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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 25, 1932
Page
9
Born February 20 1932 at St Joseph's Hospital Guelph a daughter to Mr and Mrs Gerald A Merner nee Dorothy Campbell. Died February 23 1932 Erin Archie McGill aged 82 beloved husband of Ann McLaughlin.
The last week of February brings typical winter weather with light snow flurries and lengthening days. Officers report ice crop harvest underway and a 3 3 hockey tie between Lorne Rifles and Limehouse. Burlington fixes Chief Constable salary at 2000 dollars plus 500 car allowance.
Long passage recounts how Brahman priests forbade killing and merchants in Benaras tried to banish monkeys by caging and relocating them. Monkeys returned home and resumed plundering shops, prompting debate over pest control in sacred city.
Norman Linke and Bert Hall, both 12, fell into deep water after an ice boat broke through the bay ice. Harry Rafferty and J Martin pulled them to shore while the boat remained afloat. Earlier Linke had already taken a ducking while skating on the bay.
A fragmented piece from The Western Producer asks playful questions about body parts and functions, from buying a knee to growing corn on the ear. The style imitates a quiz or riddle collection, mixing literal parts with humorous puns and naming phrases like palm of your hand and shoulder blade.
A fragment describes SHYNESS MUTUAL issuing salary receipt forms stating that salary is personal and not to be disclosed. A new employee signs the receipt with a promise not to mention it, claiming to be equally ashamed, reflecting a culture of discretion.
The text argues that many live lifelessly without purpose while a few, despite modest means, craft a life with artistic intent. It celebrates those who plan, aspire, and strive for beauty beyond mere completion, lamenting that such individuals are rare.
A man reportedly fell 300 feet from a building and was not injured, prompting disbelief as a local joke circulated about pickled pig’s feet while rescuers investigated the odd incident.
The Free Press invites signed letters up to 500 words on general topics and may print under a pen name if requested. Letters should be received by Tuesday noon to appear in the week’s issue.
George Cowie recalls the Fifth Annual Bonspiel held in Doronto. He describes matches against Markdale Granite, Royal Canadian rink on Broadview, Meredith of Barrie, New Liskeard, Fort William invincibles, Mount Forest, and Gravenhurst youths, with wins and losses, plus a banquet at the Royal York Hotel where curlers received the freedom of the city from Controller Ramsden.
A social guide on being warmly received everywhere. It urges curbing criticism, sharing cheer, and cultivating humor and selflessness to ensure spontaneous sincere welcomes at any gathering or home.
A plea to young men and women to offer kind words, pleasant smiles, and small jokes to lift others. The text argues such acts are true philanthropy equal to charitable giving and accessible to anyone who chooses to speak kindly.
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