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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 16, 1926
Page
5
A compact verse praising vigor and pep with lines about courage to act on a hunch, nerve to tackle hard tasks, and a spirit that lifts neighbors and town. It highlights a friendly face, honest character, and resilience to rebound after setbacks.
Twenty years ago the Free Press reports turnips being shipped from the area. Elisha Lane sold farm Lot 20 Con 3 Esquesing to John MacIsaac. Rink promoters plan for an early opening. Acton's Oddfellows attended the LO F celebration in Toronto with the band. Reeve Swackhamer and Council propose widening Mill Street. H H Worden sold his Church Street house to Wm Wiles. Elliot estate houses on Young Street sold to J H Denny of Erin. Esquesing schoolchildren receive free fair tickets. Harvest House held at St Alban’s Church with decor including fruit and flowers. Rev. Wm. Walsh preached Thursday. Rev. Matthew Wilson led Sunday services. Acton junior baseball beat Erin juniors 10 to 6 at the Scotchmen’s demonstration.
A Boston reader recalls a Glasgow incident where a woman entered the wrong church and faced a dilemma about returning a sixpence to the plate. A Scots pupil and an Edinburgh student also show tricks of tin and copper offerings, each seeking balance in small sums over weeks.
A reflection on how bad news spreads faster than good news and how unkind gossip harms neighbors. The piece urges restraint, urges considering others before speaking, and asks readers to pause and choose to say something positive instead. It emphasizes self reflection over spreading rumors.
A wife fearing a downing while traveling with her husband mistakes a lake for ground and notes a dropped pear button on her jacket. The aviator reassures her to stay seated as the craft remains aloft. A separate ad promotes Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for child convulsions and worm protection.
The article notes Canada’s electricity generation for domestic use in the first five months of 1926 rose 17 percent from 1925 and 38 percent from the same period in 1928. It attributes the growth to expanding industrial activity and turbine installations, with more power used for industry than lighting.
A doctrinal Sunday School lesson explains obedience to Leviticus and Exodus laws, stressing the holy character of God, the rewards of law keeping, and the penalties of disobedience, with modern applications on law, order, and temperance. It outlines themes, discussion questions, and a week of daily readings from Exodus and Psalms.
A collage of quotes on wisdom, wealth, and character quotes by Shaw and others appears alongside an advertisement for Holloway's Corn Remover praising its safety and efficacy. The piece blends reflections on virtue with a product pitch.
A columnist contrasts lovers of today and tomorrow with critics who yearn for yesterday. It praises youthful, forward looking spirits as the force that keeps humanity advancing. An asthma ad follows urging early use of Dr J D Kellboeg s Asthma Remedy to prevent chronic attacks.
A 1902 two cylinder motor car reaches Banff joining modern vehicles as the Bow Valley itinerary marks 24 years of motor progress in the Canadian Rockies. The trip highlights the shift from horse drawn transport to car travel and notes milestones from 1916 to 1926 including park gates opening and the Lake Louise to Field Highway.
Portrait of Lydia Fulcher, Calgary Swimming Club champion, poised mid air at Lake Louise. The photo notes her as a mermaid of the Canadian West trained at Banff’s Cave and Basin, with Montana mountains, glacier foreground, and the new pool 90 feet long at Lake Louise.
A garbled page fragment merges personal musings on rain and love with a boastful claim of a century old grain and livestock yield. An early medicine pitch praises Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a versatile household remedy.
A physician explains to his daughter how meat is produced from animals. The girl, astonished by terms like hide flesh and cooking, asks in wonder if angel cake uses an actual angel. The scene highlights a child's literal interpretation of grown up explanations.
An inspector tests village children on the meaning of epidemic. A lone voice recalls Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as the oil of the people, praising its enduring usefulness and wide use.
A comic portrayal of Brown and Green Bob a janitor at a New England college who thinks he outranks the president. He is wily and sharp with students. a freshman taunts him about his gray hair as Bob calmly replies that time will alter his appearance. A later ad touts Miller's Worm Powders claiming to expel intestinal worms and restore organs.
In a small Ohio town Mr N a lawyer takes a farmer’s request for legal advice. He delves into a worn law book and charges three dollars for modest guidance. The farmer gives a five dollar note, and a tense scene unfolds as Mr N searches his papers for more counsel and offers two dollars more worth of advice.
An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Extract Tablets as a remedy for frail underdeveloped children. It claims vitamins from cod liver boost appetite, weight, and health, and highlights testimonials of rapid weight gain and improved vigor, with price and money back offer.
The Acton Fall Fair of September 21 22 1926 lists winners in horse events including Best High Stepping Horse Best Single Turnout Best Lady Driver and more across divisions harness racing light express horses and road horse speed exhibitions. Agricultural livestock dairy and miscellaneous sections name prize winners and cash awards with many names such as James Symon Alger Cripps Duncan Campbell George Glmour and Peter Smith along with sponsors Acton Creamery Imperial Oil Co Massey Harris Co and J R Kennedy.
Acton timetable lists trains to Guelph Kitchener and Toronto with weekly and Sunday only services. Westbound departures at 7 PM and 3.05 PM with returning eastbound at 1.30 PM 7 PM. Extra Sunday car to Toronto from Acton at 8.30 PM. Coaches call at Wiles Cafe Acton.
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