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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 20, 1936
Page
6
A reflective verse laments self mockery across life stages from youth to marriage and career. The speaker admits each phase yields the line Ive made a fool of myself while recalling dances fashion and battles of life. The refrain guards memory to spare future regret.
Barbara YB Brooks highlights abundant peaches in kitchens with all bran pastry peach turnovers peach gratin and cobbler. The piece shares recipes and tips for preserving baking and presenting peaches in salads desserts and centerpieces for home menus.
Fragmented reminiscences recount the end of a farm mortgage and a flood of local history. The piece recalls Canadian independence celebrations and a family tale of paying off debt, then shifts to Acton Ontario’s historic Stone Hotel, its long line of landlords, a fatal winter death, and the later development of neighboring blocks and businesses including the Dominion Hotel and King Edward Rink.
A historical note describes common roach habitats in warm moist interiors and their nocturnal foraging. It explains sodium fluoride dusting as a primary control method, plus alternatives pyrethrum and borax, with safety cautions for children and pets and practical usage guidance.
The Doctor, one of England’s famed national treasures, will be shown at the Canadian National Exhibition. The massive canvas, about 16 by 20 feet, depicts a fisherman's cottage interior with a mother and child, wrapped figures, and a watching father. Sir Luke Sildes, famed for humane story pictures, sent it across the Atlantic. the work joins London’s Ta Gala.
Ontario Minister of Highways T B McQuealon announced a ten point safe driving code as part of the Try Courtesy campaign. The code urges drivers to stay focused, maintain traffic positions, follow signals, keep cars under control, watch pedestrians, signal lane changes, drive at reasonable speeds, yield when needed, dim headlights at night, and extend courtesy to others.
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Ltd adds free insurance to its pension plan for staff with three months service. Executives receive 3000 dollars, foremen 2000, others 1000, with coverage immediate on death or total disability before 60. No medical exam or age limit.
A health advisory touts meals with bulk to prevent constipation and related issues. Kellogg's Abi-Bran is recommended as a convenient source of bulk with vitamin B and iron. Two tablespoons daily advised with options to use All-Bran in cereals or cooked dishes.
Hollywood star Madeleine Carroll and husband Capt Philip Astley planned a Spain villa vacation but risk of Catalonia fighting altered their plans. They returned to England avoiding travel through Spain with renewed concern for safety amid Civil War shells and unrest.
Acton Stores offer a broad selection and quick service inviting customers to give them priority for purchases. The article highlights convenient locations and attentive staff ready to assist shoppers in finding essential goods.
Directory listing of doctors dentists and solicitors with office hours addresses and phone numbers in Guelph Ont. Includes Dr J A McNiven Dr E J Nelson Dr Wm G Cullen dental services J Buchanan and a bookbinder service with hours and locations on Frederick Mill streets Acton Georgetown. Harold Nash listed as farmer and notary public with legal services.
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