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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 28, 1925
Page
5
The poem recounts Columbus keeping faith with his crew amid mutiny while searching for land in fourteen ninety two. It highlights the moment he measures depth and estimates distance to shore, culminating in America’s discovery by the great navigator.
Local notes report Rev R J Drysdale holding services at Churchill. Road work on Mill Street began Saturday. Victorian Day sees the Town Hall flag lowered after twenty years. Frosts spared fruit trees but Aalto district fears early crops. Lions prune lawns with dande lions. Marchment sells horse and cart on Chitch Street for 575 dollars ahead of Berlin. Bracebridge excursion June 4 by Sons of Scotland. fare Acton to Bracebridge 1 75. G T R station modernization continues. Mrs McDonald to move to Detroit next week. Baseball game in park. town team defeats Regulars 7 to 1. Birth: Gibbons child at Church Street.
A deacon named John Kelloggs, long trusted in his church, saw his ambition falter after a failed town partnership left him to repay debts until old age. He refused to abandon the firm’s burden, paying every dollar warned by honor, while hidden partners escaped liability. The tale ends with Kelloggs dead and his moral weight remembered.
Betty newly learned evening prayers and, when asked to say lamb, insisted on pig nightly. She then vowed to be a pig tonight and an elephant tomorrow, pressing for a change from orthodox prayer wording.
A report notes ongoing efforts to develop speed records across disciplines. Measured marks include one mile in 4 minutes 10.426 seconds for running, 2 minutes 35 seconds in skating, 22 minutes 35 seconds in swimming, and 1 minute 4 1-2 seconds for Wiegeling with multiple similar times.
A Pentecost era study notes Peter healing Aeneas in Lydda and Dorcas in Joppa. It emphasizes faith’s power, the piety of believers, and the spreading of the gospel through acts of compassion and miracles.
Itshan saved countless children by a crucial preparation against a deadly outbreak. The device or method credited with protecting youngsters drew praise as a breakthrough in public health.
Walter Pratt announces a new open air heated pool at Jasper Park Lodge in Jasper National Park. Built by CN engineers, the 100 by 40 foot concrete pool includes a shallow wading area and deep end with spring boards. George C Stafford oversees supervision.
A fragment recalls Conan Doyle and a Christmas voyage as he docked in Boston in 1894. The cabman’s Literary Guild, a Parker House meeting, and a lecture pass are noted along with Doyle’s inkling of being detected by distinctive hair, hat, mud, and a stenciled bag name.
The text argues that great beginnings must be weighed by ends and urges self examination. It contrasts religious life with subnatural living and criticizes busy talk without personal organization. It links better communication to a neighborhood world and notes spring’s call as evidence of being part of a living universe.
An exploration of common terms misattributed to places and origins. The article lists examples like India ink, rice paper, train oil, butter, China porcelain, tartan, water rat, country dance, cat call, gooseberry, and French dish terms, noting historical or linguistic inaccuracies and why they mislead.
A story about etcher John Sloan illustrating the critic's mood. Sloan walks with a friend and laments nature's ugliness though his friend points to the stars. Sloan concedes it is not bad but notes there are too many of them.
A cautious farmer recounts a cyclone's visit to a Western town and its unsettled effect on local barns. He recalls the storm stirring trouble at his place while asking a fellow farmer about any damage to his own barn.
A young boy named Jim Keith leaves school to work as a tinsmith, earns respect through hard labor, and encounters Mrs. Landon who initially judges him by his dirt. He reaffirms his worth with a cheerful greeting, while a separate wartime style ad touts Worm Powder as a remedy for children.
Two barefoot brothers aged ten and twelve in Dallas Texas earned four thousand five hundred dollars in a week by salvaging oil from a broken pipe in a ravine. They hauled dirt to form a dam using a donkey tied to a wagon and collected three thousand barrels before selling the oil for one and a half dollars per barrel to the owner, who praised their pluck.
The piece argues punctuality shapes impressions and progress. Being on time requires minimal effort yet builds confidence and trust, helping the day run smoothly and earn others' respect for reliability.
A compact reflection on wealth and personal integrity urging allegiance to higher duty. It argues conscience governs wealth, secret sins rival public faults, and true courage for the right does not depend on crowd approval.
A judge naturalizing a group of over a hundred issued nine guiding rules for self improvement, neighborliness, education, family loyalty, saving, and caution against gold brick schemes. He urged daily study, productive work, and wise living for all citizens. The piece also promotes Dr Thomas B Electric Oil as an inexpensive, widely available remedy.
A summer boarder and village onlookers discuss a wealthy man in fine clothes whom locals call an inventive genius. They debate whether he is truly prosperous or merely a farmer with a plan to grow the county’s best taters by planting onions among them. A humorous caution closes with Holloway's Corn Remover.
The Pall Mall Gazette reports how William Makepeace Thackeray chose the hero’s name after a walk with Miss Thackeray and Miss Newman. Thackeray overheard Miss Thackeray suggest Philip as a first name and asked the girl to reveal her own. Charlotte, the principal female character, prompted his choice and he named the tale The Adventures of Philip and its heroine Charlotte. Gould’s asthma remedy advertisement follows, claiming relief through Dr Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy via inhaled vapor.
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