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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 21, 1925
Page
2
A playful verse describes a boy’s trek to school across fields and fences. Lively scenes follow the route through grass and woods with birds, a woodchuck, lambs, a rabbit, a pig, and a straw hat. The poem ends affirming the joyful, endless romp toward school.
An old farmer, Squire Inglewood, recalls a famed sixties race at Ridley Gonter field day. John Armstrong, a young man he knew, played a key role in the contest that tested strength and speed amid community events led by Grandpa Doll and college men.
In a county harvest contest at the squire’s farm, John Armstrong, a bound boy from South Valley with a rough home made cradle, wins the one acre cradling race using Old Clawfingers. Deck Hunter finishes second as Armstrong also earns favor with the squire’s daughter and the crowd.
A teacher named Eisle wrestles with Charlie Vreeland in class and a superintendent urges patience and the “second mile” of care. A nearby scene shows a girl inviting a troubled boy to supper to share books and kindness, while a farmer renounces drink and joins a total abstinence society.
A quaint episode at a ticket window shows an old man ask for a ticket for Pig Foot Junction. The clerk jokes about trains being on time, while a bulletin confirms Sept 2 as the timetable. A separate ad touts Dr Thomas Hetestric Ointment as a remedy for sore throat and inflammatory ailments.
A collection of humorous questions and answers play with language and letters. The quips compare wind and air, eye and horse, hilt and pithy, and the letter E, weaving puns about getting up and getting down.
A reflective verse excerpt contrasts human touch and voice with basic sustenance. It evokes enduring connection in the soul, suggesting companionship outlasts material needs. The quoted lines praise the human touch and sound of voice as lasting, irreplaceable comforts.
Little Jennings, famed for his rigid daily routine, claims he missed a funeral because it fell on the second day of his shaving cycle. He explains he cannot attend on the day after a shave, fearing an improper appearance in his black suit, lamenting the loss of his lifelong friend Henry.
Stanley Coxon recalls a dinner with the acting governor of Bengal where a host questions if Coxon is Irish. The narrator reveals he was born in Ireland but has never been there, and has worn the shamrock since.
A warning cites worms harming children and promotes Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a simple remedy. The text includes quotes on libraries and reading, emphasizing the value of books and careful discernment in reading.
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics report shows Canada had 662,121 motor vehicles registered at end of 1924, up from 1923 by 68,708 passenger cars and 1,316 trucks. Ontario leads with 308,693. Quebec 86,145. Saskatchewan 70,764. Alberta 61,148. British Columbia 48,020. Manitoba 44,922. Nova Scotia 20,764. New Brunswick 10,976. Prince Edward Island 2,683. Yukon Territory 111. Tourist cars entering Canada totaled 1,534,885 for the year, plus 391,830 staying up to a month, to reach a total of 1,899,069, up 657,102 from 1923.
The readable text presents a scrambled and fragmentary quotation mentioning an elephant and a baby. It includes garbled phrases and disconnected names, with no coherent events or dates to establish a clear news item or summary.
The article notes tea is a globally popular beverage with over 200 billion cups consumed annually. Australia leads in per capita intake at about nine pounds daily six to eight cups, England 84 pounds, Canada around five, and the U S lagging due to limited access to fine teas. Salada is praised as a top blend and the largest selling tea in the United States and Canada.
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