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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 15, 1925
Page
3
The poem recounts a prodigal son tale where a youth returns to a patient guardian. The narrator recalls past endurance and grants renewed trust as the boy dreams again of golden paths and youthful wonder. Peter McArthur.
Overseas items report a teacher exchange plan with Dominions and a Victoria Australia visitor to Acton. Local society news covers a tennis social at Central School, hospital talks on tonsil removal, police court fines, church services, marriages, and public debates on by law and hospital funding.
In a playful exchange a reader asks for a method to make a hot meal without cooking or flames. The response deems it impossible and dismisses the idea of heating, noting that heat must start and flame is required.
Milas Allle Slessinger hosted a shower for Miss June Marshall at Wager Avenue with 23 guests. Local Horticultural Society enhances the village entrance opposite the Sturt Inn. Parsons celebrate their twentieth wedding anniversary at Locust Street. about fifty guests attended. Randolph McDonald Construction of Toronto wins a $10,000 contract to extend the seawall at Brant Street, to start and finish this period. A meeting advocates for Duncan Campbell Liberal candidate election in the county. Town Fire and Light Committee reviews needed department accessories after a spring fire at the town hall highlighted gaps.
Mr R I Creelman left on a West and British Columbia trip. Rev Dr Cline from Grimsby attended Miss Dayfoot’s funeral. Numerous residents visited Palermo Rochester Haileybury Detroit and New York. A Young Liberal Club was formed with officers Ross Cameron president and Arlo O’Neill as vice president. A town car accident caused minor injuries to William Orr. Various locals traveled, hosted guests, or visited relatives across Ontario and beyond.
Community updates include Rev N A Hurlburt taking service at St Pauls United Church Milton and Knox Presbyterian planning anniversary services with Rev T Crawford Brown from Toronto. Engagements announced for Lillian Bea Stranaghan and Emily Belle Walker, and ministerial call for Knox Church. Also Irish Cobbler potato weighed 2 lbs 15 oz grown by John Randall Jr and local residents news including Mr Woming ill, Robert Duff's return from British Columbia, and Champiin.
Local church leaders and dignitaries attended multiple services and speeches in Hamilton and Victoria Hall. A WCT A rally in Temperance Hall drew large crowds while the Salvation Army visit marked by Colonel and Mrs Miller. Yair Night Tattoo earned a net $224.91. Water and Light Commission reports show reduced water use and power costs. Juliet Chisholm and Jean Gregory planned study in Paris with Sorbonne attendance. The Marratt Leather Co reports record activity and Perkina Sors plant fire caused partial damage.
A collection of riddle questions and pun answers. Items include crown location for King Alfred the Great and playful quips about letters, animals, and everyday objects. The humor hinges on wordplay and misdirection.
In a domestic exchange Mr. Calk ins complains about a fish delivery his wife Marla ordered for lunch. She explains her fixation on fish and insists she could not resist changing supper plans.
A wife pleads urgently for George as danger threatens. He bolts from bed, dons clothes, and hurries downstairs to find his partner in peril. The scene ends with the child’s mischievous toe bite moment and the question of timely arrival.
The speaker realizes the church was not the problem but their own heart and attitude. They admit selfish longing and social insecurities blinded them to the living message, discovering they themselves were spiritually still and in need of renewal. The piece ends with the confession that the church is within, not a distant ideal.
An advertisement touts Rheuma Lame as a miracle cure for rheumatism gout neuritis lumbago and neuragna claiming swollen joints pain relief rapid recovery and improved sleep. It asserts the remedy acts on stomach liver kidneys and bladder and offers a money back guarantee through druggists including E J Hay.
A newly appointed manager faces distrust from workers who query why he is disliked. He recalls a minor gift of a silver teapot left at his departure and jokes that this may portend a larger reward, a gold kettle, if he stays.
The author argues Canada should pivot from farmer-focused immigration to attract urban populations via higher tariffs. Citing 1923 1924 farm immigration declines, they claim tariff relief failed and propose studying the United States example of higher tariffs that drew sustained immigration, suggesting Canada mirror that plan.
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