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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 27, 1927
Page
2
A fragment from a 1927 issue describes children in costume pretending to be witches and ghosts. They plan tricks and fortune telling with games like pin the tail and bobbing for apples, while adults look on with cautious amusement.
In town visits mix with family ties as Mina Hagel Cleave calls on Kenda in Parka and Mroe Walker from Paris chats with Georgetown friends. Mrs James C Hutt of Hamilton spends the week with cousin Mrs HW Kennedy as Mr RD Gardner and James Gardner of Orangeville visit Georgetown friends. Mina Lucy Harding returns after four months visiting Stratford and St Mary's. Mina Aileen Groat newly graduated joins Royal Business College Secretarial staff now at Charkin Bread Co Ltd Toronto.
Mr HK Greer sought medical care at St Josephs Hospital for treatment. Claude Prescott and William Anderson plan a hunting trip to Ridtrow Hay. Real Beootering returned home from a two week visit with her son George and wife in Detroit. Mr and Mrs Oscar Williams and Mr and Mrs Willan Hammond left on Monday on a motor trip to Wat's Glen. Watson Jr. shot a wild duck on the lake Thursday. a rare specimen. Hurlington Horticultural Society decided to plant peonies donated by the Prince of Wales in a town park, site to be kept secret until they grow. Barbara Leitch recently returned from Midland. William Crouch of Hamilton visited family here. Mr and Mrs Robbie Richardson of Windsor called on friends here. Mr and Mrs G T Scott and son Wilfred spent Sunday in Toronto. James Hedyard had seventeen sheep killed and worried by dogs. Mrs Jackman, employed at the Musheling Inn, has returned to Toronto. Mary McEnaney from Cutract injured her left wrist falling. Dr Clark and Mrs Clark, with Mr and Mrs Hackett of Meaford, visited on Sunday. Dr Clark is son of the late Rev Clark, former pastor here fifty eight years ago.
Oakville residents welcomed visitors over the weekend including Mrs Nay Shaw of New Market and Judge Hilimter of Hebt horn. Winnipeg trip reports record attendance and enthusiasm at the Conservative Convention. Guests from Toronto and Winona shared time with local families as Salvation Army congress activities drew noted locals. A new traffic gauge system is planned on Oakville streets to guide mothers-to-be, with implied caution for drivers.
The community notes visits by Milton Mra Ingle of Woodatock and Myr O Pridiere of Cayuga to their sister Mian Joyce. Several residents including Mea G A Mematreet and Mra J D Mackenaie spent Monday in Toronto. illness and school postponements due to a fever epidemic affect local events.
Morton, a young man stuck at a bridge site, hopes to return to South America for work. His father, the camp’s older foreman, joins the Swedes and Irish in a Halloween party to ease a growing clash. The plan fuses home ties, labor unity, and the chance for Morton to prove himself worthy of the South American posting.
In a lurid Victorian tale a clergyman’s lodgings host, a maid, and a mysterious ring lead to jealousy and scandal. A moral crisis unfolds as accusations arise and the chamber’s oddities come to light. The narrative centers on reputations, social judgment, and a chastened, tumultuous aftermath.
The Acton engine powered an Asraplane to a record showing at Venice Italy in the Belaetdle Trophy race. The craft flew 177 miles in the race and other planes faced crashes or failed tests as observers noted performance.
A lyrical meditation on homeland and memory blends with rustic scenes of farm life and family. The text evokes a wandering mariner, a farmer’s toil, a minister, and Uncle’s farm chores, framing a portrait of place, heritage, and reverie across time.
The passage describes early 20th century farm work with butter making, creamery activity, and dairy production in Acton Unat Week. It notes butter quantities, creamery activity, and the shift from horse and buggy to motor trucks, highlighting family labor, rural markets, and evolving technology. It ends with reflections on change and the enduring value of the old home farm.
A garbled passage presents nonsensical phrases and stray words. No coherent events, people, or organizations are identifiable from the snippet.
An advertised drug claim promotes URATAHS by Dr Southworth as a private remedy. The article touts long usage, hints at urinary relief, and urges purchase from a central fortvalor supplier. It highlights claimed private doctor endorsement and moneyback style assurances.
The readable portion shows garbled phrases and missing context making a clear event or identity uncertain. No coherent names or places are extractable to identify a person, organization, or date.
Fragmentary directory style ad notes a lawyer notary public and mortgage services with hours and addresses in Ontario. Mentions Harold Nash farmer and Henri Garvinate Toronto University. Contains scattered phrases about account books and binding services.
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