Social and Personal Items from Acton and Nearby
Residents and visitors marked a holiday period with travels and calls. Notables include Mr. Melvin Drow returning from Hamilton, Miss Kitty Gavege in Paris, and Gov. Hynds visiting Acton friends. Others hail from Windsor Toronto Detroit Guelph and Brantford, with several health updates and funeral attendance noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Kitty Gavege
Paris
Gov. Hynds
Windsor
Acton
Dorothy McPherson
Guelph
Brownlow
Toronto General Hospital
Wodigains
Mises Mary
Lizzie Ramshaw
Fred Wilton
Wa. Swanston
Eramosa
Temperance Jottings and Engagement Notices
A column mixes temperance quips with local family notices. It notes engagements in Ontario and Quebec including Marjorie Jean Mann to Earl Jessop, and Mildred Jean Dewar to Dr Clarence Thompson. It also mentions church anniversaries and calls for temperance action amid liquor spending concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrug Thomas Cox
Rockwool
Marjorie Jean
Earl Jessop
Willian ¥. Dewar
Toronto
Hiiy Aliter
Mildred Jean
Wand
Wiliam J. Dowar
Milton
Clarence BE
Thompson
Detroit
Clarence
Blaney Creek
Ontario
Old Bt. Andruw'd United Church
Family Quips in a Quick Wit Filled Exchange
A fragmentary dialogue shows a daughter and father debating frugality and family plans. A mother out with prize fighters? A nurse and a child barter with a shilling. The tones mix humor and domestic hustle in a row of quirky vignettes.
Theatrical Agent and Performer Clash Over Tour
A quirky exchange shows a theatrical agent and performer arguing about a forthcoming tour. The agent claims good news while the performer admits eating the act, suggesting a cancelled or disrupted engagement for the week.
Auto Thlts Cartoon Snippet Highlights Road Chaos
A humorous collection of clipped dialogue and cartoons reflecting driving slang and road hazards. Jokes touch on speed, passing trains, old cars, and conversations about autos, weathering daily traffic quirks and social banter.
Umbrella Loan Recovery Task Assigned
A narrator instructs an agent to go to an address and recover an umbrella loaned to a woman two weeks earlier. After recovery, more addresses will be provided for follow up actions.
A Child’s Clever Call for a Clean Plate
The scene at the dinner table shows Vittle Wottly given one night to behave. After guests were served she sat despondent until a bright idea struck her and she cried for a clean plate in a bold voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vittle
Enduring Exchange Behind Revolving Door Meeting
A fragmentary dialogue recalls a first encounter in a revolving door, hinting at a budding relationship. The lines show playful reminiscence as the couple confirms they began dating afterward.
When You Feel Low in Spirits and Help Others
The text urges lifting mood by aiding others in need. It highlights a sick friend, a lonely neighbor, and old souls at four compass points. It stresses kindness, friendship, and small acts to brighten lives and counter melancholy.
Touching a Tender Urart Victim
A fragmentary OCR item presents a terse exchange centered on a sentimental watch. The dialogue hints at a casualty and emotional hesitation, with unclear speakers and minimal contextual details.
Fragmentary OCR Note Sparks Dialogue on Parental Distance
Readable fragments show a father child exchange about separation. The quote hints at emotional impact and tension, with garbled remnants suggesting discussion of actions and possible estrangement. No clear event, date, or identifiable names are present.
Two meanings debated by a puzzled landlady and bordelinquent boarder
A fragmented dialogue shows a landlady and a boarder mishearing each other over care, meals, and conduct. The exchange hints at subtle tensions in tenant relations and confusion about social expectations in shared living spaces.
Newlywed remarks on home life spark lighthearted chatter
A cheerful exchange features a Mr Newlywed praising his home, job, and wife while a bystander overhears and jokes about a happy couple in the country. The playful quip highlights domestic bliss and light humor.
