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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 06, 1953
Page
17
Margaret E. Smith of the Health League of Canada urges working families to pack balanced lunches. She favors whole grain bread and protein from meat eggs dairy and vegetable sources, plus raw vegetables fruit desserts and soups in thermos containers for flavor and nutrition.
A parent reports their eight month old baby began reciting nursery rhymes with clear "baa" sounds. The moment underscores early language development and delight.
A 1901 scene from Acton recalls two Boer War veterans Stanley Moore and Billy Gould with a triumphal arch. The piece describes welcoming crowds, a parade, and civic honors including a gold watch for Gunner Gould, with references to local shops and streets, the Grand Trunk station, and town officials.
Canadians coast to coast are urged to buy winter coal now to lock in off season prices and dry stock. The Bank of Montreal offers a coal loan via Gordon Oder at Acton to repay in easy installments, promising money when it is good business and affordable within next April.
An advertisement touts a tonic called Seve Comilai for vigor and weight gain. The copy claims quick results and urges readers to buy at druggists with a price under 60 cents. It mentions Mr L Sa Mattacgam and promises health improvements and appetite stimulation.
A woman visits a dentist for the fifth time to complain his dentures do not fit. The dentist agrees to rework them but warns it will be the last time. The patient retorts that the issue is not with her mouth but with the teeth not fitting in the glass.
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