s Institute lunch. Mr G H Walker lost two fingers in a circular saw accident at J Nurse’s. his older son recently suffered a hand injury at the same saw.
In Burlington an outbreak of scarlet fever has led to the east and school closing all rooms except one until the 25th inst. Local social news notes holiday trips, a surprise birthday gathering for Joseph Cadman, and a house party for Miss Sylvia Clarke. The chamber publicity meeting disclosed several matters as Rev E Val Tilton accepts a Methodist post pending transfer. Burlington Lodge hosts railway men from Toronto and London. A social visit honors newlyweds Albert and Mrs England. The Methodist congregation responds to the former pastor’s evangelism appeal with $135. Gazette.
Georgetown items report Mrs Evang and Mr Kentner named delegates to the School Trustees Convention in Toronto in Easter week. Horti cultural Society elects H R Mimms as Hon President J B Wallace as President and J D Reilly as Secretary Treasurer. Hydro office hours shifted to Monday evening 7 to 8. Baroness de Hueck guests at the Rots home as Mrs J E Nawall of Audubon Iowa visits with her sister Mrs Henry Wilson at Ashgrove. Floyd Varey recovering at home with crutches after Toronto General Hospital. Town reservoir trespass warned. Chief to prosecute. Canadian Florists and Gardeners Association meets in Toronto. S Kirk Georgetown Floral Co appointed representative to Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. A grapefruit measuring 22 by 21 inches arrives from Dr I R Watson vacationing in Florida. Meshy part pink and flavor praised. George A Wickton ill but improving. Mrs Wilson recovering well after surgery.
The text urges individuals to strive for personal improvement daily, noting that records are continually broken in sports, arts, and life. It emphasizes not resting on past successes but pushing to surpass yesterday's best in every field.
Government bureau experts say artichokes can yield a sugar about one and a half times sweeter than cane and beet varieties. The refining process is simple and could greatly cut manufacturing costs. Low cultivation costs and high yields suggest artichokes may become a major future sugar crop, though crystalization has been a hurdle.
A brief exchanges in a shop reveal a price dispute over a small item. A young shopman quotes seven shillings, sparking a surprised reaction from a woman who insists on a higher price. The vendor calmly explains the seven shillings is the price of the item.
A fragment from an Irish scene shows a priest asking a girl about marriage while the girl, in vague terms, speaks of a state of torment and agony men endure to be prepared for a better life. The dialogue signals a moral inquiry and religious tone.
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