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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 28, 1925
Page
1
A reflective poem by Albert W. Drummond contemplates life, memory, and moving forward along a winding path. The speaker speaks of not passing this way again, seeking guidance and a helping hand on the journey toward a brighter goal. He questions whether contact with familiar neighbors can restore faith or meaning as he walks toward God.
In a letter from Frank J. Barber the Sunny South writer visits Jacksonville Florida on the St. Johns river. He notes the deep water channel and a 3 800 ft toll bridge with a 105 ft lift span and 665 ft vertical clearance, tolls for cars and passengers, and a 1 200 000 dollar city built bridge returning its cost within five years. He tours the alligator farm, native snakes, and a spring training field, visits Atlantic and Pablo beaches, recalls shelling sand crabs, orange groves on the river’s south shore, and evenings in a central city park with daily band concerts.
Traveler describes Jacksonville Florida area including bridges and city sites. Recounts visit to St Augustine founded in 1665 with the fort and old houses, notes hotels like Ponce de Leon and rates, then travels to Ormond Beach and Daytona Beach for inland drives and famed speed races. Mentions Rockefeller wintering in Ormond.
The Halton Agricultural Society held its annual meeting at the Milton Court House last Friday with a large attendance. Reports for the previous year were adopted, and plans for the coming fair dated October 1st and 2nd were entrusted to the directors. Officers elected include J. C. Blackrock as honorary president, W. E. McCready as president, E. M. Readhead as first vice president, Edwin Harrop as second vice president, A. McGibbon as treasurer, A. L. MacNabb as secretary, with auditors J. M. Denyes and W. J. McClenahan and a long list of directors.
Crown Attorney Dick arrived home from Baltimore on Sunday. Mrs Dick underwent a serious operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital and is recovering at home within three weeks. Mr and Mrs James Blacklock of Nassagawesa are bereaved again as their two year old daughter died at Guelph General Hospital after an operation. The Blacklocks previously lost two children about two years ago. The dialogue includes a whispered remark about a woman named Das and a biting remark linked to marriage.
Rude farmyard scene ends in laughter as two men stumble over a gag tied rope and share a nibble of fresh hay. They part claiming the day ends well with a comic, rustic moral.
In Walkerton, E Roy Bayles urged local merchants to use weekly newspapers to reach hundreds of homes at low cost. He warned extinction by metropolitan chains and outlined advertising value and community benefits to revive business and jobs.
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