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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 07, 1932
Page
5
A list of residents and visitors visiting family and friends over the Christmas and New Year holidays. Mentions include Gindya Bcarrow teaching in town, Miss Dora Lambert preparing for post graduate study, and nursing student milestones for Muriel McComb. Many trips to Toronto and Oakville noted among local families.
London Ontario December 31 Kellogg founder Mr Kellogg urges confidence to beat deflation and grow business. He cites a 25 year record of progress, planned aggressive advertising in 1932 and the six hour workday creating about four hundred new permanent jobs while maintaining profits.
The 1932 meeting reviewed officer appointments with the Council declaring all posts held at the Council's pleasure. J. Mills and J. MacPherson were reengaged with a ten percent salary cut. Debates touched on long Arena hours and arrears, with a health board named and tax concerns noted. Adjournment occurred at 10:45 pm.
A fragment notes Lieut Becker turned from vigilant officer to a prisoner in Sing Sing, with a quotable exit cue and a child reluctant to recite, touched by a mother forcing a performance.
Winter salads are numerous and easy to prepare. Three recipes appear: Cheese Surprise combines cottage cheese raisins and orange juice on lettuce with sweetened bread dressing. Peanut Salad arranges orange slices with chopped peanuts and dressing. Orange and Date Salad mixes orange pieces with shredded dates and mayonnaise.
A humorous exchange shows a Porter explaining how to be awakened by pressing a button. The Boss asks to be called at a specific hour and learns the device will alert by a simple press, illustrating early travel humor and dialect.
A diner asks if the establishment serves lotsters and the waiter replies they serve “every one st down,” prompting humorous confusion about the misspelled dish and service. No injuries or dates mentioned.
A long front panel folds into a low flare forming a key style for a new frock. Suitable for high school college business and street wear. The waistline gains accent via a neck and sleeves adding femininity while the garment is priced around 3.7 dollars.
The report cites 1971 yield figures and acreages, plus freight and traffic data for October. It mentions Canadian Pacific lines, the Empress Emma shipments, a new press costing 300000 dollars with high capacity, and bee export figures versus Asian production as context for trade activity.
In a report from St Josephs Island off Guiana the text notes harsh solitary confinement known as Pitch-breek. Prisoners held there endure light exposure every ten days to prevent blindness amid a harsh penal system.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a speaker asking about paternity and twins while others reference a maid, a bottle of red ink, and a child’s mischief. The text is fragmentary with unclear speakers and many typos.
A fragmentary remark from El Gee refers to wrapping the absence of a third party. George comments that the idea seems to address the missing participant in the discussion. The exchange hints at a drafting or negotiation context.
Market reports show dairy quotations to shippers and to retail trade, including wholesale potato and vegetables notes, dressed meats prices for beef veal calves hogs and mutton, Toronto hides wool and tallow prices, grain quotations from the Board of Trade, and current live stock prices for heifers cows and bulls. Prices are listed with ranges and units, reflecting wholesale channels and regional trade terms.
A historical note outlines plant water needs and evaporation. It cites sunflowers releasing about 15 quarts, cabbages needing over 3,000,000 quarts per season, hardwood trees up to 80 quarts daily, and alfalfa requiring 600 pounds of water per pound produced. It also notes 98 percent energy from the sun used for evaporation and lists approximate water costs for wheat and oats per pound.
A visitor requests remuneration for a poem submitted as a compliment, while the editor replies with courteous reciprocity. The exchange underscores polite newsroom decorum in literary exchanges.
A botany expert explains foliage color originates in tree trunks as sap and pigment changes. The discussion notes seasonal shifts and how trees store nutrients through winter, with emphasis on observed color changes in parks and urban greenery.
A bemused man recalls returning home and being asked by his wife what he had been reading. He confesses he was reading a chessboard themed tale and jokes about the curious phrase and the small stain on the bed.
A fragment notes the minister's son Shan choosing to become a jockey over a ministry. It jokes that his path may draw more people to repentance than a minister would.
A 1832 New Year message sends best wishes for happiness health prosperity and stronger faith. The greeting expresses sincere hopes for a brighter year ahead to customers and friends.
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