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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 22, 1928
Page
2
A poem fragment recalls a friendship in youth and distance. The speaker reflects on time passing in a great city and the lost chance to meet a friend, ending with the line J im died today and the theme of vanished friendship.
Mrs Fraymond Boocock is ill while Thomas Brain shows no improvement. Kenneth and Clifford Brown are visiting Ingercoll, Howard Shackleton rests at home. Gregory Theatre hosted full houses for Ben Hur on Monday and Tuesday. Toronto high court lessons included A Skoog and others. WB Albertson, born at Chenghel, plans return to West China University at Chengtu.
The Gazette reports on various town news including visits by Mrs Eivyn sturby and Mr Feeder returning from Yultato, Juvenile court activity with Judge Moore, and local visits by Mr and Mrs Kenney of Montreal. Engagement announced for Clara A Patterson to Earnst L Price. Ki. S. Ruddy Co erecting billboards on Main Street. Delivery truck purchased by Georgy Gilbert. Mere Morosia purchases farm in Hoyne and other updates on residents and businesses.
Nahum Parker seeks a big egg order from Wheelwright and Thomas, contracts with farmers, and faces crate shortages. He solves crate shortage by packing eggs in sawdust inside a reinforced wagon, delivering on time and earning future business despite setbacks.
The quarrel between Tolstoy and Turgenev arose after a dinner when Turgenev praised his daughter’s English governess and charity while Tolstoy dismissed the scene as insincere. A duel was narrowly averted before reconciliation, and on his deathbed Turgenev praised Tolstoy as the greatest writer of Russia.
A civic minded man named Jones storms into a building during a quiet rally to eject rowdy revelers. His companions count the exit while a voice from the gutter proclaims victory, revealing the danger in vigilant do‑it‑yourself civic zeal.
A nostalgic column recalls courtship long ago in a small town. Verses and anecdotes recount Emmys and Maurys youth, bachelor apologia, and married life. Readers glimpse quirky rhymes, household ideals, and the humor of marriage traditions across generations.
Experts hail Asnam teas as finest and explain Red ose Orange Poloo owes its distinctive quality. The product is marketed as chiefly composed of Asnam tea with value and guarantee on every package.
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