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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 10, 1938
Page
8
An old editorial reflects on a glaring typographical error that dominates a newspaper page. The boss laments the spoiled effect while the copy reader struggles with the mountain of ink and a hazy, dramatic scene unfolds.
The article offers party ideas for Valentine celebrations with recipes and serving suggestions. It includes a chocolate and pineapple dessert, a Valentine beverage idea, Alfredo style egg noodles, and apple meringue with pineapple. It also mentions a court exchange about renewing a dog license.
A reflective column notes floods and ice on local roads, winter fatigue, and a playful critique of government grants and CBC radio. It mixes personal anecdotes with questions on reading habits, community life, and the pull of radio and cinema.
A witty exchange from a noble household captures a servant’s quip about attending to a fainted lady. The footman replies with a humorous miscue, highlighting social decorum and class tension in dialogue.
A Fre Press reader column extols the joy of laughter and the happiness of women as a daily uplift. It compares laughter to sunshine and showers, arguing that merry, hearty mirth banishes sadness and adds brightness to life.
The excerpt offers daily inspirational verses for February and practical tips on stain removal and cooking. It then shifts to Canadian demography and a detailed report on Eldorado Gold Mines Limited at Great Bear Lake, outlining expansion, refinery upgrades, new buildings, and production growth in radium uranium silver and copper.
A captioned photo shows footprints of a telephone operator leading to the telephone office after a severe snow storm. The piece praises the spirit of service of telephone employees who work despite blocked streets to maintain phone service. The company management expresses pride in this dedication and pledges a high standard of customer service.
Reviewing Canadian construction in 1937 Maclean Building Reports Limited notes 17 988 residences valued at 350 361 000 were awarded contracts. If laid out on 50 foot lots the new houses would form an avenue roughly 85 miles long with Ontario and Quebec leading in mileage. Total contracts rose 37.6 percent from 162 563 000 in 1936 to 324 056 700 with residential building 26.1 percent and business 26.7 percent of totals. Ontario and Quebec accounted for over 75 percent of work. Alberta and other provinces showed varied gains.
A fashion feature extols colorful house coats as restful uplifting garments. It highlights a printed cotton batik coat in pretty colors with satin stripe details and a Paris exposition print, noting practical charm, flattering seaming, a fitted bodice, kick pleat, and a full skirt.
A readable fragment lists multiple doctors and professionals in Ontario towns. Names include J A McNiven, EB Nelson, WM Cullen, A J McIntosh, P Leatherland, with offices in Acton and Campbellville. services cover physicians surgeons electrotherapy barrister notary public and legal listings. Includes contact details and office hours with scattered place names Georgetown Acton Milien and Bundaya.
The excerpt lists daily time entries with notes for Sundays and various days, showing schedules like 7:00 am and 6:26 pm and 1:04 pm, with standard time designation. It appears to indicate differing daily and Sunday routes or services with multiple times and labels such as Bungay and Bunday and irregular spellings.
Fragmentary OCR shows coach line times with routes and arrival periods unclear. The text lists multiple times such as 33 am and 811 am alongside route labels and locations including Acton and Portland. Details are incomplete and difficult to map to a coherent timetable.
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