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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 30, 1936
Page
8
A short, rhyming exhortation urges readers to stay pleasant and cheerful even in hard times. It notes smiling can improve outlook and that good humor is contagious, encouraging gratitude toward friends and a hopeful mindset.
Ontario passes royal assent for The Jack Miner Migratory Bird Foundation to operate in Canada as a trust with one million dollars aimed at funding bird education in schools. The foundation will own land and solicit gifts while earnings fund upkeep of Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary worldwide recognition.
McLean questions frequent walking as McClure replies he is reducing. McClure clarifies the reason is expenses, noting he has not yet reached the point of urgency.
A Ginger Farm diary outlines a tense week as news of the Moose River mine disaster dominates life. The writer details radio updates, public anxiety, trips to the city for information, and the impact on daily chores and neighbors while Dr. Robertson and rescuers are awaited.
An April column by Horhham B Brooks suggesting spring mood shifts and tonics both external like a new hat or rearranged furniture and internal through colorful meals. It includes two spring recipes Spinach Ring with Creamed Eggs and Asparagus Shortcake, plus notes on seasonal produce and simple preparations.
A set of quirky Q and A items asks about watch parts such as pace and hands, case, and open face. seasons like spring. counts and days. and related notions including crystals for anniversaries and jewels for adornment. The garbled OCR hints at a children’s or classroom puzzle page.
J Cadesky Optometrist will be in Acton with a brief visit offering eye exams and fittings. Residents invited to schedule appointments and address vision concerns during the outreach.
Monday May 4 Druggue Wr AL T. Brown offers free consultation for eyestrain defective vision or headaches. Office hours from 8 am to 4 pm with appointments available.
Mike Dwyer and Harold Gordon risked their lives to rescue Dr. Robertson and Alfred Scadding from the Moose River mine. Dwyer, Nova Scotia minister Michael Dwyer, donned miner clothes and helped at Reynolds shaft. Gordon, brother of Percy Gordon, led Stellarton miners in a perilous effort to free entombed men. They clawed and dug by hand, pulled to safety, then returned to the deadly shaft.
Mrs D E Robertson, wife of a Toronto surgeon, kept a shaft-head vigil as rescue workers reached the 141 foot level of the Moose River Gold Mine. Her husband Dr Robertson and Alfred Scadding were trapped. her man Magill had already died. Joy followed progress as rescuers neared the trapped men.
Raw timetable fragments show standard time entries for east and west routes with daily and Sunday only services. The data includes several times such as 6.10am and 10.07am along with evening departures and late night listings.
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