Acton stores stay open late before Christmas
Local notices report Acton stores will remain open each night until Christmas. Schools close tomorrow for Christmas vacation while a hockey workout occurred at the Arena last night. A fire safety update notes no power interruptions. A fatal railway crossing incident killed John and Wilfred Rice near Riverston. A skating mishap injures Mr John Kenney on the Post Office steps. Tradh Officer Howell returns to duty after six weeks at a police school in Toronto.
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Tradh Oficer Howell
Barx
Toronto
Boy Pulls Bone Setter Not So Salt in Leg
A boy in Ind suffered a leg injury with poor result from local care. His mother trusted a famed quack bone-setter Theley. After a painful pull the quack claimed success and the boy blamed him for a salt leg, prompting family reflections.
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Ind
Theley
Do Big Game Animals Sense Big Game Season
A Nova Scotia incident reported to the Fish and Game Department shows deer departing when the hunting season nears and returning after, suggesting animals learn safe periods around preserves and hunting closures. Five deer formerly fed in gardens and orchards but disappeared as the season approached, later reappearing after it ended.
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Sonn
Nova Scotia
Fish and Game Department
Canadian National Railways
West Gore
Wason
Mourning Confusion Over Old Man In Town Tale
A colored minister questions a grieving woman at the dock about her black attire. She explains she is mourning her second husband, insisting her first husband is not dead, while noting his nagging.
Becond Pushes Boxer in Memory Bout
In a recalled scene a coach urges a fighter to strike despite blindness. The boxer refuses, pleading inability to see, while the mentor counters with a demand to fight from memory. The exchange centers on determination and unsafe advice in a tense moment.
Tenth Anniversary of Dublin Women's Institute Celebrated
The Dublin Women's Institute marked its tenth anniversary with a regular meeting at Mrs. Van The Presid ent's home in Dublin. Papers on Pioneer Days in Halton County and Christmas in Other Lands were presented by Miss Edith Nellis and Mrs. Peter Molsano respectively. Volunteers offered future meeting hosts, and members traced a decade of activities from 1925 to 1935 including canning, handicraft, first aid kits in local schools, and charitable donations.
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Dublin Women's Institute
Van
MrDougall
Storey
Peter Molsano
Halton
Toronto
Edith Nellis
George Somerville
E. Gamble Acton
Dublin School
E. Appleby
Georgetown
Wm. Bracken
John Stewart
H. Webster
T. A. Btorey
Wannockham
Minnie Somerville
Ako
Chinese buyers prefer named wheat grades instead of numbers
In Shanghai China the native buyer favors naming wheat varieties over numerical grades. Shanghai handles most of China’s imports with a milling capacity far above other regions. Chinese wheat use has risen while imports fall, with 1931-32 Shanghai mills consuming 115,095 long tons of domestic wheat and 1,017,855 tons of imports.
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China
Canada
Shanghai
Agricultural Department
Canadian National Railways
Manchuria
Central
North
Shanghai Mills
Argentina
Australia
Farm Horse in Winter Feeding Guidelines
A Dominion Department of Agriculture pamphlet explains winter feeding for farm horses. It notes horses use energy rather than food during work and stresses regular feeding, avoiding overfeeding, and gradual changes to prevent common ailments. For maintenance, provide one pound each of mixed hay oat straw and turnip tops per hundred pounds of weight.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Prominent Guelph businessman George S Savage dies
George S Savage, longtime head of Savage & Co jewellers in Guelph, died Friday at General Hospital after a recent operation and years of ill health. Surviving are two daughters, a brother, and a sister. Funeral services were held Monday at 2:30 at his home on Park Avenue and Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Guelph
George S. Savage
General Hospital
Mr. Savage
Cuba
Savage & Co
W. H. Sparling
C. R. Smith
A. D. Savage
Savage
R. G. Starrett
Park Avenue
Woodlawn Cemetery
Mrs. Bennett Rallies Community After Death at 83
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hingham Bennett died Friday at her Lake Avenue home after a heart attack. Born in Churchville, she was the widow of Robert Bennett and mother of Minnie, Thomas, and Mrs. J. E. Yerry. A longtime church member, her funeral was held Monday at the United Church with Rev. Dr. E. Milton Morrow officiating. Interment followed at Palmview Cemetery Acton.
