Acton News Briefs and Local Notices from May 18 1916
Twenty years ago Acton sees a wholesale dairy opening at Acton. William Watson tops early potato lots after hoeing. local residences change hands on Church and Willow. Rev. RE Jones to begin Baptist pastorate next Sunday. Fundraisers for wounded and Red Cross ships large aid to Army Medical Corps while King returns to duty in England. Council notes resignation of Electrician Blackhall. Local births deaths and marriages listed including Jackson twins Calgary. Talbot son 15. Isabel Hammond dies. Maggie Gordon McKenzie obituary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxe
Rubinoff
Acton
William Watson
Churchill
A. Anderson
Beardmore
Yar
Thomas Workman
Church
Willow Streets
RE. Jones
Kincardine
Baptist
Halton
Dufferin
Electrican Blackhall
Talbot
Werest Grange
Eramosa
Daniel Talbot
Collier
Balthafad
Priday
Isabel Hammond
William Collier
McKenzie
Atl Teeswater
Maggie Gordon
Alexander McKenzie
John Gordon
Victoria Day Doubleheader Set By Toronto Club
General Manager Arthur W. Lemun announced morning and afternoon Victoria Day games at Maple Leaf Stadium on May 25 with Rochester Red Wings. Rosters include Johnny Rothrock Frank Dossack Elon Crapp-tree and Buster Mills. Bobby Welland leads pitching staff. Night baseball planned to open June 22 with Rochester as opponent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W. Lemun
Toronto
Rochester Red Wings
Wil Stort
Johnny Rothrock
Frank Dossack
Leafs
Elon Craptree
Buster Mills
Bobby Welland
Red Wing
Kienke
Harrell
Maple Leaf
Leafs Stadium
Rochester Club
A Kiln and a Murder Rhyme in Wartime Wordplay
A curious clipping lists malapropisms and mispeaks mixing geology, geography, and history with playful misreads. It mentions a lame series of definitions, names, and era references, including Napoleon, Melba, Old King Cole, and a famed maid who saved France.
Canada’s mining industry up to 1930s expansion noted
Canada's mining and metallurgical sectors are rising in importance, ranking second to agriculture among primary industries. The article cites growth from 1901 to 1935, with Canada leading in nickel and other metals, a 1.2 billion pound base metals output, and gold reaching 116 million dollars in value. It highlights underexplored mineral belts and the sector’s support for other industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
Fac
Simple Rules to Compute Interest
Instructional note lists interest rules for various rates from 3 to 12 percent. It explains calculating interest by multiplying the days by the rate then dividing by a factor such as 120 90 72 60 53 45 40 36 and for twelve percent by dividing by a0 with cents or debris handling and decimal placement.
One Way Pasture Advice From a Country Boy
A humorous exam question asks how to obtain good pasture. The country boy answers simply to keep the cows dry and let the land grow up a while.
Slats Diary Reflects Simple School Week and Tiny Adventures
Oliver N Warren presents Slats diary entries recounting a child’s week with school, chores, and small mischief. The narrator notes a teacher, a speeding incident with Jane, a blisters mishap, kitchen rumors about fish, and July Fourth plans plus a disrupted Saturday.
Beware of the Exif Mike in Dublin Tips
Mike travels to Dublin for the first time and receives hints from a friend back home. Pat warns him to beware of a fraud near the city exits while guiding him to see animals via signs reading To the Lions or To the Elephants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abel
P.m
Jane
Jake
Danny
Otto
Abe
Sisker
Alvena
Chrismus
Neether
Mike Life
Berdon
Yuny Enney
Mike
Dublin
Ike
Pat
Cold Shower Care for Evergreens in Garden Tips
The article advises regular watering to wash dust from evergreens and control red spider damage. It describes a cold shower method: hold the hose at ground level with nozzle up to reach the undersides of foliage, then rinse the top. Keep soil moist and prefer evening showers for evergreens.
Senator and stenographer debate note taking
A senator asks if the stenographer prefers speeches to be typed rather than shorthand. The stenographer responds that typing takes longer but the machine’s noise keeps them awake during work.
Old melodrama misfire parts with a comic shout
A reader notes a stock company scene where the heroine adopts the villain and a pistol fails to fire. The villain collapses with the line shot and by an aff gun, eliciting no laugh from the audience.
Not Appropriate Speech Sparks Tense Domestic Exchange
A man mutters plans to bet and visit a theatre for a chorus, while a woman rebukes him with sharp racial slur and stern warning. The exchange reveals tension over gender roles and respect in a strained household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mandy
Mose
No clear news item found in the fragment
The fragment presents a Chesterton quote on cup pressed pun and modernity without identifiable people places organizations or news context. It reads as a literary aside rather than a reportable event or notice suitable for a card.
Timetables Notices from Local Rail and Bus Schedules
Timetables show standard time entries with multiple unusual times including 616M 10.07 aM and 6.13PM. Additional figures 119PM 55aM 1.04Pm 0.08 a.m. and 11.236 p.m appear, suggesting OCR errors in public transport chronologies.
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Frto
Yagkson
Calgary
N. M. Jackson
Joe
Victoria Day
Napoleon
Melba
King Cole
Gramimar
Hansim
Edgar Wallace
Scotland
Edward the Flrat
Mademisselia
Armentieres
Franc
Chronicles of
Wisié
Parimer
Hias
Billy
Fly
Betty
Wetty
Hetty
Letty
Mother
Biddy
Hilly
Ita
Bullt Han Ranufactures
Laneswey
Vertorles Alan
Montreal
Oliver N. Warren
Avary Rebs
G. K. Chesterton
Muggs and
Skeeter
By Wally Bishop
Witte
Dumaay
Vesan
Kellogg’s
Kellogg
London
Ontario
Elmer Banks
John
Iadian
Time
Annon
BUS
Scueputz
May &Rd
United States
Mexico
Wiles’ Restaurant
Central Ontario Bus Lines
Torurto
Kelly & Aiken
Orangeville
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al Magazines
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