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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 13, 1936
Page
6
A playful excerpt contrasts expected plural forms with oddities like oxen and mice, noting how English often defies simple rules. It teases mispronunciations and foreigner struggles with words such as feet, teeth, mice, and brethren, while contrasting common forms with unusual ones.
A guide urges mothers to train daughters in informal, impromptu hospitality with small tea gatherings. It outlines age appropriate planning, simple menus, and a light, garden-like tone, plus two recipes for Apricot Bread and Tea Punch.
The piece traces the Adamses built Main Street residence era eighty five years ago, Aunt Electa Adams and Captain Ebbage’s marriage, early tenants like Dr. Drake and Holt families, the Smiths and their furniture store, the Salvation Army barracks later used by St. Joseph’s congregation, Jack Agnew’s wedding at the barracks, the Army’s shift to Methodism, and current owners like Andrew Akins and Nelson Lambert with future notes on Mill Street activity.
The article notes smaller average glove sizes among Chinese and Japanese compared with European and American peers. It states Great Britain mainly supplies higher quality gloves to foreign populations, with France and other continental countries also contributing to demand. Shanghai accounts for about 10 percent of total imports, while Japan supplies nearly all native demand of inferior quality.
A humorous dialogue frames a child questioning family roles. The girl asks if heaven Santa and the Stark bring items, then questions the need for father. The matriarch affirms each answer with a gentle, lighthearted tone.
Journal entry style notes spanning Sunday to Saturday recount daily events and musings by Oliver N. Warren including family remarks, neighborhood interactions, marriage gossip, speeding incident, jokes, and a stock sale anecdote ending with a veld animal incident in Niger South Africa.
RR Gordon Helsby of the London Daily Herald said he was shocked by Canadian sentiment, sparking protests from patriotic and native organizations across Canada who accused him of misrepresenting the nation and traveling with bad company. The dispute drew strong denials from multiple groups.
Kellogg's Rice Krispies praised as crisp and digestible for supper. Described as nourishing and sleep promoting with a Mother Goose story on every package. Made by Kellogg in London Ontario. Quality guaranteed and sold by grocers everywhere.
Listings show doctors dentists and solicitors with office hours addresses and phone numbers in Acton Georgetown and Guelph Ontario. Names include Dr J A McNiven Dr W G Cullen L M C C Harold Nash farmer solicitor and notary public Kenneth M Langdon A J Buchanan P W Pearen and a bookbinder service on Wyndham Street Guelph.
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