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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 10, 1925
Page
2
A fragmentary poem by A B Coppard evokes autumn’s welcome with imagery of harvest, wind, drums, and fading green to red and brown. Shadows, hunted creatures, and the moors frame a seasonal rite as bells and gusts celebrate change.
Wedding superstitions from ancient Babylon to modern nations reveal beliefs about tying threads, racing down aisles, silk sashes, salt for luck, rain as good fortune, dog barking as warning, first rise from the altar, and avoiding same name attendants. Variations include pigeons, signatures, and coral petals for luck.
The passage argues wealth misuse spans all classes. A poor person may misuse wealth by riotous living or vanity, just as the rich may misuse. It emphasizes shared moral responsibility, breach of trust within households, and warnings against waste by those with little means.
A street organ grinder keeps playing despite being told to leave a gentleman's house. The man complains of disturbance. the Italian organ grinder claims no understanding of the request. The magistrate interprets the stamping and waving as a demand to quit, but the organ grinder is discharged.
Jim recalls a flood where hogs swam three miles to safety while the Blakeslee bottoms flooded. Mrs. Peascott orders urgent action and the hogs survive, though most cattle stay behind. The tale challenges the belief that hogs cut their throats while swimming.
A confused overheard exchange shows two workmen near a shop debating overtime hours. One claims extra time is needed after buying a show, while the other insists eight hours is the union schedule, hinting at work beyond standard hours.
A look at presidential receptions highlights the juggling act of handshakes and crowds. In Weldon North Carolina President Cleveland encounters a farmer who exclaims youve voted for many but never seen one and calls him a whopper. At the White House a shabby tramp slips into a teachers ceremony and the President greets him as Doctor Unlucky with a friendly smile.
The Ontario climate suits European and Japanese plums in the western province, with European types thriving along Lake Huron. Eastern Ontario favors hardy European plums, while native and American varieties do well in eastern and north central regions. Early varieties fetch good prices. spraying is essential for steady profit.
The Cleveland Leader recalls General Shafter’s tale of learning self reliance in a mental arithmetic class. A taller boy whispered the answer 29 then 30, prompting Shafter to trust his own judgment and proceed independently in future challenges.
Miler's Worm Powders are devised to promptly relieve children who suffer from the ravages of worms. It is a simple preparation to destroy stomachic and intestinal worms without shock or injury to the most sensitive system. They act thoroughly and painlessly, and though in some cases they may cause vomiting that is an indication of their powerful action and not of any nauseating property.
A selection of quotations on virtue faith and duty from Carl Churz Amoll's Journal Bishop Huntington and H J Van Dyke. The passages extol fortitude holiness charity and the inner life guiding the soul toward God and moral action. The tone is devotional and moralistic.
A woman argues with a streetcar conductor during a rainstorm as the car slows past her, she protests delays and lack of protection. The conductor tells the group that woman is all right but her place is in the home.
A Quiver essay highlights extremely small English chapels. The Lullington Sussex church is sixteen feet square with a pew pulpit and diamond windows, seating thirty in a village that seldom exceeds six. Nearby Crawshawhooth Friends Meeting-House holds sixty with six oak benches. John Bright once walked twelve miles to it. The Jordaans shrine in Buckinghamshire stores William Penn remains and Milton’s nearby cottage ties the area to Paradise Lost.
A Col. Fred N. Dow tale from Portland Maine recalls how precedent shapes action. At Montmorency Falls a driver declares passengers will not drink or pay for others to drink, revealing a long memory of similar refusals and the echo of a Portland man named New Dow who also refused.
A chaotic courtroom moment shows magistrate Patrick Muldoon addressing a highly alarmed burglary witness. The stammering witness swears to tell the truth while avoiding distracting confusion as the defense seeks to clarify his testimony.
A humorous Yale Record excerpt recounts Brilliant Billy facing finances from a bill board and board bill dilemma. The pun centered tale ends with Billy selling the bill board to cover his board bill, alleviating his financial burden. The piece concludes with a playful jab at coins and a nod to Holloway's Coir Remover as a cure.
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