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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 26, 1929
Page
2
The poem voices winter spirits promising children a joyful New Year. The gusty North Wind and Storm pledge help to make rivers freeze into skating rings and to fill the sky with rainbow lights, ensuring a bright fresh start for all. The chorus agrees all will assist in delivering this New Year’s joy.
A rural diary recalls snow packed lanes for calf delivery and a tense truck rescue. The author reflects on winter chores including sewing warm garments from old fabrics, children’s fashion, church-school mornings, and a letter about a 102 year old great grandmother.
In a warm visit, Alvira Jane recounts overcoming nerves after a serious grippe and a nurse’s care. She explains a daily worry-picking regimen that reshaped her mood, noting how crooked shade and faded flowers helped her regain strength and joy for family life.
A devotional year prayer describing close communion and trust in God’s power. Mentions grace and guidance, with a lingering line about Mother Graves and a dubious claim of reliability and reputation. The text blends spiritual themes with incoherent asides and odd vendor references.
A fragmentary issue reports street dust, weather, and market quotes with mentions of snow on Christmas Day, a mercury reading near map at seven, and sales to Mr. Watson. Local events include a Walkerton agent appointment discussion, a Town Hall show, and a municipal nomination round naming twenty three candidates with Dr Gray and Mr Blackhamer present.
An excerpted diary fragment recounts weekly events in a rural town. Entries describe visits to a fortune teller, observations of neighbors, church attendance, and daily chores. The tone reflects curiosity about others and ordinary family life through a casual, first person voice.
A prose reflection on grandparents during Christmas, comparing elder grace to a quiet hearth. The piece honors the grandmother as the heart of the home and recalls festive scenes, family affection, and generations gathered, with poems and meditations on aging and continuity.
The article outlines fall selection of strong females for breeding, removal of masculine birds, and careful mating strategies. It emphasizes sex differences in young geese, separate mating pens, and staggered breeding by season. It notes age ranges for good breeders, housing needs, and the importance of balanced nutrition with greens and grain, plus adequate water and grit. Central Experimental Farm, Ot tw, Ontarlo.
This clipping lists several fruit desserts and a vanilla junket rice pudding recipe with steps and measurements, plus a pumpkin pie and upside down cake method. It ends with a short humorous exchange about trading a car and a player plane as payment.
An OCR fragment merges diet notes on oranges with wart cures and a poetic meditation on New Year gifts. It mentions Worm Powders, Calvary, and Holloway’s Corn Remover, then shifts to a religious verse about giving to God on New Year’s Day. The text blends advertisements with devotional content and disjointed dialogue.
E W BeSaw formerly Vice President and General Manager of Firestone Tire and Rubber Co of Canada Limited has been promoted to President Mr BeSaw began with the company in 1909 as a salesman and has had a brilliant career Harv S Firestone has been named Chairman of the Board, a noted rubber pioneer and leading figure in commerce and industry
A jumble of notices lists Dr J A McNiven in WhyS lataw wid Burgeos Office and Meeldenco Comer 104 Avenue, legal matter No 39, and various professionals including a notary, conveyancer, dentists Dr J H Johnson and Dr A J Buchanan. Also mentions mortgage money lending hours, dental office hours, and miscellaneous bankind services with addresses in Acton and Guelph.
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