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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 28, 1926
Page
3
A fragmentary poetic vignette depicts autumn fading into winter. Imagery includes Indian Summer, enchanted hills, misty dawns, a crescent moon, and a lone bird proclaiming dominion as the landscape grows still and cold.
A letter to the Free Press discusses Rev Zenas Adams and his grave near the old churchyard, notes early sermons, and recalls Halley’s Comet era reflections. The writer urges Acton to buy Sidney Smith property for the school, arguing it would improve access and preserve retirement scenery, with a personal history on the board and caretaking roles.
The note highlights using overripe tomatoes at low cost for preservation and chili sauce. It gives a method: wash and quarter ten quarts, simmer to juice, strain to remove skins, add celery, onions, green and red hot peppers, sugar, salt, vinegar, and spices, then bottle hot and seal.
Harold asks Bil about a prank involving Percy Jones who owed ten dollars a year ago. Bil pretends to hire a collection agency and receives a letter claiming Jones collected the debt but charges a fee of ten dollars and fifty cents. The exchange shows the humor backfires on the jokester.
The November issue includes Rod and Gun with sports and fishing features. It lists two fiction tales McLean of the Hudsons Boy and The Blue Buoy, plus Fishing Notes by EF Ripley and FH Moore, a Queries and Answers section, and Outdoor Talk content including The Woodcraft Sign Language.
The writer surveys the Min Street cement paving project in Acton, recalling long vanished homes shops and hotels along Main Street. He notes former residents and businesses from the Nicklin farm to the Dominion Hotel, the Barracks and early acts of local industry, including a fatal eye injury to a local boy and a liquor case during Local Option days.
Mrs H David of Rhein Saskatchewan thanks Nurno Dencker of Winnipeg for a home medicine that helped her varicose ulcers eczema and sores after just 14 days of use following the instructions. She grants permission to publish her letter to aid others.
Orillia Diamond Jubilee Committee leads push for Dominion Day events across Canada with plans for children's day July 1 beacon fires and a national banquet in Ottawa. Letters from public figures and provinces show broad backing, with calls to invite King George and Queen Mary and expand to global beacon displays.
A story recounted by the Secretary of War recalls a private with an unbuttoned tunic on a train. A sergeant orders him to button up and cites by law. A gentleman with a white mustache interrupts, saying Major Carroll should consult by law 31 to learn reprimand rules. General Atchison, retired, then weighs in.
The Canadian Magazine recounts Sir Matthew Begbie’s astonishment at a jury’s Not Guilty verdict in a case of sandbagging. He laments that repeated such conduct would ruin trials and vilifies the jurors, then angrily orders the defendant’s discharge and mocks the jury.
A dated moralizing piece contrasts foolish talk with wise action. It laments people who gossip and jump to conclusions while urging reform of spoiled children and comments on electricity transforming the country. It ends with a debated misquotation about Ruth and Ruthlessness.
A collage of historic quotes and aphorisms on truth fortitude and friendship. The text notes the value of brief speech, the challenge of living martyrs life, and social mindsets. It cites Fenelon Horace Mann Matthew Arnold and Ramsay MacDonald among others.
At a North country friendly society smoking concert a piper was hired for a recital. After the performance the chairman announced an encore but the piper refused to play further. A Pittman then questioned who had called the piper a fool, sparking the humorous exchange as the event continued.
A fragment from Everybody's Magazine tale shows an English traveler and his valet driving eastward from Boston for five days. The servant, gazing out, muses that Columbus did a great thing discovering this country and asks how he helped it all.
Quick pile relief claims from Dr Leonhardt's Hem-Rold promise rapid action for all pile types. A 442 harmless tablet is said to remove blood congestion in the lower bowel, delivering relief quickly and safely with a money back guarantee. Sold by Hagsard and druggists nationwide.
Notices announce sittings of Revising Officers for the Ontario Voters Lists Act 1926 across Halton area towns including Burlington Oakville Trafalgar Nelson Nassagaweya Acton Esquesing Georgetown Milton and Bronte Glen Williams with dates in November 1926. Clerks and officers named indicate where and when complaints or appeals may be filed and hearings commence at nine in the morning with possible night sessions.
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