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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 01, 1935
Page
7
A reflective verse outlining daily duties of love guidance and faith. It speaks of loving more each day, helping a wandering child, pondering noble thoughts, praying, smiling at dusk, and living to send truth and do one’s best. The tone is devotional and earnest.
The Toronto Maple Leaf Stadium schedule for August features key series that could decide a playoff berth. The club hosts Byracise Chiefs and Baltimore in night and day games, with a double header planned, while Newark Bears visit later in the month.
The article urges short breaks after meals and during travel or shopping. Pause for tea around eleven, five minutes in refreshment rooms, and rest while reading to refresh the eyes and improve enjoyment.
A short, humorous scene shows Hilly struggling with a chicken wing and asking his mother for another piece. He finally gives up saying this is all hinges.
The article advises hosts to use familiar games for children and avoid new, confusing ones. It warns against foods that upset digestion and suggests hostess baked cakes as a main treat. It recommends removing risky furniture, avoiding boisterous games before the party, and ensuring a calm, safe environment.
Progressive Ho questions why she calls him Pilgrim and remarks on slow progress. The riddle asks what never eats or drinks, never sleeps, yet tires some and speeds others. answer given is time.
A narrator recalls tending a garden at Ginger Farm, facing persistent weeds while a daughter weeds and replants. She describes observing cedar waxwings near honeysuckle, hummingbirds, and stunning sunsets as day fades into evening with dramatic clouds.
A fragmented meditation mixes a reddening sky with visions of an apoplectic ogre and Shelley's Clouds. The speaker muses on beauty in a garden and the ache of impermanence, then recalls a brief quote: if the outlook isn't good, try the up look.
A brief note highlights Kellogg's Corn Flakes as the world's best selling ready to eat cereal. The statement emphasizes market leadership and broad consumer reach.
A quirky diary entry recounts weekly misadventures and gossip about neighbors. It mentions Priday-Ranse Pelk leaving home, Jake debunking a saying, Neff boxing, Labor Day plans, Carrie Ylatz’s birthday, Funny Pruitt’s marriage talk, a possible engagement, and Ant Emmy observing a turtle soup joke. Repeated references to local figures and everyday incidents give a snapshot of social life.
A classroom moment features a teacher asking what classical music is and Harry replying that it is any kind a feller can't whistle. The exchange captures a humorous take on musical knowledge and school life.
In a dawn scene a gentleman asks if any business is more profitable than begging. Beggar Begaar replies he would start a bank but lacks the essential tools. The exchange hints at practical barriers to enterprise.
The quoted exchange shows a push and pull between desire and contentment. One speaker mocks discontent while the other defensively asks what else could be wished for, illustrating a recurring tension in everyday conversations.
A brief overheard exchange frames a father asking why his son joined the Air Force and the reply that the son was no earthly wood, implying a higher purpose or vocation.
Daily eastbound service departs Georgetown at 9 40 p m with the Chicago filer passing at 9 31 p m. westbound trains run on a Sunday only and Sunday only pattern with standard tie times 10 07 a m 6 13 p m and 1 34 p m.
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