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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 27, 1926
Page
2
Poem celebrates friendship and mutual aid with lines about the handclasp, good word, and cheer. Quoting a rhythmic chorus, the verse urges cooperative effort to lift the world and recognize the bonds of brotherhood among all readers.
A 1912 test at Charlottetown Experimental Station demonstrated a three year rotation to clean land heavily infested with golden rod yarrow ox eye daisy couch grass. First year hood crop with manure. second year grain crop with clover and timothy additions. third year clover hay. Rotation stopped in 1920 but weed suppression remained evident. topworking after ploughing clover seed proved essential.
A tale from Coleridge recalls a pedlar who challenged the critic over the word old clothes. The pedlar pressed the point with a sharp reply about saying the phrase ten times in hour after hour. Coleridge, struck by the justice of the retort, gave him a shilling, the only one he had.
Miss Mehitable Lamson of Willowby endures a dentist visit despite fear of pain. Told two prominent teeth must be removed to benefit her health, she frets about feeding and finding replacements within a fortnight.
A quirk from history recounts Charles V of France nicknamed the Wise challenging a clockmaker over Roman numerals on dials. The king insisted four should be four ones, sparking a correction that left IV as IV or TV as TV in some clocks.
An Argonaut story recalls an interviewer using a dog and a quiz to test five errand boys for a firm. A blunt question about the distance from Earth to the sun yields only a rough estimate, highlighting the playful yet challenging interview style.
A fragment from a Belfast correspondent includes the poem The Irish Emigrant's Lament describing longing for Mary and Ireland, then a long note recounting memories and letters from Samuel Cunningham about schooling, family history, and Lord Dufferin's era in Canada.
The diary account describes Charles Dickens early reporting work for the Morning Chronicle. He rode by coach to transcribe speeches verbatim, with messengers carrying sheets and drafts flashing between stations. Dickens endured sickness, used improvised sheets, and persisted to capture Lord Derby’s speeches in full.
Dean Hole recalls India New Memories about a Middletown Connecticut parish service that bored a bishop Samuel Seabury with a repetitive anthem. The joke centers on repeating a verse eight times while the bishop quips that the ointment ran down his beard and he could not attend properly.
Early rhubarb once praised as healthy is now to be eaten at most grocers and served once or twice weekly when in season. A recipe uses prune juice and tapioca with rhubarb to soften its sharp taste, cooking slowly then adding sugar orange juice and stewed prunes, finishing with cream.
A long ago South metro railroad incident ends with a turned phrase as an old farmer, struck by a train and thought dead, awakens. He asks if he is hurt and jokes that the other leg might have been lost but for his rheumatism, facing the engineer with dry humor.
The piece contrasts restless modern life with tranquility, defining true tranquility as serene, purposeful adjustment of powers toward a definite end. It argues tranquility can be inborn or earned, and that the greatest human achievements come from those who master their own hearts before directing talent toward destiny.
Dean Bore of Rochester Cathedral criticizes social bores who chatter when others wish to speak. He cites examples from letters seeking obscure facts and a debtor asking to collect money, highlighting the idle bore who talks endlessly to showcase self-importance.
A historic ad touts internal treatment for piles by Dr Leonhardt after years of research. It claims to remove the cause with a remedy guaranteed to work or money back and lists E J Hassard and druggists as authorized sellers for immediate purchase.
Notice to creditors of Mary Storey and Elizabeth Storey of Acton Widlow died 1926 requires claims with full names addresses and security details. Executor Jeremiary Bell will distribute estates after June 21 1926 and will not honor late claims. solicitor HN Farmer Acton Ontario Authorized official notice.
A visitor recounts Barnum admitting the whales in his museum were india rubber figures inflated by a bellows. The tale notes Barnum protected the secret, claiming the observer was the sole person sharp enough to discover it, and kept silent about the trick.
A Marion Morning Star note urges reporters to seek both sides of every question. It cites two aides to every query and cautions against unreservedly championing an aggrieved friend. Reconciliation comes from understanding the other side.
Public sale on Thursday May 27 1526 at 3 PM for about 64 percent acres of land part of lots 28 and 29 Esquesing concession now Syd ney Smith Estate in Acton Halton County. Features include two large stone residences a brick garage a four room servant bungalow extensive grounds with spring water. Terms require ten percent down with balance in thirty days. For details contact H N Farmer Barrister Acton Starr Spence Fraser Hall or Arnoldi Parry Campbell Toronto. Auction overseen by R Kerr acting as trustee and auctioneer from Acton Ontario.
Auction of the late Mrs G B Smith estate at Fairview Place Acton on May 27 1926 at 1 pm. Sale includes beds chairs tables rugs desks dressers sof as and linen plus dishes glassware and kitchen items with cash terms.
The notice states that the entire inventory will be sold and provides names such as Kerr Auctioneer Co and Plank Clerk. It directs inquiries to H WN Farmer M A Barrister or to FL BP Boore and William Gowdy as executors of the estate.
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