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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 08, 1934
Page
7
The excerpt recalls a hidden note to a young boy about a secret, and a girl who likes him, with a cryptic line about telling a secret to a little boy. The scene hints at the strange way feelings unfold as they stand together, amid a world where odd things can happen.
Twenty years ago the Free Press notes Milton council approved $100 for the town band after a week of frequent gatherings. A wind blown door at Brown's Drug Store shattered a panel. Executors sale of Donald Mann estate drew strong attendance and good prices for farm stock. A blizzard caused a near collision at the G R Mill Street crossing. Beardmore lost two fingers at Acton Tanning works while adjusting wires. W. W. Storey & Son reported bright prospects at their annual meeting. Airthome Creek storm injuries to Robert Wright and Mildred and Pearl Beasty, with Wright dying en route to hospital and Mildred Beesty recovering. DIED DINGMAN at Crewson's Corners on February 4 in his 69th year.
A reflective column contrasts bright sunshine with earlier winds and cold. It muses on dignity, politics, and humor, then shifts to poultry talk about predicting day old chick sex using gadgets or a needle trick, and ends with a dinner note about toad in the hole.
Barbara Brooks discusses hosting tips from tea parties to games like bridge. She details simple refreshments, caffeine free coffee options, basket parties for kids, and seasonal recipes including refrigerator pumpkin pie and orange butter frosting.
An advertisement extols Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a proven, long standing treatment for constricted airways and breathing difficulties. It claims effectiveness in severe cases and urges purchase from a local dealer.
Scotland reports a decline in home produced eggs per Department of Agriculture for Scotland data while overseas imports remain vital for the industrial market. Irish Danish Polish Belgian and Canadian Australian supplies shift as Chinese and Egyptian eggs barely figure, with 1032 prices noted for some imports. A consumer cosmetic paragraph follows praising a beauty balm and perfumed soap with obsolete phrasing and stray typos.
A fragmentary ad notes a “Mother Graves Worm Extaminator” claimed to clear stomach and intestines and restore health by addressing fretfulness in infants. Uses period style warnings about worms harming infants and promoting nourishment.
An old notice urges sharing a home remedy for catarrh and head noises. It promotes Parmint double strength mixed with hot water and sugar, to be taken as a tablespoonful four times daily. The ad warns against sprays and douches that may worsen ear or lung involvement.
Howell remarks on using various materials for manufacturing and illumination. Powell confirms, mentioning codemendrd complaints and a focus on sugar mangels and sugar beets as succulence for all classes of swine including breeding stock and growing pigs for winter feeding.
A gentleman wishes to retire and asks at the information desk where to locate material on Correggio and his Flight Into Egypt. The clerk directs him to Room 121 for aviation information.
An old advertisement claims Buckley’s Texture mix with Bie ptoney can ease children's coughs and colds overnight. It promises fast relief from chest congestion and warning that a single dose may prevent worsening symptoms.
Advertising shapes consumer choices as nationwide marketed goods dominate demand. The Free Press urges readers to trust well known lines and compare ads before purchasing.
Fragmented timetable notes show a Chicago filer route with Sunday exceptions. Eastbound stops include Georgetown at 9:44 p.m with a 2007 timestamp. Westbound daily times listed, but exact destinations and full schedule are unclear.
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