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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 02, 1929
Page
2
Poem fragment recounts a mythical land where kindness, forgiveness, and lost opportunities are found anew. It laments misjudgments and forgotten duties, imagining a realm where promises are kept and motives refined.
A first person farm diary recounts a week of single handed work on Ginger Farm. The narrator covers milking mishaps, a neighbor’s help, a torn cow door, failed cream separation, and humorous missteps with poultry. The author notes new tasks including planting trees from the Government and plans to tend boats and garden while worrying over whether chickens will hatch.
The article notes leeches were once a universal cure and are still used in parts of Italy by physicians. It describes a leech vendor’s wet season capture methods, selling to private buyers and pharmacies. A humorous exchange about wordplay closes the fragment.
Donald Morton, a reporter for The Banner, clashes with city editor McClintock over publishing a Carrington gubernatorial entry. After a dramatic confrontation, Morton sabotages the deadline, with Carrington offering Morton a confidential position, ending Morton’s tenure at The Banner.
The tale recalls Private Gam Ellis of the 10th U S Cavalry feared dead and buried at Fort Concho. His friends kept watch and the body supposedly revived and stirred on the night before the funeral. The event, told as Drad Eis, followed him for years in San Angelo where he died at ninety two while famed for odd jobs and pride in the legend.
A dialogue between Cousin Margaret and another girl reveals a plan to keep a notebook logging every book read. Margaret explains she records title author date and notes to fix memory and help recall, though she admits it began as a bother.
A girl and her cousin Margaret discuss rereading a favorite book. They note markings and page figures signaling repeated readings, with Helen remarking on the third reading and the allure growing stronger each time.
The Mowers, organized by the Bisterhood Class, arranged weekly memorial flowers for Grace Church. Families or groups could sponsor a Sunday tribute, not tied to funerals, with blooms like phlox and sweet Williams. Donations created a beautiful worship setting and gentle remembrances throughout Sundays.
A fragmented meditation urges young people to accept limits and cooperate, arguing that insisting on one path over others leads to conflict. It urges choosing a course wisely, doing one’s share, and seeking responses from peers rather than forcing one’s own way.
A muddled discussion from Ontario about automobile insurance proposes credit for safe drivers and a ten percent policy rebate for those with clean records. Critics question implementation and fairness while concerns about high premiums for careful drivers persist amid calls for practical reform.
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