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Bennett
Lake Avenue
Acton
Ontario
Ond Pritay
Mary Elizabeth Bingham
Robert Bennett
Robert Bingham
Ireland
Churchville
Xin
Samuel Bingham
Coningsby
Minnie Z
Thomas
Toronto
E. ‘Yerry
Brantford
The
United Church
Women's Missionary Society and the Indies
Church
E. Milton Morrow
Fred
Bert
Edward Bingham
Louden King
Palmview
Pillow
Joan
Donna
Gates
Samuel
Bebnelt
Acton Public School
James Moore
Clara Moore
Ladies’ Aid
King
Preston
Sault Ste. Marks
Acton School
Goard
Spray
A New Local Character By Two Local Boys
A spoken exchange in a local pageant features two boys presenting a character sketch. The dialogue centers on a shopkeeper confirming prices not exceeding five or ten cents and a request to be directed to the boat and shoe department.
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Sandy
Final Meeting of 1935 County Council
The 1935 County Council held its final session with resolutions praising MY. Cleave for impartial leadership and prompt county service. A brief farewell followed as Mr Currie and Mr Irving moved adjournment, and a Warden’s dinner at the Milton Van hosted many guests.
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McNiven
Harrison
Cleave
Yivi O
Wareden
Currie
Yrving
Cary
Electric soil heating aids seed propagation in Canada
Electric soil heating for seed propagation and plant growth grows in Ontario with nearly 260 installations in greenhouses hotbeds and cold frames. It speeds field planting by about three weeks in the Burlington district and yields sturdier plants with better root systems and less wilt after transplanting.
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Canada
Ontrio
Burington
Weather and daily life in New Liskeard district notes
The letter describes persistent cold with heavy snow and icy roads, notes routes to Kirkland Lake Timmins and Coch rane, and praises the region's scenery and mining towns like Mi Saskatchewan and Kirkland Lake. It covers farming, milk marketing, and grain sales, plus a fox trapping anecdote and local greetings from R. W. Johnson.
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Wero
Kirkland Lake
Timmins
Cochrane
Elk Lake
Matchewan
Gowganda
New Liskeard
Leeville
Montreal
Miatchewan
Ontario
Ottawa
Toronto
Furlton
Chariton
Harald
Wilfred
Mr. Fox
Harold
Tom Fave Press
Acton
Gucinh
R. W. Johnson
Nun Who Gives Women Something to Talk About Sparks Scandal
A sensational exchange references a nun known for stirring chatter among women and labels a Noa surgeon as a scandalmonger, hinting at a public intrigue.
Wordsworth and domestic life clash in odd domestic chat
A humorous dialogue line contrasts a couple recalling Wordsworth with practical remarks about paying a gardener and housekeeper. A maid clarifies social roles while mentioning colleagues, revealing classed humor in a domestic setting.
Pioneer Equipment Co. Established 1923
Pioneer Equipment Co located at 19 Woolwich Street Guelph Ontario lists its long standing presence since 1923 in a compact business card style entry.
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WEAD
Queen Street
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Pioneer Equipment CO
Woolwich St. Guelph, Ont
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McEnery
William Palmer ‘@acHéry
Jocals
Oakville
Trafalgar Council
Oscar Kaiser
John
Wilfred Rice
Riverston
John Kenney
Acton Arena
Boxer
Qozer
Miemory
Dublin Institute
George
Sauvage
Benjamin Savage
Maria Scholfield
Norfolk Street United Church
Royal City Lodge of Perfection
Rose Croix
Mfr
Elmer Terry
T. E. Bennett
Sannah Bingham
T. E. Bingham
Hamilton
Burtland Conowr
Erindale
Isaac Bennett
Noreen Bennett
Vand
A. King
Minnie Beetan
Tara
Addie Delaney
Lillian Delaney
Win. Bingham
Fred Bingham
Burt Bingham
Bassle Bingham
MD. Dinghan
Erin
W. W. Waldwin
Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Mer
RL. Bingham
Prank Oakes
Speedside
Alys
Wat. Near
Clinard Theberge
Wa. Hinghun
Mirs
Ernie Wood
Aloys
Alberthia
Kitend Conove
W. H. Stewart
Roy Brown
ELCO
MARS
J. K. Gardiner
Rr Tea
Nature
Wordsworth
Oll
Acton Beauty Parlor
Avavawag
Marcel
Margaret Ley
Dunlop Fort
Norton Motors
Maxwell House
Aylmdr
Peas Devon No
Lde Tin
York
del Marz
Nirlets
McCormick
Rob Roy
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