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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 17, 1938
Page
7
The fragmentary lines evoke a windy landscape with hill-top hemlocks and a distant siren. References to a rising mist and a land smooth with furrows suggest rural imagery. The text blends fleeting sounds and moody weather while mentioning Elisabeth in a cryptic closing note.
Twenty years after a storm, land sales appear as Mr. John McDowell sells 300 acres to Wilfred Aviéw and Dr H A Coxe buys Main Street vacant lot to build a garage. Also notes from Baptists, Red Cross events, births, bird surveys across Ontario and Canada.
A college class finds a solitary hat on the front desk as they enter, expecting a mentor. After waiting ten minutes they leave, returning to meet the instructor arriving upstairs. The roll reveals no students, only hats on seats.
The narrative traces the Ady farm lineage from Joseph Collins and later owners, describing plasterers crafts, adoptive daughter Annie Collins, and many family moves. It covers the rise of Fred Cooper with Mattie Moore, the Smith era with Sidney Smith, John Waldie’s stockman work, and several transfers to Cameron, Mann, Stevens, and finally Fred Cooper and Harry Stevens.
Dr. Go O Little of the American Society for the Control of Cancer spoke at Eaton Auditorium about cancer prevalence and prevention. He warned that early cancer is not fatal but unchecked fear allows it to become malignant and urged public vigilance for symptoms and prompt medical consultation.
A fragmented dialogue shows a tense exchange about gratitude and debts. The speakers discuss enduring obligations and a playful or mocking tone regarding overdue gratitude. The text hints at personal relationships and unresolved favors.
Heralds rode through Haarn and Homndyk delivering news of the birth of a baby girl to Crown Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard. The town celebrated as Holland’s people learned of the new royal baby.
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