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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 17, 1936
Page
6
Fragmentary Christmas poem reflecting on Bethlehem, light versus darkness, and a plea for peace, justice, and mercy on Christmas Day. The text includes altered words and archaic spellings, with references to a radiant star and the quiet town. Names Thomas Curtis Clark appear as the attributed author within the damaged lines.
Christmas dinner tips and modern recipes for holiday fruit cake and cranberry sauce. The article details a no cook cranberry mold using gelatin and a white holiday fruit cake that can be made weeks ahead, with steps, ingredients, and baking guidance.
Sharpshooter Sam Fourcell helps drive the annual slaughter of 1,500 buffalo at National Buffalo Park between Saskatoon and Edmonton. Burns and Company conduct the operation under government oversight in the park abattoir. Buffalo meat is distributed eastward via WHLs Limited with public sale of steaks tongues and other cuts, maintaining park herd levels.
A prose reminiscence traces a Christmas scene with the Nativity by a stable door as townsfolk recall early Main Street sites. It recollects Inn keepers, the California Hotel, the Grant stone house, and successive residents whose lives shaped the hamlet.
A critical view of The Farmers' Creditors Arrangement Act assented to July 1 1934 questions its impact and governance. The letter argues civil servants should help repair old machinery and share knowledge, while noting political neutrality expectations. Continued discussion is promised on page seven.
The article outlines the shift from fur trading routes to a Western Canadian grain shipping network via Hudson Bay. It notes the 1881 railway expansion to the Pacific, the 1931 establishment of Hudson Bay route, and Churchill’s harbor growth enabling wheat exports to Britain and Europe. It cites 44,100 tons in inward outward tonnage and 4 203 501 bushels valued at 4 289 808 dollars for the season, highlighting distance advantages to Liverpool.
Fragmentary lines describe a scene where an engine is missing and a mercy exclamation is noted. The text appears as a garbled account with incomplete quotes and unclear context about a journey or action three miles over an unknown enemy. The piece likely reflects a rough draft or OCR error.
In a rural scene, Mr. Newlyrich completes his first fox hunt and jokes about his wife’s fur costs, wiping his brow as the hunt ends.
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