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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
3
Burton Osborne confronts J Ludlow the warden and finds two bucks with locked antlers teetering on a cliff side. He climbs the cedar to cut free one buck using a blade as the other rages below. A risky solo rescue unfolds amid forest tension and peril.
In New Hamburg Ontario Lantio Grattan wins the Canadian Pacing Derby as Dillon Mo clinches second. A deer hunt accident near the trail ends with Burton saving deer and former game warden Della Mackinaw offering forgiveness and aid as the pair reunite with the released animals.
A city lad, lacking farming experience, lists farm chattels and stock but cannot identify a goat. He phones his boss who replies that the animal is the owner, a joke implying the farmer’s possession.
Weekly Garden Graph notes maple leaf spot and tar leaf disease hitting maple districts. It describes symptoms light amber spots turning black and blistering, windborne spores spreading to new growth, and suggests early spraying with a suggested mixture as protection.
A reflective piece contrasts domestic life for mothers and wives with middle age, noting how mornings test patience and bond, and arguing England embodies a calm middle-aged cadence. It extols tea as a daily anchor and hints at an inventor linking an electric kettle to an alarm clock.
An excerpt reflects on morning routines and punctuality, noting how the arrangement of coffee or tea timing, alarms, and early departures shape daily life for mothers wives hired men conductors stenographers and office workers. It muses on whether everyone would rise earlier if at home briefly before work.
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