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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 27, 1928
Page
3
A reflective piece extols the anonymous “man behind the scenes” who drives commerce and daily life. It highlights the unseen financier, organizer, and worker who keep the town alive, praising prompt payers and steady checks. The poem celebrates the everyone behind the scenes who keeps business and life moving.
In a rural setting Uncle Nahum Leavitt and a neighbor share clipped talk about mind and misjudgment. A doorway barn exchange reveals worn phrasing and a tale of pride, experience, and social dynamics shaping a local gathering.
An elderly speaker recalls a near accident while sawing near a barn when a child calls him father. He loses balance on a limb, hangs by his vest, and is aided by Mary and a neighbor with a ladder. The scene ends with relief and a claim of no longer believing in bragging.
A rustic Edinburgh tale recalls Jeoma the sexton of Diroughton Place Church. His humor and stern justice guided stray strangers to proper seats, while his clever tricks against vanity and charity shaped parish life. The doctor, Dr John Brown’s father, mentored him in fainting theatrics and proper propriety amid churchyard mischief.
In Hillsboro Wilbur Cruni dies and his heir Dean Crossby arrives to settle the estate amid schemes by local women. Amy Phelps helps Bobby Raine protect his pet rabbit Bunny as Dean arrives early and discovers the boy’s attachment, culminating in Bunny’s reunion and a house call.
Readout of prize winners across field events, horses, cattle, sheep, poultry at the Acton Fair held Tuesday and Wednesday September 18 19. Names include Lowrie McKinnon Laidlaw Robertson Gale, Wrigglesworth, Brownridge, and many others across classes for draught horses, cattle, sheep, poultry, and prizes for top animals and best teams.
The excerpt shows a family discussion with uncertain lines about living together and Sunday dinner. Names and exact relationships are unclear, but the tone implies a domestic moment of hesitation and longing. No clear event or outcome is documented.
A Riverside tale recounts Governor William Jayne’s rumored visit to Vermilion and a banquet in his honor. A mistaken identity with G B Bigelow led to a humorous reveal as Yankton eventually became Dakota Territory’s capital. The piece reflects rival towns and local lore from early territorial days.
A drowning incident near the river ends with a quick rescue as a divering visitor pulls a boy from the water after he failed to remove clothes. The father confronts the rescuer, sparking tension about credit as onlookers gather.
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