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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 07, 1926
Page
2
A mother recalls her son’s childhood in a room filled with keepsakes and the quiet ache of him growing up. A later scene shows a boy with an adoptive father over coffee and eggs, a playful but tense farmhouse dynamic, and a quirky homeopathic cure involving eggs and carrots.
An orphan narrator recalls being adopted by a man in Chipway who treats him with homeopathic methods. The account details the boy's past life, his odd egg eating episodes, and the father figure’s unsettling insistence on “cures” and discipline.
Nasssagaweya Council last week approved several accounts for township schools and government grants. The meeting also fixed school rates by number and amount, including No. 1 through No. 9 assessments, Union and the Township rate. Separately, Canada supplied Russia with 1000 light horses from Saskatchewan bought with Russian funds in Canadian banks, following a similar purchase last year.
The October Rod and Gun features hunting and fishing topics as Canada’s hunting season opens. Articles include Raymond Thompson on pursuing game via gear, Robert Watson’s piece on Three Flahers Went Trail ing in BC, and Frank V Parsons’s duck shooting methods with practical tips. Published monthly by W Taylor Limited Woodstock Ontario.
An visiting woman toured a locomotive works and showed great interest in what she observed. A man accompanying her explained details about the machinery, revealing curiosity and engagement with the viewing.
A nostalgic meditation on old fashioned love and the idea of a sweetheart, contrasting poems and prose about romance. It includes anecdotes on Rev Whitefield, Dean Swift, Dr Abernethy, and other historic suitors as examples of courtship and manners.
A 40 year old Erin Township tale recalls George Gibbs the auctioneer and a sick boy whose dog fetched $33 at a stock sale. Bidding paused as the boy’s plight moved neighbors, and Gibbs pressed down his cap to collect the charity. The dogs and funds went to the boy, illustrating compassion at a rural sale.
Reading from an old text, the notice claims worms cause illness in children and that Miller's Worm Powders destroy worms, correct digestion faults, and restore stomach and intestines to healthy function. It presents a warning against peevish, restless behavior linked to parasitic infestation.
Summary of the Week's Doings records Acton Central School prize to Mr E J Rayns headmaster. Labour Party campaign prep for November 1 elections. open air meetings promised. Milestone: 850000 pennies raised for West London Hospital. Meetings at Southfield-road Old Scholars Association and St Martins West Acton. Local court cases include Margaret Wheeler charged with theft. A hospital wedding photo feature and a baby show event are noted. A milk van incident, bell ringing at Wargrave, a motor cycle speeding case, a Burlington gardens death, drunken disorderly conduct fines, and a Beauchamp Life-Saving prize win are reported. A cellist accident at Cumberland Park and Shakespeare road is mentioned.
Fragmentary OCR snippet describes external and internal applications by a Dr Thomas claiming quick relief for throat irritation and bronchial symptoms. It references pores opening and coughing relief, with dubious pricing notes and doubtful medical authority.
Walter George Tubby, native of Acton and son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tubby, died in Seattle on September 26. A lifelong outdoorsman and railway storekeeper, he built a notable career from Georgetown to the Canadian Pacific and the Great Northern, later serving in the Panama Canal stores system. He leaves two sons, Charles W. of Seattle and Oliver G. of San Francisco.
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