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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 28, 1938
Page
6
A fragmentary verse praises a tree as a symbol of nature and peace. It reflects on a divine source from which all things began and its message of tranquillity to humanity. The style resembles a dated reflective eloquence with spiritual imagery.
How to whip up fast sweet treats and dinners using sweetened condensed milk. Recipes cover Chocolate Macaroons Economy Fruit Cup and Limas a la Francaise with simple steps, serving ideas, and serving hints for entertaining a group or pareja.
Montreal's Victoria Jubilee Bridge will get a permanent decking overhaul replacing steel rail grid and concrete slabs. The project uses cedar timber deck with asphalt wearing surface, involves 24 of 25 spans, adds 1,396 slabs weighing 6.48 million pounds, with CN Railway crews handling nighttime work to minimize weekend disruption. First stage estimated eight days, second phase to start in May.
Gwendoline P. Clarke writes of a chaotic spring on Ginger Farm with sudden weather shifts and seeding during school holidays. She describes decorating a cluttered dining room, painting, wall papering, and last minute fixes, plus garden tasks, hens broods, and a brief note about Doughty and a magazine contest using the farm name Ginger Farm.
Expository lesson on Mark 9 14 29 focusing on the disciples failure to cast out a demon due to prayerless faith and the calling forth of belief The father’s earnest cry to Jesus and Jesus healing the demon possessed boy illustrate the need for prayer and surrender to God’s power for deliverance and victory.
A brief excerpt shows a conversation about manners and respect within a domestic scene. One speaker thanks another and defends a husband against harsh words, emphasizing restraint and civility. The tone suggests a period setting with emphasis on proper behavior.
A reader encourages letters to Our Column about household duties for women with ironing as a favorite, citing prayer time and dreams while ironing. The note includes tips on ironing and a request for letters, followed by a dated devotional section with daily reflections from Thursday April 28 to Sunday May 1.
A garbled mix of sayings and tips appears, mentioning Nurse Elkram, furniture care, wax hardening castors, glycerine use, removing varnish, May birthstone emerald and flower tulip, personality notes for May births, a haunted Geotithic mansion joke, and John L. Lewis on labor unrest.
Weekly Garden Graph by Dean Halliday highlights Daphne metereum as a worthwhile early shrub blooming in February and ready for planting now. The piece notes a mac purple blowsoma with three clustered blooms on bare stems, followed by scarlet fruit in summer, and describes its upright neat growth to about 34 inches, suitable for balustrade or low borders in sun or partial shade.
Fragmentary ad copy promotes Crown Brand corn syrup as suitable for children of all ages and as an energy boosting milk supplement for infants.
Play clothes rise as a focal point for the modern woman with vacation wardrobes. Floren George models a two piece open creation with shorts and halter top, plus a coat dress with a short, bold skirt. Red and blue tape contrasts at the waist, and firecracker fashion trims appear as accents.
Listing of physicians in Campbellville Ontario with offices and residences. J A McNiven and E J Nelson appear as surgeons, W G Cullen and A J McIntosh provide office hours and contact details, plus a note on electro therapy and appointments. Campbellville addresses include Bower Avenue Elgin Street Wilbur Street and Milion Ontario.
Daily service changes noted with morning and afternoon departures on weekdays and Sundays. Key times include 6 04 am 9 54 am 2 24 pm 8 19 pm and 6 48 am 3 49 pm 7 07 pm with a final stop at Georgetown around 48 minutes past the hour.
A fragmented timetable lists eastbound and westbound departures with coded annotations such as Te and Kitchener. It notes Through to London and exceptions for Sundays holidays and holidays, with an effective date in April.
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