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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 06, 1936
Page
8
Poem fragment on sympathy and empathy. Speaker laments not recognizing another’s grief and wishes to offer gentleness, warmth, and friendship. Reflects on missed chances to comfort and understand during distress.
Disproving old ideas excites chefs as pies regain prominence on menus. The article lists several novel pies, including pecan and fresh raspberry varieties, with all bran pastry and crumb crusts. It notes pies expand dinner menus and introduce chiffon-style creations.
The narrator recalls Squire Grant a longtime magistrate who settled petty disputes in Acton. He describes Grant’s cottage on a lot once owned by Grant, his family, and connections to local figures such as Hynds and Kennedy, and notes Grant’s active role in nominations and municipal affairs. He hints at future reminiscences about Aunt Electa Adams and Captain Ebbage.
George E. Parker of St. Catharines, elected president of the Automotive Transport Association of Ontario, lauds truck drivers for courtesy beyond etiquette. Minister T. B. McQuesten’s safety campaign urges drivers to Try Courtesy as we honor 175 drivers with clean records for a year of no accidents, many traveling over 30,000 miles each.
A family discusses their new baby whose name is not yet known and who speaks in incomprehensible words. The dialogue highlights communication challenges and curiosity about the infant’s identity.
A playful exchange questions how Africans experience monsoons and animals. The boy asks if there are Mons there and learns they have no xoo, prompting a simple explanation of local weather terms.
Toronto Maple Leafs push toward the International League playoffs under Isaac Morgan Boony after injuries. August and early September home dates at Maple Leaf Stadium list Newark Hartimore Albany Montreal Rochester Buffalo matchups with night and day games and Labor Day doubleheaders.
Canada maintains a broad apiculture base across provinces with 1935 honey output at 284,400 pounds, up from 1934. Over the 1920–1930 decade hive numbers rose from 185,530 to 279,453 and production from 6,370,300 to 18,459,072 pounds, led by Western Canada. Ontario and Quebec accounted for about 95 percent of output in 1920, with Prairie Provinces contributing 16 percent by 1932. Honey remains a valued natural food largely consumed domestically.
A college student rises in a dining room and a guard reports a dropped silver goblet. The guest, Ruf fians, confronts the officer with calm politeness and exits. The scene shifts to a lighthearted exchange about taste and a playwright’s rejected work.
The grand statue titled Canada stands as a solemn tribute to the hero dead at Vimy Ridge unveiled by King Edward VII. It commemorates Canadian valor in the great battle where Dominion soldiers faced heavy losses and earned world renown for selfless heroism.
A dense page lists physicians surgeons solicitors and dentists in Acton and Georgetown. Notable entries include Dr J A McNiven Dr E J Nelson Harold Nash farmer M A Warrister solicitor Netary Public and Conveyancer Kenneth M Langdon barrister solicitor Netary Public and P W Pearen D D S dental surgeon with new quarters in Symon Black Mil Street Acton.
Francis Nunan offers bookbinding for all kinds and periodicals bound. Ruling neat and prompt. Located at Wyndham Street, Guelph, Ontario.
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