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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 06, 1926
Page
3
A 1926 poem urges readers to cherish a mother's love and old time ways as time slips by. It speaks of tender affection, a mother's heartfelt yearnings, and the need to kiss and thank her before she departs. The piece highlights enduring motherly devotion and gratitude in gentle verse.
A grounded discussion on creating a true farm homestead through family partnership and cooperative effort. It argues for adequate plumbing water supply and sewage disposal, central heating, and electric lighting as key to efficient homes and healthier farms, with cost estimates for furnace, water system, bathroom, and electrical work.
A college student, asked about reading for pleasure, replies he cannot find time. He outlines a weeklong plan to tackle all tasks, showing how leisure shrinking in college prompts disciplined study. The piece argues routine teaches concentration and readiness for post college life.
The article recalls Mr. Hepworth who married five times, with his first at nineteen and his last wife, a war widow, surviving him at seventy nine. He spoke of travel plans for his widow and joked about Connecticut as home for future happiness, noting prior wives from that region and his belief in luck.
A Western town mayor devises a ruse to stop a persistent bore visiting his office. He asks his obliging doorkeeper Henry why the visitor keeps coming, then privately reveals the bore’s motive is to reach the mayor’s son. From that day the bore is shut out.
A reflective piece describes a once lonely house now empty as grown children leave. The mother and narrator recall early separations, cherish their offspring’s adulthood, and find consolation in their children’s honesty and respect. The poem closes on pride, absence, and fulfilled parental dreams.
In childhood memories a pair of oxen Bright and Star pull a wagon to defend a boy from a loose bull named Hector. Bright defeats Hector in a dramatic field clash, saving the boy as neighbors watch in awe. The piece shifts to reflections on migration as a grand natural mystery, citing the Arctic tern and other birds, linking country life to wonder and science.
An observer recalls youth memories sparked by a northerly flock of wild geese flying over Wally Lake. The vivid scene triggers reflections on spring and past days, contrasting with the beauty of nature and the cold air.
Bishop Whipple sought artisans and railway workers in Chicago. He asked Engineer William McAlpine for guidance on approaching road employees and learned through direct questions about Locomotive design. He then visited the Galena railway, learned from engineers about inside versus outside connections, and invited the men to a free church at Metropolitan Hall.
A new parachute design, resembling a double umbrella, allows the fall rate to be easily regulated. Users can ride rising winds to a preferable landing point and then increase speed to reach that spot, improving control over the descent.
A playful tongue twister narrative about Adam Anna Arabella and an American airplane. The piece highlights admiration for aviation amid boastful dialogue. It weaves alliterative phrases to sketch characters and a rising ascent of the aircraft.
A school discussion features a joke about who “fiddled while Rome burned” and a student’s quip linking a dog name to the ancient figure. The teacher corrects the tale with a twist, naming Nero as the culprit.
Paris sponsors novelty zig zag prints in cotton and silk for the season. The design features two inverted plant motifs, patch pockets, a long-waisted bodice, tight sleeves, and a turn-down collar. Medium size requires 334 yards of 40 inch material.
Community notes from Acton England detail a car collision with Acton Polles Court door, council estate crowds at the Municipal Offices, new uniforms for firemen and park-keepers, a wandering labourer bound over, local church and charity events, a whelk feast, dances, and social club dinners. It reports incidents, meetings, and civic updates across Acton including arrests, auctions, and local personalities.
The death on Wednesday week of 88 year old Mr T Gilbert of Shakespeare Road Acton follows a long bronchial illness linked to his war service. The piece also reports on a veterans’ gathering at various London hostels, Acton Park Sunday Band Concert plans, a remand at Ealing Police Court for a suspected loitering charge, and Easter holiday railway bookings with heavy traffic to Richmond Kew Gardens and Hampstead.
An eighteenth century Virginia Almanac snippet offers a quaint remedy to stay warm using one billet of fish. The brisk method suggests feeding the billet into a large fire and reusing it with speed, promising sufficient heat and repeated use as needed.
A short quoted verse reflects on happiness and sadness, contrasting outdoor nature with the indoors and honoring mothers as a comforting presence. The text presents a reflective, sentimental line from a Selected collection.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a young man asks Clara to marry him, unsure if she said yes. Clara replies she recalled accepting a proposal but cannot remember who it was for, revealing a comical case of mistaken identity and memory lapses.
A Kansas traveler inquired about distance and location from a Western Kansas youth. The youth replies I dont know and later asserts I aint toat, while the stranger quips about Smartness. The anecdote appears in In the Argonaut and involves Governor Davis and rural Kansas towns.
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