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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 13, 1926
Page
9
A short verse tale by Isobel Luke describes a boy who steps on a toad on a country road. He feels remorse after the creature’s disappearance and later hears the toad’s familiar song, ending with a bow and hop.
Twenty years ago glimpses from Lamyo dated May 17 1906 describe rapid unfoldings at Leaveys and Bivagoma. Wages at tanneries rose by a dollar weekly after payday. James Rath builds marine bank barn foundations at Shaw farm on the fifth line. Calibhum parade day planned in Rockwood with Acton Corner Band. Alfred Soper secures new job in Galt and moves there. Knox Sunday School bids Mrs. Soper farewell. Tarawell frames a house on Guelph Street while Ryder constructs a Mount Campbell dwelling and Frankol buys two lots for a new home on Mount Campbell.
A fragmented composite of quotes on self possession, history, ethics, and belief. Warnings against cynicism and the challenge of choosing a path, with reflections from Alger Finlayson Longfellow and Stevenson. The passage samples lines about character, duty, and leadership.
The centenary celebration of Ottawa stresses Marquis wheat developed by Dr. Chaylea B. Saunders at the Canadian Government Central Farm. Marquis boosted western Canadian and Midwest US yields, shortened growing time, and opened new hard spring wheat areas. A new Garnet variety is touted to further revolutionize production in western Canada. Saunders, now retired in Ottawa, is honored for his agricultural impact.
A six year old child named Flossie asks if marriage means having a husband like her father. The mother smiles and explains, noting that life can be hard for women. The conversation reveals early family views on marriage and independence.
A Canadian paper comments on a farmer active in the growing season with remarks about hurrying to the barn and fields. It mentions a noon meal and hints at patent foods or olear, with a possible Welsh rabbit reference, as Punch notes suggests.
Lesson on Abraham welcoming strangers as a model of biblical hospitality and unwavering faith. Themes include generous hospitality, trust in God, and willingness to surrender comfort for divine purpose, with reflection questions on modern application and daily readings for the week.
A Dominion Chemist F. T. Shutt notes salt is not a food but aids digestion and appetite in livestock. Cows in milk need the most salt. offer regular access or half a pound per 100 pounds of concentrate. Horses and pigs also require regular supplies. brood sows and poultry need consistent salt to maintain health and thrift.
The new Lake Louise to Golden motor highway opens through Yoho and Kicking Horse Pass linking Emerald Lake and Takakkaw Falls. It connects Banff, Field, Golden, Windermere, and Banff Windermere roads with the Grand Circle tour, touching ten national parks in Canada and the United States.
A Belgian student Frere Orban wins his love and a future dowry after a box theatre kiss. He adds Orban to his name to please his fiancée’s aristocratic family, gaining acceptance. Also notes Canada as birthplace of Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil and its global fame and demand.
A printed recipe for a stove or chafing dish codfish and rice meal blends salt cod, green pepper, onion, tomato, and rice with butter and simmering steps. The text also offers a quip about a worm exterminator and a village clock anecdote describing a priest’s noon bell delayed by tortillas, illustrating rustic wit.
A cautious woman distrusts banks, hoards wages in a stocking while a neighbor and her mistress discuss the idea of banking before an impending marriage. The girl explains she wants money safer in a bank than at home with a stranger.
C H Weaver outlines soil pollution as a major risk to poultry health. Recommends preventing ground contamination by avoiding old yards for a year, not fertilizing with fowl manure, and rotating grain crops. Advises brood indoors for chicks when farms show intestinal worm issues and pollution.
An oil once introduced over fifty years ago to serve a small region became widely prized as its merits spread across a continent. It is described as peerless and unmatched, with no equal.
The speaker fantasizes about ditching lessons to chase leisure and pirate adventures. They imagine avoiding arithmetic grammar and history in favor of reading, swimming, and play, insisting they would willingly waste time instead of learning.
Alec questions Donald about money at the bank with Ye overheard totaling a simple exchange. Donald denies putting in or withdrawing funds while admitting to filling a fountain pen. The dialogue captures a humorous, uneven Scots vernacular exchange.
An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Extract Tablets as a quick health boost for thin and weak children and adults. It claims improved weight, especially where rickets are suspected, with a 30 day trial and money back promise. A sickly nine year old reportedly gained 12 pounds in seven months.
The text argues that industry comes from an attitude of joy in living and daily effort. Regular study and cooperative spirit develop brain power and sustained productivity, making youths industrious as they cultivate cooperation and studious habits.
The article warns of worms in children showing signs like grinding teeth and irritability. It promotes Miller's Worm Powders as an effective remedy, claiming worms begin to die soon after administration and evacuations cleanse them, bringing relief to the young patient.
An old 1774 notice records the death of Dr Oliver Goldsmith. It quotes lines from his works and notes the funeral by the Vicar, with the Hermit awaiting fate and the village mourned by readers of the time.
An advertisement asserts Kellogg's asthma remedy eliminates asthma by addressing its cause. It describes long study and experimentation and claims the product offers actual relief and positive results to sufferers.
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