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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 24, 1928
Page
3
A poem by Robert Beverly recounts a boy named Beverly who lies by a wall watching others play. He imagines his brothers and friends at the window and longs to run, throw, and cheer as he remembers past kinship. He dreams of health and release from confinement.
A condensed excerpt from the Baptist Year Book recounts Rev J B Cookr Cape Rich and Woodford mission labors sixty years past. It notes five preaching points, a growing church in Woodford with a Bathgab bath school of five teachers and thirty five scholars, and a revival outlook. Cape Rich shows transformed temperance and a debt free chapel effort.
A writer in the New York Evening Sun celebrates a letters patent and envisions vast wealth from railroad and auto interests. He quits his job to devote himself to the patent, while his wife Jane adds practical bets on horses, teams, a mule cart, and even a cow as hopes fade and fortunes loom.
Cripple Creek Colorado once a roarin mining town with crowded streets and酒drunk crowds now sees a shift after prohibition. The county jail sits empty and the city remains quiet with the potential need for inmates, while leaders claim residents are sober industrious and prosperous.
A reflective reminiscence traces the old gravel roadways beside rivers and through valleys, contrasting them with modern province wide highways. It recalls carriages, planks, toll gates, and the shift from statutor labor to motor travel, praising simpler rural travel.
An historical tale recalls Colonel Fitzhugh of Calvert County who agreed to a duel after a rival failed to appear. With time kept, he staged a mock combat using a boiling cauldron of pea soup as the weapon and two ladies as “ammunition,” turning the confrontation into a humorous, chivalrous satire.
The Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association selects the Macdonald Hotel in Edmonton as its 1928 convention site. After Edmonton the editors will move to Jasper National Park, Canada’s largest and finest park sanctuary.
A vandal damaged nearly every window at John Conway’s Milton grocery store with unseen rivets. A fire at George Strome’s Guelph premises destroyed hay, lumber, wagons and three pool tables worth 1200. D. A. Dempsey and sister Beatrice escaped a fatal car crash near Ontario Agricultural College. Guelph housing plan suffers resignations as industrial committee quits over confidence and leadership concerns. Local officials scramble to explain changes.
The Dulverton Comem Woman's Club battles a printer's proof error in its calendar. A misprint of Gooth's Faust prompts a correction scramble as officers debate Gooth versus Gothe and Goeth. The exchange ends with a corrected entry for Meb on a lecture about Gerty's cast.
In a rural classroom, six girls discuss Moses ages and backward counting during a June morning High School session. Henrietta explains the dates, and Henkelin resolves the question by noting Adam’s birth year in the Bible and subtracting one each year to reach zero.
A dinner story recounts Betty’s concern that a guest, Miss Smith, should also share a single oyster. The mother’s hospitality prompts an awkward moment as Betty notices the unequal portions and questions the fairness of the serving.
An advertisement fragment touts Red Rose Orange Pekoo tea with claims of stronger flavor and longer freshness. It references packaging in damp proof aluminum and promotes a well-trained hand to guide usage. The legible text hints at brand positioning amid social and sporting club culture.
S A Oakley argues advertising pays because news is the medium that informs the public about world events and business. He notes most homes have a newspaper and advertises guide shoppers from home, warning that merchants who advertise succeed while nonadvertisers fail. Copyrighted 1928.
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