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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 16, 1926
Page
3
Poem advises expressing praise to loved ones before they pass away. It urges timely encouragement as words cannot be read from a tombstone. Attributed to George A. Turner, it emphasizes the lasting value of warm approval over fame or money.
A Lake Ontario farmer and shopkeeper found a baby rat in a shed nest and kept it as a pet, feeding it by hand. The cat gradually accepted the rat, and the two animals grew inseparable, wandering the house and shop together and even sharing a shop window. They remain jealous of each other, yet seek each other when apart and sometimes dance when reunited.
Analysis shows United States leads car ownership with one car per six people while Canada ranks fourth in total registrations at 715 962 behind Britain France and the United States. China and British India have very low car-to-population ratios despite large populations.
A quirky garden guide advises that a garden needs variety and fresh input from outside stock. It warns against crowding flowers and stresses selective sowing with forget me nots before roses and keeping carnations, foxgloves, and chrysanthemums renewed for continuous color.
A nostalgic piece describes extensive whitewash use on farms to brighten buildings and preserve wood. It highlights fence lines along roads as signals of cleanliness, notes debates over flaky paint, and recalls glue mixed with whitewash as a durable sign backdrop for merchants' ads.
A Boston Transcript tale describes a traveller in a dining car who orders eggs but waits as the cook, unable to fry them properly due to a rough railway road-bed, keeps fumbling the eggs and delivers a comical apology. The waiter tries to smooth the delay with apologies as the eggs remain uncooked.
The death of William Hume Grant, long time railway executive and former Acton resident, is reported. Born in Acton sixty eight years ago, he rose from local schooling and teaching to executive roles with Mackenzie Mann and the Canadian Northern Railway, later transferring to Montreal before retiring in Toronto.
The notebook recounts years of prominent visitors including Sir William Mackensie and Sir Donald Mann stopping with their private cars in town near the Grand Trunk Railway. It notes Fred Ramsay of Gloversville and his wife visiting, recounting family ties to local residents William and Aggie Hemstreet and pointing to Ramsay’s birthplace and lifelong church work.
A preacher notes Jeremiah’s rebuke of Jehoiakim amid cedar and vermillion luxury. He laments modern wealth without moral duty, insisting honesty, justice, and reverence for God surpass material splendor as true success. The piece contrasts ancient kings with today’s values, urging simple virtue over opulence.
Harper's Weekly recounts a dinner bet between Senators William M. Evarts and David Davis. Davis, weighing over 300 pounds, challenged Evarts to a 100 foot race with a three yard start. They raced in an alley three feet wide and 100 feet long. Davis slid through the space, while Evarts failed to pass or bypass him, ending with Evarts acknowledging the joke.
The Stratford-on-Avon Town Council upholds its duty in deciding not to demolish Clopton Bridge, a historic river crossing linked to Shakespeare. Built by Sir Clopton, the arches survived centuries and faced later alterations, with Romans and Shakespeare era weathering noted in local lore.
The physician praises cheerfulness as greatly beneficial to the ill. He tells a discouraged patient to drive away depression and practice cheerfulness, singing at work. The patient replies that he cannot smile while doing glass blowing, calling his work grumbling.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions dyes tablets and a money back offer. It references a B. J. award and individuals Henrie and Wena in an unclear context. The readable bits suggest a consumer or health product promotion amid damaged text.
A nostalgic verse proclaims a grand community fair with neighbors gathering, big attractions, livestock displays, meals, music, and rides. It invites families to attend from nearby areas, highlighting cows, hogs, sheep, horses, racing, and festive leisure.
Contractors work at the new park entrance as Prospect Park prepares for the Acton Fair. Fencing pillars and a combined ticket office near completion, with park access via Park Avenue or Knox Avenue. The Secretary will have an office at Town Hall on Saturday and Monday, inviting visitors to view the midways and rides.
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