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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 09, 1926
Page
3
In a melancholy scene the sun sets over a misty lake as blackbird’s song fades. The countryside moves with ploughmen homeward and distant bells. nature’s hush hints at eternity and a sense of God as night deepens.
A well educated young woman, moving to a distant city, struggles to find a real home beyond boarding houses and rooms for rent. She offers help with music and hosting, and her plea for a genuine home is accepted by a welcoming woman. The piece urges openness to strangers and warns against rigid gatekeeping.
A rural dialogue recounts Susanna Brown’s superstition about a black cat warning her of misfortune. Neighbors debate the omen as Susanna hesitates to travel, recounting a clumsy chase and a tossed suitcase that spooked the cat turning the tale into town lore.
The piece advises people troubled by social awkwardness to seek immersion in conversation and activity rather than isolation. It suggests realizing the unimportance of one’s own words, focusing on others, and becoming wholly absorbed in what is happening around to ease self‑consciousness.
A quirky column blends proverbs and quips about relationships, fashion, and manners. It features a seaside air joke about Isobel and a tale of a quarrel over finances ending in an engagement break. It notes a motorist who married a year later after a fatal accident and comments on social ambitions and luck.
A teacher explains that nothing is ever wholly annihilated. Matter changes form from solid to liquid to vapor but remains a part of creation. A pupil remarks that no spoken word or thought is lost, it continues for good or bad through time.
Former Acton residents visit, sharing long memories of Hasletts and local fires. Clara Watson and Winnifred Watson are recalled, with notes on family ties to the Limehouse area and nearby streets. Also recounted is a Scotch golf tale and a scene with an alligator on Broadway.
A political appeal urging a Conservative government to reserve the home market for Canadian farmers. It posits Ontario and Quebec growth, capital, and immigration depend on stable governance and protection against American imports, citing Meighen’s Midland statement about restricting surplus shipments.
The piece notes a shift in U S policy as the Conservative administration enforces dumping rules to curb surplus cherries and tomatoes from flooding other markets. It implies this reduces price disruptions and alters seasonal supply dynamics.
The article contrasts Canada with Denmark, Australia, and New Zealand, urging Canada to adopt cooperative marketing to improve both quantity and quality. It cites Meighen's pledge to implement such a policy and to halt US fruit and vegetable dumping, criticizing King for inaction.
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