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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 05, 1925
Page
8
A nostalgic poem from 1925 recalls Thanksgiving at a country farmhouse. The narrator describes turning leaves, a welcoming hearth, and a festive table with turkey and pumpkin pie. Aunt Anne and Uncle Joe are central, while the minister’s Thanksgiving message frames gratitude for family and country harvests.
Minister John S. Martin lauds Ontario apples as among the best, noting extensive government support for production and marketing. The department will supervise grading, guarantee export prices, and back a 25 000 barrel program, with heavy promotion to boost domestic and export markets. Mr Martin, a prominent advertiser, urges cooperation from dealers and growers.
The removal of the embargo and rise of Canadian store cattle on British markets has steadied Canadian home markets. Shipments abroad rose 23.5 percent through September 1925 versus 1923, despite high freight costs and limited ocean shipping. The handy steer of 1000–1100 pounds proves best for ongoing demand, especially in the Maritime Provinces with shorter land freight.
Report notes inventive methods used to smuggle cocaine and opium. One seizure involved opium hidden within stalks of artificial peppers, while cocaine was found in vegetables. The account highlights novel concealment techniques in a recent drug smuggling case.
On the 2 Bar Ranch the crew stage a grateful feast despite mumps and mischief. A wild tramp helps cook the Thanksgiving dinner and a rescue fire triggers a confession of love transforming a wary foreman into a devoted suitor.
A narrator near forty takes in Phyllis after her mother dies and feels isolated and unloved. She bonds with the girl, hopes for affection in return, yet senses Phyllis does not love her, masking pain with quiet obedience while the narrator wrestles with longing and doubt.
A Stanford University professor in a party exploring a Tuolumne mine for scientific aims recalls a perilous ascent. An eerie moment reveals a mine rope showing wear and a miner in the bucket answers with cautious humor about rope changes, underscoring practical safety.
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