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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 26, 1925
Page
3
A reflective verse contrasts wealth and poverty, asserting that being rich brings no solace. It notes meals, comfort, family, and leisure, while highlighting the toil of workers and envy from the affluent. It ends by praising those with health and loved ones, despite economic hardship.
Tourists in Canadian National parks report bolder wildlife behavior as elk and bears approach golfers and visitors. In Banff and Jasper Parks, animals like elk and black bears have appeared on fairways and links, attracting photographers and increasing park visitation despite protective measures.
A fragment from a column on humor and gender cites how women laugh less than men, noting social training and aesthetic norms. It mentions Besant’s satire The Hevolt of Man and a Paris doctor offering laughter therapy, claiming two hours daily can ease dyspepsia, though efficacy remains doubtful. The piece closes with a playful verse about a centipede and a toad in a ditch.
A Kansas editor, famed as a versatile village newspaper manager, helps a town recover after a damaging storm. He advises selling a hall storm union social to raise funds, prints handbills, and the scheme brings ice cream made with cloud frosted ice. The churches gain new window lights from the event.
A visitor asks a farmer about conditions in August. The farmer replies with complaints about weather failing to ripen corn and feed, citing excessive rain, cool temperatures, and then excessive heat and dryness for other crops.
The passage argues that daily success comes from writing toward a definite life goal and suggests setting intermediate goals. It emphasizes having a clear aim for today and the near future to fuel long term ambition like a stream feeding a great river.
A rustic lyric describes a roaming creature that inhabits farms and woodlands. It roves the fields beside clover and wheat, befriending birds and insects, while backing by a creased rider and a rail fence. The poem celebrates harmony between man, nature, and a genial wanderer.
An elderly man recalls hunting for a bootjack after soggy boot removal, noting bootjacks were once common in homes and stores. He laments their apparent extinction in Canada while sharing memories of children sailing the bootjack in a creek and a Toronto search for a replacement.
A mother brings her three month old to visit Mary and me and the baby’s chatter becomes a comic lesson. The mother reports the baby’s first words and the difference between his speech and a cousin’s child who already speaks in a larger vocabulary.
A visiting mother notes her baby's early vocabulary while an amused mother mocks boastful bragging about clever children. The narrative shifts to a bygone farm tale where guests discuss raising chickens and the social quirks of compliment culture during tea. The piece ends with the author promising more reminiscences for next week.
A Toronto man recounts a futile chase after a nickel dropped from a departing streetcar. He leapt from a stalled car, injured himself, and later boarded a second car to return the nickel, noting the wasteful energy spent on a bad mistake.
In Camp Douglass this summer two ministerial students in a Wisconsin militia company were allowed to serve beer. Private Keith refused alcohol but later volunteered to comply, rolling a keg to the grounds and declaring the beer served on the grounds while assuring no one would get drunk.
A careless woman drops her purse as a man loiters to leave a car. He pockets it but an elderly man warns him. The man relents, returns the purse, and explains the woman is his alter, prompting comic relief about appearances.
A columnist argues money cannot buy loyalty, noting employers prize loyalty above all. It urges workers to give more than eight hours, more than obedience, and more than respect, since loyalty is a priceless asset money cannot purchase.
Town and Country notes report the Village Council pegging the tax rate at U5 mills while the school rate stands at 94-10 mie. Ownership shifts include G Magill buying the Ramsden estate hardware business and Mrs J Leitch wintering in Montreal with daughter Mrs Berry. James Hamilton advances on the Erin Creamery purchase, with possession soon. The Hillsburg rink progresses as carpenters prepare for truss rods. Local hunts bring deer returns as Neil McCormick and Wilson Awrey return home. Sermon topic Sunday evening at Church of Christ is Choosing a Husband. Sheep damage claims are listed: Nell McKinnon $10, Donald Sinclair $14, Frank McAllister $400 for two trips.
Burlington notes a Daughters of England anniversary at Odd Fellows Hall this Thursday evening. Mec Robert Young leases Corwin's Brant Street store to open a restaurant and ice cream parlor. Power outage leaves town dark for twenty minutes. residents use candles and lamps. A CN rail express agent warns of a stranger cashing fake money orders in several cities. Burlington High School rugby loses 39 to 5 to Oakwood of Toronto in interscholastic play. Knox Church Board of Managers plans to continue Knox Presbyterian Church. next meeting will announce future plans.
Mr G H Dawson moved into a new residence on Woodward Ave. Mrs H Sherman and her mother left for Florida with Sherman to return soon. Acton visitor Tommy Morton, tensorial artist, was in town. Prof G Q A Gornish will lecture at Milton High on Friday night November 27 on Egypt in the Days of King Tut. A stock car was demolished near Trafalgar Town ship and forty pigeons escaped. Local farmers report large potato yields on several farms. The Ladies Association banquet supported the Main tenancy and Extension Fund at the United Church with speeches by Rev T Albert Moore and others.
Nominations for mayor and councillors set for next Monday. Speed Lodge members visit Credit Lodge. Mrs. Foulis learns of her mother’s death in Glasgow. Knox Church choir praises with strong performances. Ex-Warden McGibbon and S. H. McGibbon attend Maas McGibbon funeral in Sarnia. United Church services promote Maintenance and Extension Fund. Public Library hosts Humane Society meeting led by Ontario SPCA official Mr. Wilson, leading to George-town Esquesing Humane Society formation with officers listed.
A charming dancing dress described in Georgette over pale silk with a left arm closing. The yoke collar is plaited in front and may be made of lace. attached to the dress it forms shoulder caps. Medium size uses 3% yards of 36 inch fabric.
A formal critique argues hoarding wastes value and harms those in need. It likens unused clothing and magazines to idle savings, urging prompt transfer of useful items and ideas to those lacking resources. The piece treats hoarding as unproductive across finance, goods, and knowledge.
In a seaport town tales linger of a famed con man who married late in life. An old friend recalls him rushing home with a white parcel, claiming a new bunnet for his wife and warning others away as he hurried to beat changing fashions.
A story warns that a vessel that has weathered many storms and a person who refuses rain gear or warns against risky habits may still face danger. The captain notes the ship’s timbers are worn, illustrating that past safety does not guarantee future security.
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