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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 20, 1923
Page
8
A reflective poem by Anno M. Walker urges perseverance through hardship. It compares muddy roads and heavy burdens to faith in a brighter dawn, insisting steady effort will bring progress and purpose.
Milton reports coal from Alberta sold at 14 dollars per ton delivered with several shipments on order. Local traders note positive reception from customers and describe rising demand as part of a growing supply chain.
A 1456 Bible with movable type attributed to Cardinal Masarin travels through monasteries and nobility before a New Yorker buys it. The tale includes misreadings and a comic exchange about a poem, revealing the book's storied provenance and a noted editor’s quip.
An elderly writer recalls a highway survey past and memory rich with Cameron orchard, cherry trees, and a boyhood town. He muses on railway crossings, local history, and the appeal of cricket, baseball, and the young prince’s Canadian visit.
Norval correspondent describes the Toronto to Rarnia highway project at Norval. The hill west of the village has been cut and filled, lifting the road forty feet from the hollow and twenty-five feet from the hillside, creating a negotiable grade. A bridge at the hill is being prepared and a detour guides traffic toward the valley. locals anticipate a safer, better road to Brampton once finished.
The Manitoba Free Press predicts the western wheat crop will be the largest in history in its twentieth annual estimate. Alberta leads with 148,901,525 bushels on 86 bushels per acre, Saskatchewan yields 21 bushels per acre totaling 48,410,664, and Manitoba 127 bushels per acre totaling 44,000,980 bushels.
The superintendent toured Chef village school during an annual visit. Pupils stared in awe as he spoke, while a boy named Wilflo seized the moment. When asked a test question about a kettle, he offered the clever reply “the hole in the kettle, air,” winning notice.
Town and Country column reports a new fire alarm system planned for Oakville. Mary Moore arrives from England for a family visit. The Ever Faithful Bible Class of the Methodist Church schedules a bazaar on October 27. Donald McKeller wins at the Michigan State Fair Detroit. Over 150 applications for Oakville night constable. Constable McCleary leaves in September. Knox Church notes the 100th anniversary of Jamon Nisbet born in Oakville. Nesbit family related to the late missionary.
A by law received first two readings in Council week to borrow 4300 by debentures for ladders fire truck and equipment. Residents and visiting guests from New York City London Titusville Chino Rock Island Miami and Midland were noted in town scenes. A Milton district meeting at Host Plain Methodist Church was announced for September 21 at 10 00 am with a Department Conference to follow.
Mrs Roy Field of Edmonton and her son visit Milton to see Mrs Mary Ford. Anniversary services in Knox Church planned for Sept 30 led by Rev J A Wilson. Engagement announced for Enid Logan to Col Win Ponton of Belleville. Toronto visitors toured Milton and met Police Magistrate Dice and family. Milton High School Athletic Association elected officers for 1929 34 with Joe Alkena as President and Jr Stewart as Secretary Treasurer.
Mr John Smith has returned from two months’ trip to Detroit. Mr Robt Garatung, who spent the same time in the West, has returned home. Mrs Sayers and Miss B Sayers of Acton and the Misses Molrd of Fort William attended the Moore home last week. Milton Swanson won first prize of 20 dollars in judging heavy horses at Toronto in a class of forty four. Rob Croft won fourth prize of 17 dollars for judging dairy cattle against 62 competitors. David Gray placed high in the horse show. The Sunshine and Crusaders Mission Bands of the Presbyterian Church held their annual bank offering in the church. Rev J Little’s address was enjoyed. the missionary pageants were a highlight. The Astor Show of the Horticultural Society held after postponement, drew sixty nine entries. John M Savage of Acton presided. three prizes awarded to each class. An epidemic of dogs killing sheep is reported in the township with many compensation claims. Brumosa Council met and approved several accounts including lambs killed and sheep injured with payments listed.
Two men walk along Sunnyelde's shore when one trips the other. A crude joke about death follows as the injured man laments. The companion insists the slip was harmless, claiming he merely knocked over a pail.
The Georgetown Herald reports a $1000 insurance per person and weekly indemnity of ten dollars for town residents. Frats and local business deals appear as Wardlaw and Kingdom buy Currie’s Warner Meenti assets. Various residents including Miss Marion Gollop and Dr Thomas Wrigglenworth are noted alongside farm and cattle activities at the Western Mail judo and Bird’s stool barn.
A reflective Journal fragment warns that crooked deeds bring inevitable doom, with references to gravel eating as a grim fate. It contrasts a once lavish life with a fall into poverty and shame, and closes with a quip about framing over art.
The fragmentary text shows an elderly speaker in a dialect or aside addressing a nephew figure. It hints at naval references, blessings, and memory of past years, with a rural or archaic voice recalling delays, promises, and a wish for forgiveness or recollection.
Mr. D N McNabb of 40 Ford Street Toronto, a Suburban Express Company watchman for six years, reports rapid improvement after taking Dreco. He cites relief from constipation sour stomach and dull appetite and notes jaundice faded as digestion and kidneys strengthened. Dreco marketed by A T Brown Acton and sold by druggists.
The piece argues true cheer comes from vision, not blindness, urging people to look up to God. It contrasts cheerful neglect of flaws with a moral duty to seek light, saying eternity will reveal solutions beyond earthly troubles and prideful, selfish gloom should be avoided.
The Fall Faire schedule lists events across towns including Aberfoyle, Alliston, Arthur, Ancaster, Brampton, Bolton, Burlington, Caledon, Collingwood, Cookstown, Cooksville, Erin, Fergus, Galt, Georgetown, Grand Valley, London Western, Markham, Milton, Oakville, Orangeville, Ottawa Central Canada, Newmarket, Rockwood, Rockton, Brant, Stratford, and more. Exhibitors and visitors anticipate fairs from September to October with varied dates.
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