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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 10, 1936
Page
3
Our Christmas Club promotes buying gifts from a broad range of items including pictures, trays, games, toys, and kitchenware. A deposit holds selected articles until December 23, with images and prices noted for items such as drums, toy trucks, scoops, and roasted peanuts in shell.
A collection of Christmas letters from Acton Ontario and Rockwood Ontario children asks Santa Claus for dolls, clothing, and small gifts. The notes share hopeful messages about family, gratitude, and a wish for warmth, with references to Dec 1 1946 and local addresses.
Canada’s gold output climbed through February 1936 and set a September record of 390,820 ounces, with total ore processing reaching over 3,000 tons daily. The industry notes expansions, more plants, and robust prospecting signals for a brighter outlook. The rest discusses echoes at Lake Balaton and discovery reports in New Guinea, with unrelated travelogue and anecdotal notes.
A Melbourne inventor claims a twenty year plus effort yielded a process for synthetic wood. He asserts the product can be sawn planed and finished like ordinary wood while being non infl ammable and resistant to splitting and warping. He promises nails and screws will hold under normal stress.
A fragmentary exchange discusses concern for an ailing son. The old man fears lack of news from the Cote while the professor replies that the son is not improving. The text reveals anxious family worries and uncertain health progress.
A fragment reflecting on how every human interaction shapes others for good or ill. It stresses accountability for daily exchanges with children, servants, friends, and acquaintances, noting each greeting and gesture carries unseen impact and significance.
A Gloversville factory built a machine claimed to shave print from newspaper without tearing the paper. Tests show the grinding surface roughs the surface slightly but does not wear holes. The device is said to grind hide surfaces for tanning in dove cloths.
Aaman and his wife clash over a sight difference. He admits error with a courteous farewell, saying You are right and Dam wrong, as you generally are. She reflects quietly, then drinks in the moment of parting and the looming departure.
A fragment shows a speaker in Stratford asking what use there is in merely sending postcards from Tandon. The tone hints at seeking deeper meaning or connection beyond tourism and travel.
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