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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 30, 1931
Page
7
Poem reflects on timely effort and love using a watermill proverb. The speaker warns that the past cannot provide present power as autumn winds and aging limit strength. The piece urges living fully and cherishing words before time slips away.
Twenty years ago farmers nearseeding progress. property sales include Robert Moore selling Park Avenue residence to John Barr and James Ro Anderson buying Joshua Norrish property on Lake Avenue. A barn is planned on MUL Street. minor injuries and a Toronto horse show win are noted. Died: Isabella Smith in Toronto. Douglas’ Egyptianointment cited.
In an anecdote from Uncerfard Wa collections a new Yurt Club member faces a bribe to drop his name. Lord Marcus, hearing of the insult, quips that five hundred will do and predicts the man will become a thousand.
Fragmented diary notes describe odd events and speculation about Emmy Priday Ant, local beliefs about a harmony cost, a job offer for a parent, a driver testing a ride, and reflections on doctors and poets. The entries mix names, places, and uncertain incidents in a stream-of-consciousness style.
Fragmentary timetable shows multiple daily runs with Sunday variations and misspelled days. Entries list times such as 1. am, 9.05 p.m., 2.28 p.m., 6.18 p.m., 7.14 p.m., 10.22 p.m., and 10.16 a.m. with unclear destinations and weekday notes.
Sunday school text on Jesus in the home of Zacchaeus in Jericho emphasizes salvation for the rich tax collector. It contrasts Zacchaeus’s repentance and restitution with the crowd’s skepticism, noting Jesus seeks the sought and the seeker finds salvation through faith in him.
Mid century style hints offer two cocoa based desserts. The Cocoa Charlotte Rush uses gelatine, cocoa, whipped cream and ladyfingers. Chocolate Molablesss Dip Cakes combine butter, molasses, chocolate, flour and nuts. Additional lemon vanilla junket dessert uses warm milk and cream poured into glasses to set.
A fragmented 1920s style cooking section lists Marshmallow Fluff with orange juice and whipped cream, two economical desserts including Fig and Rice Condensed and a Meringue of Rice. It warns about worm remedies for children and ends with a religious exhortation about Christian faith and gratitude.
A salesman boasts that his success stems from the first five words spoken when a woman answers the door, asking what her mother is in. The banter frames a household encounter as sharp social exchange.
Sundry schedule notes describe daily and weekend service limits. The text lists hourly and minute times for deliveries and pickups at Toronto terminals Keele Street and St. Clair Avenue, noting Sunday and holiday restrictions and special express freight options.
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