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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 17, 1931
Page
6
A poetic urging to trust friends despite life’s shifts. It stresses shared faith, mutual support, and honor as steady guides. The piece envisions seasons of hardship and hope, insisting that truth and friendship endure when faced with adversity.
A vintage style list promotes lemonade and fruit punch for Christmas meals and adds several dessert and candy recipes. It includes lemony cake crumbs croquettes and a lemon mince meat mix, with health notes about balancing acids after rich foods and a brief aside on throat remedies.
In a snowbound city, a young paperboy named Dan rescues a baby moment before a trolley accident. He heals in hospital, where the baby's mother thanks him and offers a found family amid Christmas cheer. The story blends hardship with gratitude as Dan learns belonging.
A circus at night loses watermelon loot to thieves and elephants. The train crew, marshal, and deputies chase suspects as elephants crash through car doors in a comic pursuit. Elephants commandeer watermelons, smashing seals and feasting, while guards lament the difficulty of punishing animals.
A curious tale spreads about Atwell News Yorker and a ring engraved with the Ten Commandments in faint letters readable only with a nucroscope. Friends fear he has lost the monoscope as the strange item draws attention.
A narrator reflects on paying back parental debt with appreciation and service rather than money. A tale of a French painter who repaid kindness not with cash but by sharing art’s value shows true gratitude. Children often dream of supporting parents, yet real effort begins in youth through consistent, thoughtful actions.
Malcolm Mucthegor joked about his Niagara honeymoon while a bystander teased him. He claimed he had never been to Niagara before yet was on his honeymoon. The reply noted the bride was elsewhere in Toronto with someone named Falla.
A note urges callers to place telephone calls before Christmas to prevent crowded lines and delays. Operators wish to ensure prompt, pleasant service and remind that Christmas greetings are timely before the holiday as well as on it.
The Royal York Hotel purchased top prize carloads of cattle for Christmas and New Year celebrations. McIntyre Ranching of Lethbridge won the first prize Hereford group, with further prize shipments from Canadian Pacific Railway farms, Olds College, and other breeders. Colonel Robert McEwen of London, Ontario exhibited the Grand Champion Wether and a prize carload of tombs.
Directory style item listing professionals in Acton and surrounding areas. Dentists lawyers notaries and a watchmaker jeweller advertise offices hours and contact details with notes on services and locations in Acton Georgetown and Guelph.
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