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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 19, 1935
Page
8
Poem fragment recalls a painted china bowl with blue harebells. A lost Christmas Eve gift memory lingers as the unseen beloved no longer brings the crimson package to the door. The speaker keeps the bowl in memory, with the image of the slender hare nesting on its side.
Twenty years ago on December 23 1915 Milton faces heavy losses after a south Main Street blaze destroys four buildings worth 20000 dollars. Halton plans to supply 500 men to the Halton Dufferin Battalion while Sergt Coles recruits several new soldiers. Harry Harwood returns home wounded from England after months in hospital. Died Charles Smith aged 29 at his Toronto residence.
A long advertised device, the electric Ol, was first offered over fifty years ago to serve a small market and soon gained wide acclaim. It expanded to a continental audience and is now highly valued across the continent. It is presented as unmatched and superior.
Employment in Canada rose to 1,012,103 workers on November 1 from 998,300 the prior month, a 14,803 gain as the index climbed to 107.7. Manufacturing showed counter seasonal growth with iron and steel leading gains. textiles, rubber, chemicals and other industries added jobs, while food, lumber, leather and several services fell seasonally.
Canadian Immigration data show a surge in tourism for September with 63 841 more visitors versus last year. Border admissions total 1 650 862 in September 1935 split by highway ferry train and boat, with yearly gains across Apr to September and every month of 1935 higher than 1934.
A nostalgic Christmas piece recalls childhood joys and family love. Verses reflect on motherly devotion, holiday baking, and shared meals, urging present generations to create joyful Christmas memories for children. The note closes with well wishes and a nod to a local exterminator ad for background context.
A terse exchange between wife and husband highlights financial frictions over cigarette purchases and hints at broader tensions about spending and household decisions. The wife scolds the husband for wasteful tobacco use while the husband questions if the concern extends to buying a new dress.
Oliver N. Warren records a week of informal diary entries recounting family interactions and social scenes. The tone mixes humor and confusion with references to Christmas, teachers, bridle club gatherings, a nearby court, and quirky misunderstandings across days.
A fragment shows dialogue about social class and attire with the question if they can join the smart set. It contrasts high brow with low neck implying fashion and social distinction in a light exchange.
A humorous exchange centers on a man called Nalph who is jilted after a quarrel over kissing, with one party insisting the other’s nervous suitor demanded permission to kiss. The jest hinges on social proprieties and awkward romance.
A speaker laments being away from home as Professor Amy geoloplea work keeps the narrator busy. The narrator reflects on farmer Waal's view of the work as foolish yet acknowledges its value and potential to burden or connect people.
An archaic dialogue recalls Damon and Pythias as a famed duo, with a cryptic note that a manager once found them in a winning battery among bush leagues. Mrs. W counsels restraint while Mrs. W gently guides social talk.
A steward near the gangway calls passengers to first or second class as a young woman with a baby steps aboard. He asks if she will take first or second, but she blushes and reveals she is not traveling with a passenger change, only serving as the nurse.
The Dominion Experimental Farms Weekly reports on four plots at the Centre experimental farm testing the Hohenheim system of pasture management with close grazing and heavy fertilization. Results show season long, highly digestible protein pasture if rainfall is adequate, making it the best method for maximum protein per unit area. It also notes honey restoration to liquid form by heating to 150 degrees, advises cooling rapidly and storing, and recommends Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, and Jersey Giants for crate feeding.
A terse exchange notes a man rising to give a lady his seat on the subway. An acquaintance remarks on longstanding habits of respecting a woman with a strap in hand since childhood.
The piece notes progress against tuberculosis due to physicians sanitation experts and sun and air. It highlights the National Sanitarium Association operating the Muskell Indians Hospital for Consumptives and Toronto Hospital for Consumptives, with over 1 000 beds combined in new facilities to fight the disease, funded by charity as statutory support is insufficient. It urges donations to the National Sanitarium Association, 223 Call Hirest, Toronto.
Eastbound Chicago filer passes Georgetown on weekdays and Sundays with stops at 9 31 p m standard time and Georgetown at 9 40 p m. Sunday service is limited with a special 3 p m stop noted.
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