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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 1934
Page
7
Readers note a persistent typographical error slipping into the last pages as the presses run. The boss laments the fault and the copy reader hides his face in frustration. The rest of the issue remains clean, apart from this one recurring slip.
A homemaker guide extols the jelly jar as a versatile kitchen ally. It suggests many uses from spreads to frostings and fillings, encourages home canning of fruit jellies, and offers new jelly recipes to boost quick-energy treats for summer heat or winter cold.
A long recipe notes how to cook quinces with apples or cranberries to make red jelly, including fireless cooker methods and jar sealing. The passage also shares a letter from a local historian about 1840s to 1870s school life in Acton, detailing bills, teachers, and community records from Halton.
Crested wheat grass should be sown in spring or first half of September for best stands. Seedings from June 15 to August 15 often fail unless rain follows and cool weather persists. Seed should be planted not more than half an inch deep to avoid failures and protect young seedlings from heat.
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls friends and supporters of the school from Esquesing and Erin areas. It notes a list of residents around Dublin crossroad to the town line and hints at letters sent to Esquesing District of Gore.
A businessman writes to his banker lamenting mounting tax and regulation burdens. He claims government, county and bylaw rules squeeze his finances, leading to financial ruin and a forced wait to see what comes next.
A humorous exchange shows a boy asking for two dimes from Mr. Birdsell who agrees. The boy then asks for four, urging the man to thoroughly enjoy himself as he lends more money. The scene highlights lighthearted streetwise bargaining.
An essay notes that admiration reflects character, not the admired. It contrasts a harsh, excellence driven teacher with a lenient one and compares two boys who idolize Lincoln and Jesse James, arguing that admired figures reveal a person’s values and future.
The piece urges self reliance over dependence on advisers for life's questions from jobs to salaries and friendships. It warns that waiting for a signpost harms success and emphasizes that seeking advice is fine but should not replace one's own thought out plans and decisions.
At a dinner Mr. Baldwin recounts a tale about an Americana college caretaker who kept savings in her mattress. The college sent the mattress for cleansing, funds were retrieved, then the bank later failed. The lady had withdrawn her money and returned it to the mattress.
A lodger admires a sunset from his window and is spellbound until his landlady reveals the view is marred by a dirty pane. She laments that many people possess eyes yet fail to see divine beauty, preoccupied with worldly matters.
A reflective meditation on resilience. The text argues that true courage reveals itself only under pressure and that endurance is proven by facing difficulties rather than sheltered from them. It stresses that fortune and protection mask strength, while hardship exposes real character.
A lighthearted quip reveals a married couple's contrast. The sentimental wife asks if the husband would mourn and visit her grave, and he bluntly answers that he would, mentioning the cemetery lies on his route to the golf links.
A Japanese servant named Togo enters his mistress's room unannounced so she warns him to knock before entering. He responds with a mispronounced apology and a quip about discretion. The exchange highlights social boundaries in a intimate setting.
Successor to late Dr. H. A. Coxe announces 27 years of practice. Night phone 66 day phone 7. Office remains in the same quarters as Dr. Coxe.
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