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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Apr 19, 1934

Page

3

Partridge Hunt Ends with Poacher Taken by Boy Pair

Wally and Porky plan partridge hunting on Tanner hill after investigating a no hunting sign. They confront Nick Dibble, who is wounded in a mistaken shot, stop his escape, and hand him over to Mr. Tanner for police processing.

Porky Wilson Wally Waldo Weill Wey Zem Dow Tanner G. A. Tanner Pork Mr. ‘Tanner Ellery Waldo Nick Dibble Mr. Tanner Nick Dibble Expble Joy Jesse James Old Sox

Early Seeding Boosts Yields and Farm Tips

An old Dominion Experimental Arms weekly notes seed timing boosts yields. Early sowing adds 14 bushels oats, 13 barley, 16 wheat, 4 peas per acre versus two weeks late. Practical advice covers liming, feed for pigs, rose garden care, and avoid stumps in pruning.

Central Experimental Farm

All Bran Cereal Brings Relief After Long Constipation

A patient writes of 30 years taking pills for constipation and finds relief using All Bran cereal three times daily. The letter touts bulk from bran, iron, and vitamin B to regulate bowels, suggesting two tablespoons daily or with meals, and advises seeing a doctor if not relieved.

Ed. Forsythe Kellogg London Ontario

When Advice Is Unwelcome

The piece argues that unasked advice shows a learner’s lack of experience and restraint. It urges waiting for solicitation before offering counsel and warns against presumptive, confident tones. Even when asked, suggestions should be tempered with modesty.

All Kinds of Bait In A Carrot Hook Incident

A keeper caught a stranger angler using a carrot as bait in private waters. The man was ordered to draw his cast and laughed as the keeper warned. Hours later they met again outside the grounds and the keeper marveled at a basket of trout, doubting the carrot as a lure.

Scott

Woman and Husband in Turbulent Three Matrimonial Case

A letter page item notes a woman facing a string of troubles linked to her husband and a third marriage. The piece hints at melodrama and social tensions surrounding marriage in a small community.

Partridge Tale Ends With Cake And Apology

A farmer calms a rowdy scene after a tense moment with a gun, then forgives the boys. He shares partridges and invites them home for cake, recalling a past incident and promising a peaceful gathering with their families.

Pontiac 1934 Cars Offer Smooth Ride and Modern Refinements

The 1934 Pontiac line emphasizes knee action wheels for a floating ride, improved No-Draft ventilation, Bendix brakes, a stronger K Y girder Box frame, and multi beam headlamps. The Straight-8 engine is faster, smoother, and more economical with a vibrationless feel due to rubber suspension. Increased wheelbase and body size promise a roomier, easier ride under the Indian-head badge.

General Motors Pontiac

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