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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 19, 1925
Page
5
A verse from the Acton Hree Press on March 10 1025 depicts laughter in the barnyard as hens prepare to lay. The rooster the hens and familiar farm scenes accompany lines about omelets and a happy hired man.
Twenty years ago the Free Prose issue from March 23, 1905 notes thawing pavements and ending sleighing as wheels return. Dairyman Adam Cook starts Home Jersey Dairy contracts while timber ships from area farms head to GTR yards. Acton ladies hockey meets Milton. Acton short handed, Milton wins 8-68 as the Board of Trade elects officers. Saunders dies in Acton at age 90.
A visitor exploring Scotland stumbles through vivid dialect as a porter recites a long Scots phrase. She later learns the phrase is a braid Scots expression, prompting a bemused attempt to decode its meaning and the charm of “Great John Rudd” and Lorna Doone in the Doone valley.
A pamphlet notes eight architectural paintings in the Capitol rotunda with defects. Washington is mispainted in a Continental Congress scene, a girl has three hands, Pocahontas’s uncle shows six toes, Calumba’s landing shows three flags in wind, Washington sits at surrender though absent, and the Declaration of Independence is dated July Fourth 1776 though adopted July 2 1776.
A fragmentary market exchange shows a gardener selling a cucumber for ninepence while a passerby negotiates for a cheaper one. The dialog is muddled with misprints and odd spellings, hinting at a humorous or rustic street scene.
Summary of a Sunday school text on Luke 24 48 The risen Jesus appearing to disciples in the locked room offers peace and proof of the resurrection He commissions them then instructs them to wait in Jerusalem for the coming of the Holy Spirit The passage covers Jesus interpretation of the Old Testament authority and the need for preparation before mission The readings outline an agenda from March 23 to March 29 including Christ intercessory prayer crucifixion resurrection and the ascension
A young caller overheard a pair of women chatting over a line and after listening briefly hung up. She returned to the phone and, finding the others still talking, sharply interrupted to announce she could smell beans burning, cutting into their conversation.
A teacher asks a Chinese boy why he signs as Norah and learns Norah is a girl’s name. The boy replies with a misreading, saying Norah was the famous Canadian who built the ark. The exchange highlights gendered name assumptions.
A mechanic reflects on opportunity beyond wealth, arguing true success lies in personal growth, time for family, and service. He contrasts a wealthy contractor who is mentally and spiritually hollow with a self made man who invests in his community, faith, and education for his children, valuing opportunity over fortune.
A collection of aphorisms and reflections on truth, loyalty, education, and temperance from James Ellis, Thomas Fuller, Kossuth, Sir John Lubbock, Mantarlink, Alisson, Cicero, Buron, and B Franklin. It argues honest acts over flattery, duties to fatherland, the value of information, and temperance as a guiding force for happiness and financial prudence.
Queen Victoria recounts in her memoirs how she proposed to Prince Albert. She sent for him at noon, spoke of her wish to marry, and they embraced as he expressed happiness and readiness to marry. She described secrecy with his father and uncle informed, and Ernest summoned to congratulate them.
A luncheon chat reveals class prejudice as a woman recalls an encounter with a shopgirl who, despite modest origins, is treated as beneath her. The anecdote ends with the shopgirl hastily retreating to the fitting room, while the remark hints at broader social dynamics.
The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey announce next season will drop wild animal acts. reasons cited include public cruelty concerns, fear of dangerous handling, and public preference for animals that seem to act naturally. The decision reflects rising public sentiment against training animals in harsh ways.
A lengthy vertical and horizontal crossword puzzle clue list is outlined with multiple abbreviations and names. It includes references to street Spanish girl names mens units railway offices and various obscure terms and abbreviations used in period wordplay clues.
Railway time table fragment lists westbound and eastbound trains with numbers and rough daily times. It includes No 29 8 00 am, No 25 Sunday 2 10 20 am, No 36 7 08 pm, and daily schedules with freight services and pickup details in Toronto.
Miss Lyddon, a capable board member, returns to the Old Ladien Home after a California absence. A neighborly basket of pears and grapefruit prompts memories of sharing fruit with workers and a grateful tale of a boy in Dulverton TM who once took a pear. Miss Sophy Dunborne resolves to write to the giver, while Miss Lyddon muses on the value of giving.
A compiled set of anecdotes from an English paper shows rulers like the Kaiser losing patience with humor. Milbanke and McVen are dismissed after laughing at imperial blunders. The piece notes Asthma Victims and praises Dr Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy as restoring health across the land.
A Pepreon's Weekly sketch recounts a late Lord Roberts sending his orderly to cash a check. The clerk asks for endorsement, prompting quizzical bribery with a pen bite. The messenger finally drafts a praising endorsement letter, then the text pivots to a medical ad for Dr Thomas’s Electric Oil promising swift relief for lame back with rapid skin absorption.
A captain lectures pew recruits on the duties of a soldier and asks Private Murphy why a soldier should be ready to die for his country. Murphy, after a pause, offers a wry smile and an ingratiating answer.
A reflective piece argues that joy lies in struggle and sacrifice rather than wealth. It contrasts spoiled luxury with the deeper satisfaction gained from effort, teaching that true happiness comes to those who value hardship.
A freshman strolling with his sweetheart on her father's farm notes a cow and calf, smiles, and muses on a romantic night. The girl reacts, prompting him to attempt the same, as a playful exchange unfolds by the herd. Mother Graves warns worm exterminator rides worms from the system without injuring the child.
A late 18th century Liverpool tale describes a scientist in a small society using a farthing dip and a wooden box with glass concave lenses to read a newspaper from thirty feet. A dock master witnessed the feat and popularized the reflected light principle, leading to the modern lighthouse illumination with long range and life saving value.
Women's clubs push Better Homes programs to promote thrift for home ownership and improve home environments. They aim to assist home building, mobilize community pride, and encourage appropriate home improvements to raise household efficiency and child welfare. Also mentions worm remedies for stomach and bowels in children.
A nostalgic reflection on the roar of the press, praising its power to reveal the world’s heart. The speaker values journalism’s art that captures tales from terror to tender idyll, matching the pace and drama of urban life.
A benevolent citizen comforts a crying child on Park Place. The tot, a girl, explains she cannot stop crying, prompting the man to offer a cent and ask why she cannot be an eight thousand year old boy, revealing a misunderstanding of age and gender.
A humorous tale recalls tensions between French Canadians and Loyalists during a rebellion era. In a chateau on a sultry evening a member of parliament jokes about biased treatment, prompting a sharp retort about English privilege.
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