Wok in the Pocket Rabbit Foot Luck Tale
A quirky dialogue sketches superstition about a rabbit’s foot and luck as Jameson and Jonson joke about a pocket talisman. The line hints at a wife’s belief linking the charm to good fortune and takes a playful turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jameson
Jonson
Distinguished visitor Sir Josiah Stamp admired witness to grain trade inquiry
A letter praises Sir Josiah Stamp as the leading statistician and former Lloyd George adviser. It notes his roles with Midland Scottish Teamway and the Bank of England, and quotes his remarks on alcohol's economic and social effects. The letter frames his Royal Commission insights and pro temperance views as timely for Canada’s grain investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Josiah Stamp
Dominion
Sir Josiah
Lloyd George
Midland
Uritain
Bank of England
Reparts
Commindon
General Dawes
Pha Dawes
Bir Joulah
Columbia Univerity
Nicholas Murray Watler
Withal
Jogluy
Royal Commission On Licensing
England and Wales
L Joulah
Joseph
Ir Joslin
Houwze
England
Franco
Ali Joalah
Henry Carter
Ita
Iquor
Market reports yield mixed Ottawa Toronto quotations
Market notes show wholesale prices for creamery butter beef pork and poultry in Toronto and country points. Quotations cover creamery butter creamed meats wool hides and fodder with ranges for No 1 No 2 and No 3 grades and carload levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DALEY
Toronto
Hetail Tracts
Crain Dealera
Wordy Prison Exchange Sparks Lively Quip
In a terse exchange a prisoner asks about a starfish lobsters pun and the other replies you pinched me implying a playful but tense moment in the jail setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suggo
Subscriptions for All Magazines at The Free Presa Office
A brief notice announces subscriptions for all magazines available at The Free Presa Office. Readers are invited to sign up or inquire about offerings and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presa
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Mr. Melvin Drow
Hamilton
G. Corry
Galt
Mesera
Jack
Jim Mcteadle
Reginald Pinnis
Nasmagaways
Mina Margaret J. Macdonald
Gordon Cook
Mrs. VanWyck
J. J. Benham
Everton
Mra. A. Bishop
Myr
Mrs
Alfred Bishop
Mrs. O. 4
Gamble
Kenmore, N
Mra
Vincent and
Bille Spant
Mra. Warold
Mic
Mrs. L. D. Forbes
Detroit, Mich
Mk Nelonynds
Winder
John Cameron
Pho
Mrs. EL Huffman
Mr. Cordon Hoffa
Orchard Beach, Wakoilmacoe
John Davidson
Glaslyn, Gusk
Arthur Grieves
Ming Brown
Wt. L. Davidson
Johnston
Wepworth
Mra. J
Frank
Laura Frank
Katherine McPhedran
John Frank
O. Wallace
WW. Robertson
Bothwell
Mich
Angus McLaughlan
Jessie
Miss Lyda of
Kin
Apent Bunday
Duncan McDougall
C. ¥. Martindale
Mary
Coppell
E. Grindell
Walker
Division
Man
Robert Bennett
M. Z. Remote
George Murray
Ab. Wingham
Wick
Mr. T. Johnstone
Miss Davis
London
Davison
Wro
OG. L. Barberis and Family
Rochester
Milan
J. W. Barberee
JW. Marbette
J.P. BE. "Lerry
Joan Morylon
Brantford
W. W. Baldwin
Bault Ste. Marie
Gueala
Robert Nennett
Miss Bennett
Mmos
A. E. McDonald
Edward T. and
John ,A. McDonald
Samia
Alex, Macdonald
Temperance
D. R
Gog
The
People For Our Dominion
Charles J. Mann
John Mann
Clara Tousall
Montreal
Quebec
Thomas Ware
Hart Ware
Campbellville
D. McTavish
Battaay
Alexander Macdonald
Margaret J
Jno. O. Dennta
Yarnia
Hear Creek Presbyterian Church
Macdonald
Unp
Sandly
Boma Ontario
Mquor
Liquor Control Hound
Famphiung Jontonw
Hille
Janet
Marten
Philadelphia
Naya
Horn Por Hig Business
Tommy
Nuree
Nurse
Tye
Bob
Bave
KCE
Beloetad
Sam
Judge
Speeder
Jou
Yio
Petter
Doard
Nourder
Tandlady
Bourder
Whippers
Domeatlo
Iquote
C.f
Koml
Fiiday
Bramy
Turday
Glory Ewanson
Ren Lyon
Warner Daxter
Joan Rennett
Wierced
Marlo Twid
Polly Moran
Pip
Pittsburg
Patterson
Patterson’s
McCormick's Soda
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