The Old Man and the Edmonton Store Tale
A fragment recounts a village store scene from over fifty years ago in Acton. A drunken English visitor admires a boxed herring and consumes it head to tail as the storekeeper jokes about the cure. The note shifts to a broader reflection on justice, love, and brotherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes
Joseph Lynd
Winnipeg
Edaingnton
Hernon Robert
Fura
Winnipeg Free Preps
Hay
M. W. J. Moore
Edmonton Schoola
Acton
Daylight saving uproar and town’s old store saga
The piece recalls a chaotic Daylight Saving debate across Canada and the United States, mocking roosters and farmers, and notes on local property history. It then traces ownership shifts of a key Acton site, from the Barracks fire to McNab, Agnew, Harding, Symon, and other townsfolk, detailing shop and family movements, marriages, and eventual changes in tenancy and use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Lechickens
George Hyndn
D. MecNab
Hoe
Alte
Robert Agnew
Dominion Hotel
T. H. Harding
Manitoba
James Symon
Charles Bymon
Glasgow
Mill Street
Fees
Orangeville
Little Dan Cupid
Dr. Lawson
Kenney Brothers
Casmal
Miss Jordan
Morris Suxe
Jakey Saltz
Mld Street
John Simikilo
Inspector Ayearst
Toronto
Adama
Alavander
Duncan Kennedy
Alexander Kennedy
Everton
Edward Moore
Finn
Br. Moore
Acton
Mr. Kennedy
Duncan
John St. Kennedy
Charlot Midwley
Robert Julmes
Are
Holdes
Thomas A. Morton
The Fine Art of Living Under Any Conditions
A reflective meditation on poverty and resilience. It contrasts misery and kindness, asks whether luxuries like books and hospitality can be kept, and praises a family that faces hard times by sharing meals, inviting friends, and choosing simplicity. It ends with a cautious defintion of poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Affalfa
Wealthy Couple Discuss Farming Life In Conversation
A well dressed woman chats with a friend as her husband, newly successful, starts amateur farming. They joke about crops and income while noting they no longer need a country home or many animals, and the woman quips about unlimited eggs. The exchange reveals attitudes toward wealth and rural aspiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat
Ottta
John
Storytelling path of G Manville Fenn and family tales
The narrative traces how George Alfred Herty inspired early storytelling, through his son G Manville Fenn, and how nightly family storytelling evolved from brief nursery tales to longer crafted works. It notes how fathers’ tales were first simple, then grew in imagination, becoming a profession influenced by children’s responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Alfred Herty
G. Manville Fenn
Hia
Epitaph Puzzles Wood and Woodcock Rhyme
An English churchyard epitaph notes Thomas Wood as the kindest husband and best man. A line below explains the difficulty of rhyming his name Woodcock, which would not fit the verse. The passage highlights old rhyming quirks and poetic constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Woodhen
Woodcock
The Philosopher’s Stone As A Metaphor For Courage and Devotion
The passage likens ancient belief in turning baser metals to gold to a modern idea of transformative power. It argues humble service can gain dignity and beauty through devoted effort, turning ordinary experiences into inspiring and helpful ones. It treats life as fuller when faced with courage.
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The
Acton Free Press
Elvic
Charles M. Sheldon
Scotts Emulsion
Scott
Ontario
Hydra Shop
Hydro-Electric Power Commission ” OF
Hydro-Electric Dept. Hydro Shop
HYDRO
Jzzcal
Prics
Ford
California
R. J. Kerr Auctioness
Real Estars
Pmuone
Young Street
Acton, Ont
Dodge Bros. Motor Cars
J. N. O’neill
Georgetown
John Leishman
Guelph
G. B. Ryan & CO
Owen Sound
Ryan
Gale
Kinina
P. C
Sale
Hubatul
Georgutte
Hizow
Serge
Jancy
Mounce
the. White
Colure Blick
Rupe
Avyatul Brown
Djor-Kluw
Totoun
Hog
Doe
Ildren
Usle
Cotory
White
Wey
Champa
Prio
Childhen
Eibbot
Grywil
Pines
Amalasse Rey
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