Great Festival Draws Near in Christmas Hope
Poem fragment by Nora Sheppard urging aid to homes touched by poverty. Words affirm faith and charity as the Christmas season approaches.
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Nora Sheppard
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 15, 1932
Page
6
Holiday Specials and Fruit Cake Recipes in Household Ideas
Features a Christmas fruit cake method with butter sugar orange juice and flour, plus variations for meringue frosting and custard sauce. Includes apple orange and grapefruit salads and a lemon mincemeat filling with nuts and spices. Ends with croquettes made from cake crumbs fried to serve with chocolate sauce.
Victim of Law Describes Firm Mother and Fearful Children
The passage portrays Mrs. Smith as stern with her children who never respond. She bristles with authority and even uses fear to command, telling Booby Tun to shut the trap door as a storm nears, while a stern elder observes.
Neighbors Come Together For Christmas Eve In New York
In a New York building, neighbors organize a communal Christmas Eve with a tree, homemade sandwiches, and shared hospitality. Mother Raeburn, Sally, Ted, and their neighbors Agnew and Brindell turn a lonely winter into a neighborly gathering, reflecting a city-wide spirit of warmth and community.
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Raeblrn
England
New York
Sally
Mother ‘Raeburm
Mother Raeburn
Hooper
West Hilton
Ted
Raeburn
New -York
Hoopers
Bally
Agnew
Seftons
Clifford
Laura
Howard Brandell
Flowers For The New Year Garden Care Tips
Winter planning guides for transplanting shrubs and dividing perennials. Move overcrowded border plants with careful root handling and deep holes. Lift delphiniums asters and phlox, refresh soil with manure, and winter over seedlings in cold frames until spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirea van Houttel
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Ontario Leads Canada in Slaughtering and Meat-Packing Output
In 1931 Canada’s slaughtering and meat-packing industry ranked high for production value and material costs. There were 147 plants across provinces with Ontario producing $56,977,583, 48 percent of national output, followed by Quebec $21,633,359 and Manitoba $15,864,207.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Secord
Infant Triumph Sparks Swift-Good Remarks
A baby now walks the floor at night, easing parental worries about Mrs. Swift Henry. The family cheers as the infant gains mobility and independence.
Slats Diary Notes School Diffs and Daily Struggles
A diary segment by Ross Parquhar recounts a week of school pressures and family woes. The entry cites a harsh teacher, a mother urging truthfulness, and small daily troubles from attempting quit frames to income worries and a new rowing machine for health.
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Ant
Emmy
Ben
Enny
Despare
Clem Hix
Clem
Jake
Germany
Langwidge
Best quality goods and local ads urge shoppers
Edson R. Waite urges readers to trust local merchants and local newspapers for the best value and service. The message touts quality stock and advertising as proof of reliability while noting a health claim about Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy sold widely.
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J. D Kellogg
Cooperative Associations in Canada by Industry Totals
A Canadian government report lists 1452 co operative associations with 625 216 members. Marketing groups number 803 with 374 516 members and purchasing associations 467 with 49 361. Credit unions total 13 with 48 254 members, 46 000 in Quebec. There are 92 Community Hall Societies, 86 in Saskatchewan, totaling 5 749. Miscellaneous societies total 77 with 47 336 members. Marketing livestock groups 362, sheep and wool 18, dairy 113. Quebec leads poultry handling with 11 of 27. Fruit vegetable marketers total 152 with regional splits. Seed grain groups 31, Ontario hosts 12. Misc commodities 99 with 66 in Quebec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Department, of Labor
Credit and Savings Societies
Quebec
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Did You Stop to Think About Trading at Home
Edson R. Waite argues local civic support strengthens communities. He cites a high school sweater order won by a metropolitan supplier over a local merchant, noting taxes, property values, and community growth depend on residents patronizing local printers, newspapers, merchants, and professionals. He urges parents and teachers to instill home trade importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold N. Beck
Oceanside
Calif
Daily
Blade- Tribune
Dr J A McNiven Clinic and Residence Listing
Dr J A McNiven physician and surgeon at corner Bower Avenue and Elgin Street with office and residence. Harold Nash farmer M A Barrister Solicitor Notary Public Conveyancer Perry man Block Acton Ontario. Money lent on mortgages Hours 9 30 a m to 4 00 p m Saturdays 12 00 o'clock.
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Bower Avenue and
Elgin Street
P. O
Harold Nash Farmer
Perryman
Acton
Langdon Solicitor and Dental Surgeon Notices
A historical classified item lists Kenneth M. Langdon a barrister solicitor notary and public offices on Georgetown Main Street with Acton contact details. It notes Office hours on Tuesday and Thursday from 1 15 p m to 5 30 p m and evenings by request. Also lists a dental surgeon’s office with Leishman location and hours 9 a m to 6 p m and Wednesday gas extraction service closed all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth M. Langdon
Acton
T. Seynuck
Georgetown
Leishman
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Business Directory
A. J. Buchanan
D. D
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D. D.S
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J. M. Bell
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