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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 03, 1931
Page
5
Acton notes show Miss Eagle visit Preston and many friends in London Toronto and nearby towns. Several residents travel, host relatives and attend school engagements while others announce engagements and recover from surgery. An editor from Percival Vine Advance stops by on a holiday trip.
A fifth copy of the elusive poetry booklet Tamemare and Other Poems linked to Poe era mystery surfaces in Worcember New copy details trail through owners and auctions since 1800s. Noted collectors and dealers race to authenticate and value the anonymously published work once printed by Calvin S. Thomas of Boston.
An excerpt paints a restless mood as hard work and envy press on a grimy day. It contrasts pain with stubborn grit, noting lapses in cheer while others win, money sinks, and private battles persist. The speaker questions coping methods, urging resilience despite gloom.
A quirky exchange on Malin Street and Main Street highlights a local parking joke as a resident jokes it is a miracle to park here. The native insists it is no offense to park, underscoring a humorous town dispute about space.
Article argues Defoe intended Crusoe’s marooning near Trinidad and Tobago rather than Juan Fernandez in the Pacific. It cites references to the Caribbean Orinoco region, Barbados, and Newfoundland as possible points in the voyage.
A fragment from a translated sketch recounts a Russian street scene where Dmitri, driving a four horse carriage, crashes into a curb and insults fly. The narrator notes Dmitri’s sudden speech as he protests the right hand from the left while passersby heckle with rough nicknames and brash jests.
Walton resident Mra G McCord spent a few days in town renewing acquaintances. Wm Wiguerin and Wm Bridgman families vacationed in Mount Forest. P A Ferguson and family returned from Muskoka. Mrs Jod Smith and Lola Horna toured western Ontario by motor. Mrs OC Cain and Cameron from Judsonville visited relatives. Local trips by auto took eleven hours total. A.W. McCrath found a 120 year old tombstone on his property. Infant patient progress at General Hospital noted. Clinton Gotter of Pittsburgh visiting Port Nelson. J 0 Templin and several others visited. Gazette mentions. Mary Cosburn won gold medal from Riverdale Kiwanis Club for top marks in Markham Township exam. Dr Tr Morrison from Newton left for Birmingham MI. Mayor Hall and Mrs Most hosted visitors from Orono. Jessie MacDonald of Hamilton visited parents. Auction sale by George Gibson for Julian Kyle estate. Mrs Walter Whitaker and Amy Whitaker on motor trip to Quebec and Maritime Provinces. Robt Preston Jr and family visiting in Reynolds Street. Lady Mackenzie and several others were guests of John Smith. Franeos Gray Mitchell dies aged 89. private funeral held at St Jude's Cemetery.
A reflection on motives in truth telling contrasting sincere honesty with the pleasure some take in harming others. It warns that loyalty to truth can be tainted by malicious intent and urges careful evaluation of underlying motives before uttering words.
A brief, garbled fragment shows a speaker named Maxine asking about swallowing a substance and a related query on physical movement. The text also mentions Mortland and a powder, but details are unclear.
Toronto quotations show varied price ranges for dairy products, butter and creamery goods, churning cream, and retail trade curton. Poultry and egg prices cover fresh, second quality, and spring chickens, with wholesale meat and hides as well as wool prices listed for country shippers.
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