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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 27, 1926
Page
10
A short verse from the Acton Free Press reflects on worry across seasons and life’s troubles. The poem notes that worry persists regardless of circumstances and offers no remedy to make it pay. It echoes a refrain about irremediable worry.
Two to three hundred residents traveled from Acton to Georgetown for a 24th race. Legal notices include the Denney estate sale at four thousand one hundred dollars and new Main Street pavement plans. A lacrosse match in Acton ended 9-1 for Acton. Miss Amy L Doty staged a May 24 program. engagements and marriages noted, including Bingham Williamson nuptials in Burlington May 23 1926.
Rogueing removes diseased plants to maintain seed quality. The Garnet Chill potato grown in Nova Scotia for Bermuda seed faced Leaf Ball and Mosaic threats. Since 1922 a Plant Disease Inspection Service campaign improved Bermuda seed by 1926 reporting no complaints and top seed quality.
A French saying about good turns is illustrated by a New York Herald story. A physician helped a fevered boy years ago and later refused payment for a paper. The boy Jimmie now leaves papers at the doctor's door each morning and evening with a note to accept them.
A group of engineers traveling through Kentucky stop for a meal at a rustic cabin. A juvenile guest loudly asserts the group is fully present by naming each child at the table with playful monikers like Big Butch Little Butch and Casexk Knife, prompting a hush from the mother.
Fragmentary OCR text depicts a disrupted scene with English travelers in Ottawa and a porter questioning travel arrangements. Names and places are garbled, leaving uncertain details and sequence of events.
The lesson centers on Jacob fleeing Esau, fearing punishment, and dreaming of God. It notes Jacob’s deceitful start, his fear, and the transformative power of a divine encounter. The piece urges readers to see God can work through flawed people and to reflect on dream as a longing for the divine. Includes study questions and next week readings.
The CP Rail system enhances station grounds across Canada with thousands of trees shrubs and perennials shipped to stations from Saint John to Victoria. Rail workers nurture gardens as a hobby competing for the general manager’s cup and district prizes while wartime gardens supplied food for troops overseas.
A guidance piece on seasonal border planning for continuous bloom from spring to October. It lists early bloom bulbs and perennials such as Snowdrops, Glory of the Snow, Squills, daffodils, tulips, Iceland poppy, Columbine, Globe flower, and Iris, plus asters and hardy perennials like Phlox varieties and Japanese Anemones to extend color, with notes on bulb timing and autumn color.
An elderly widow in Ife, Madam Reynolds, remains sharp despite age and a few disabilities. Her tactless nephew Thomas announces a round the world trip lasting years, prompting a final visit. She asks bluntly if the doctor doubts his return, exposing family tensions and concern.
A collection of sayings from McKinley Traherne Rutherford Johnson and others. It contrasts good and bad habits and urges looking on the bright side, duty to God, charity and perseverance. An advertisement for Holloway's Corn Remover closes the piece.
A teacher visits a boy and his mother to address repeated falsehoods. The mother sends Annie to fetch the boy with a trick, but he refuses. The narrative hints at asthma relief advertising, promoting Dr J D Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy as a proven remedy with a broad record.
Households can make a rhubarb short cake using rhubarb simmered with sugar and cinnamon, then baked with a short cake batter. Layer cooled filling between halves and top with whipped cream and a touch of cinnamon for serving.
A minister told his congregation that the funeral of Mr. So-gnd-S3e will be held in the church tomorrow afternoon. He plans to deliver the funeral address, and the man himself is expected to attend for the first time in twenty years.
An Irish woman pleads for a postponement in a rent hurry. Her son faces burglary trial and she pressures the lawyer for a continuance. The attorney agrees to try, but demands grounds to justify delaying the case. He drops the case, leaving the old woman’s plan unknown.
The Washington Star cites publisher comments that English novelist Miss Braddon earned about 500000 from her books. The discourse centers on truth in fiction, noting the writer’s avoidance of honesty as a theme and illustrating with a clipped anecdote about a wife and her husband debating the truth during a home conversation.
Mr Pozen scoffs at women’s page usage and calls for a Manx Page. Mrs Porenby replies that such a page exists only as a spoof, noting it covers prize fighting and horse racing among other male-dominated affairs.
An advertisement claims Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is the cheapest of all preparations, urging the public to buy at any drug store in Canada. It asserts the product is widely stocked by merchants and readily procurable at a moderate price.
L. C. Davis, entomologist, warns that the European corn borer is a major, spreading pest causing severe losses. He urges early spring plowing, destroy breeding grounds after harvest, burn stalks, and rotate crops to reduce damage and protect corn profits.
A fragment from a school scene shows a teacher asking a girl for her brother’s name and receiving an odd reply about twins. The text hints at a mix up between siblings and names in a public school setting.
An ad touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a renowned remedy for sore throat and inflamed conditions. It claims quick skin absorption and internal use as a treatment for various ailments linked to inflammation.
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