Wiles Celebrates Twenty Five Years in Acton Business
Harold Wiles and his sister Miss Laura Wiles mark twenty five years since purchasing the Acton confectionery and restaurant business in 1909. The store moved from MOU Street to Mill Street expanding to an ice cream parlor and kitchen, with a new electric sign and anniversary celebrations including free ice cream cones for kids and a Haddell’s Bakery cake. Local citizens and businesses extend congratulations as the Wiles partnership continues to serve the public.
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Tus Fart
Paris
Harold Wiles
Kapra
B. Ryder
Mou Street
Harold
Acton
Hassard’s
Laura Wiles
Ryder
Mill Street
Pist
East Fall
Laura
Fitiece
Birthday Cake Specials at Wiles Store Highlight Silver Anniversary
The ad invites Saturday four o clock cake cutting and cone tickets for kids at Wiles store in Acton during their Silver Anniversary sale. Harold and Miss Laura Wiles offer Anniversary Specials to celebrate business milestones. A separate playful vignette shows village boys coaxing Ernie to swim, but he refuses saying it’s bath night. A closing note reflects on Christians loyal to God and Jesus as world awaits.
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Acton
Harold
Laura A
Harold Wiles
Laura Wiles
Busiiness
Ernie
Jam on oatcakes prompts playful return
A boy visits an old woman who bakes oatcakes and offers one with jam. After eating, the boy returns to thank her and says there is your board back again, implying a humorous swap or gesture.
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Missus
Good Counter Joke About Sharing Chocolates
A classroom quip where a teacher offers 16 chocolates to share with a brother. Bobby answers Six, claiming his brother cannot count, prompting the teacher to affirm his own counting but not his brother’s.
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Bobby
Doctor's prescription meets Pat's meal request
A doctor orders Irish patient Pat to take medicine after each meal. Pat replies he will, if told where to obtain a meal to precede the medicine, turning the instruction into a witty exchange.
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Pat
Jellies and Jams from Fresh Fruits
Practical guide to making jellies and jams from apples peaches blackberries and currants. Includes fruit prep sugar ratios boiling times and methods for extracting juices and preserving in hot jars with pectin guidance.
Quite True Husband Wife Quip Ends In Retro Joke
A brief dated quip shows a husband warning about stealing, while the wife retorts about stealing kisses before marriage and the exchange ends with a playful line. The lighthearted banter reflects old fashioned humor.
Odor of the Rainbow Reported in English Countryside
In English rural areas people recall an age old belief that rainbows have a smell. The scent is linked to spring showers, flowering buds, and the warm moist air that follows rain. Country folk associate the odor with the rainbow’s appearance.
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England
Sharing Our Joys and the Duty to Brighten Others
An essay reflects on human impulse to share sadness versus joy. It asks if readers feel compelled to spread happiness when their hearts sing and whether grateful brightness should be an obligation to counter others’ gloom.
Canadian Pigs Shine In Market Review Of 1933
The 4th Annual Review of the Live Stock Market and Meat Trade notes Canadian pigs delivered outstanding performance in 1933 with prices rising toward record highs in early 1934. It cites Britain’s pig and bacon program as crucial to Canada’s gains and outlines shifts in selection, quality and trade with the United Kingdom.
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Department of Agriculture
United Kingdom
Canada
Dominion
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Guelph, Ontario
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H. Walker and Son
Guelph
Ontario
Phenre
City Dairy Company Ltd
Ronto
City Dairy
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Acton Free Press
G. A. Dills
Central Ontario Bus ‘Lines, Limited
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