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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 10, 1918
Page
4
Local advertisement promotes Bond's for fall hardware and PuKington glass, touts Elastigum as a sealant and gutter adhesive to fix leaks and ensure roof performance. Emphasizes quick repairs with durable products for roofing needs.
A school harvest parade ends with Jaquith winning a prize over Ramore, sparking debate as Hugh McLeod questions fairness. Ellen Ward consoles the team while Captain Yate returns the banner and classmates reflect on merit and pride.
A clear sky and warm mood marked the county event as the Patriotic Parade began at the Courthouse at one. Teachers and boy scouts coordinated floats and flowers while Rasmore and other schools competed for a prize, the crowd roaring at Uncle Sam and a mounted Cavalry figure leading the procession toward the Fair Grounds.
A collage of quotations and verse on gratitude thrift and moral living critiques excess and materialism. It contrasts pleas for honest thanks with playful and pointed rhymes about spending skimping and mindful living across voices including George Macdonald La Bruyere Orville Dewey Edmund Vance Cooke and anonymous lines.
Seams and furrows describe the Captain's rugged countenance as he congratulates Hlien Ward. He offers a firm handshake and praises the Rasmore school for winning the Prize. The scene carries a local newspaper tone with informal speech and a celebratory mood.
A long list from Acton’s Fall Fair recounts prizes in plants and flowers led by Fuschia Begonia and Amaryllis categories. Also highlighted are LADIES' WORK sections with embroidery, crochet, lace, and fancy needlework, plus table centerpieces and tea cloths judged by a panel including Mrs. G. A. M. Judge and Mrs. Hymmen.
A lengthy list of fabric crafts sold or exhibited, featuring Jennie Henry and Mrs Hymmen with items such as carving, pillow cases, sideboard scarf, fancy aprons, stockings, mitts, quilts, and various embroidery pieces. Named contributors include L McCutcheon, Mrs. G A Dillon, Mrs. Log Cabin Quilt by Mrs Yorbes, and many others. The collection covers kitchen linen, wearables, and decorative artworks, with multiple entries for each contributor and subject.
A nostalgic piece extols blessings of health and life, urging gratitude for perseverance and the memory of rural childhood. It recalls city dwellers yearning for a country home and the virtue of hard work, family ties, and gentle remembrance of parents as guiding forces.
The report notes Mr. Thomas Perryman Sr improved his Mul Street stores with grained and painted fronts. A June fire destroyed Mr Thou Ebbage planing mill and its machinery, prompting plans to rebuild a new factory behind his residence for general jobbing and pump work. Excursionists on the G T R head west, returning home as tickets for local trips sell. A pupil named Rome Uhlefor thleven crept into the Publica School, stole the principal’s coat, spectacles and writing materials. The farmers welcomed Tuesday’s all day rain. the Molion Bank in Winnipeg reports sixty thousand dollars stolen after two men gained entry using five lock combinations and a posted key. Dr A S Elliott plans a post graduate course and sells his practice to Dr F J I Orater, new resident physician to Victoria Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. A birth notice for Kingsbury announces the arrival of a son after October 7. A long, ornate devotional passage follows praising gratitude, knowledge, and the eternal nature of existence.
A fragmentary text shows Misa WHeox giving an elementary talk on architecture to clans. The speaker doubts the audience understands, while Lut Tdttle Walter ribbles about a buttress and a hull of something resembling a boat.
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