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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Apr 16, 1931

Page

4

Canada Increases Seabird Populations At Sanctuaries

Honorary Treasurer of Ontario Legion notes growing value of bird life in Canada. Canada now has over forty bird sanctuaries from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. A 1930 census of ten northern Gulf of St Lawrence reserves shows seabird numbers up 19 percent since 1925. Species gains include elder duck 27 percent and herring gull 189 percent. Total seabirds counted were 100,896 across sixteen species.

Canada Nova Bcotia British Columbia Gulf of St. Lawrence National Parks of Canada Branch Department Ynterios

Fish Swap Turns Fatal in Rockland Store Mixup

A rushed Rockland Maine store hired extra help at the goldfish counter. A customer took a fish at regular price, bought it, and returned the next day with the fish dead. The clerk blamed the death on improper wrapping as she claimed to have wrapped it in oil paper and extra layers to prevent freezing.

Rockland

Beasts and fogs derail traveler at hotel hub

A hotel lobby rumor centers on a puzzled traveler who got lost in fog, mistaking his route from a train. He eventually found his way home, but the misdirection inspires chatter about safety and travel woes.

Naval Conference Ends With Witty Exchange

A humorous vignette features a nervous husband scolding a muscular cook after many breakages. She retorts she is a "treadnought" while he counters she is a destroyer, playfully framing their confrontation amid the broken china. The brief scene evokes naval jargon and comic bravado.

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