Local residents share New Year visits and travels
Albert Mills spent last week visiting Hamilton. Wm Bini of Toronto visited his father in Orillia over the weekend. George Soper of Kitchener spent the weekend at his home here. Several residents traveled to Toronto for New Year visits including Mr and Mrs G A Dills. Many names and places across Ontario are listed as guests and travelers during the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Mills
Hamilton
Wm. Bini
Toronto
George W. Benton
Orillia
George Soper
Kitchener
Mrs. G. A. Dills
Misa Mona McGeachle
George Roper
James Livingstone
Guelph
Nassagaweya couple honored at farewell party
A surprise party for Mr. and Mrs. John Norrish brought about one hundred friends to their Nassagaweya home before they move to Guelph. The event honored their long service to Ebenezer Church and School Section No. with readings, gifts, and a warm community tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John ¥. Norrish
Guelph
Ebenezer Church
Mr. Norrish
Miss Weatherston
Everton
Leicester
Norrish
Clark
Arnold Marshall
Norzish
James Easterbrook
Donald Clark
John Sompson
Elwood Wilson
W. J. Anne
Canada’s exports rise in November amid mixed regional gains
Canada reports November domestic exports up 28 percent to 120,071,484 while shipments to empire and other nations rise. United Kingdom and United States purchases increase, with the US remaining the top market for eleven months ending November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
British South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Belgium
France
Netherlands
Japan
Proverb Fragments Echo Odd Wordplay
A garbled fragmentary text presents quirky proverbs and odd phrasing. It weaves hints of dark hours before success and reflections on sight, touch, and sunshine, with stray phrases about singleness, bills, and facing headlights in a dreamlike, nonsensical mix.
Shock talks on electric power era
A foreman proclaims everything here runs by electricity and a new worker notes even wages give a shock. The exchange highlights the growing reliance on electric systems and the surprising effects on daily labor in the modern workplace.
Contagyoous Exchange Highlights Family Tuepidity
In a scratched dialogue a daughter, Doris, denies drinking as her mother accuses her of liquor on her breath. The girl explains her father’s nightly kissing and a leeman's drinking and time with a French maid, revealing a farcical family dynamic.
The Person To Make Good
A short moral note asserts that individuals must improve themselves first and, by doing so, make their neighbors happier. It emphasizes personal duty as the path to neighborly happiness. The quote reflects a Victorian era ethic attributed to Robert Louis Stevenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Louis Stavencon
Caddie Refuses to Leave After Ball Duel
In a colorful exchange a novice golfer vows to stay and try again while a stubborn caddie insists the man’s butt is elsewhere. The Scottish phrasing adds comic tension as the scene unfolds on the links.
Questioning King and Queen Religion Revealed
In a dialogue, a boy asks what religion an august king holds in relation to a May queen. The parent responds with humility, claiming only a few things in the universe may escape him. The exchange centers on understanding belief and authority through symbolic figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pop
Joe
Relagion
Dinner talk hints at forgotten memories
A diner conversation features Pat and Casey debating a remark about memory. Casey claims the sweetest memories are those of things forgotten, implying irony or nostalgia in their exchange.
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Casey
Pat
Llft
Amateur Theater Woes Prompt Self Doubt
The exchange reveals jitters about stage performance with Mutual and Yidnow expressing doubt about amateur theatrics. The dialogue highlights common anxiety among participants as they consider stepping back from acting efforts.
A Whole Week Question Sparks Film Actress Banter
A fragmentary exchange shows two actresses discussing personal life and past marriages as a playful banter during a film scene. The dialogue hints at curiosity about companionship and duration of relationships.
National Parks Make New Record in Canada Tourism
The National Parks of Canada set a new high in tourist visits for seven months ending October 31, 1936 with over 700,000 motor tourists, a 15 percent rise from 1935. Parks boosted include Banff Waterton Lakes Jasper Kootenay Riding Mountain Prince Albert and Point Pelee with new areas added on Cape Breton Island and Prince Edward Island. Rail traffic to western parks also rose as efforts target eastern residents.
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Canada
T. A. Crorut
Banff
Waterton Lakes
Jasper Parks
Alberta
Kootenay
Cape Breton Island
Prince Edward Island
National Parka
Boy Earns Second Place As Girl Tops Class
A boy reports ranking second in class after a girl leads. The father questions gendered implications, but the boy explains girls have improved and are no longer as far behind as before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Christmas in Sunny Alberta Nostalgia From Turner Valley
In Sunny Alberta the writer recalls a Christmas memory with frost on wires and a bright sunny day. Parcels from mutual friends, cheerful cards, and memories from former charges highlight homey warmth and community links across Ottawa Toronto and Montreal. A note from Turner Valley Alberta signs off.
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Pare
Paris
Alberta
Tnsidy
W. A. Kannawin
Montreal
True Love Requires Absolute Friendship Foundation
A quotation from Harold Frederic stating true love rests on absolute friendship between partners. It argues that only with shared ideal companionship can love endure and that the world is richer when two are together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Frederle
Nuisance Noise Sparks Block Nonsense
A heated exchange unfolds on the street as neighbors debate a boiler factory headache and a possible domestic dispute in the row. Tensions rise between Mrs Clancy and Mrs McCarthy over ongoing disturbances and alarms in the neighborhood.
Lifelike Portrait Idea Sparks Father Son Joke
A farmer visiting his son at the university suggests a more lifelike photograph with the son’s hand in the farmer’s pocket, provoking a humorous exchange about realism. The photographer proposes the pose with the son’s hand on the father’s shoulder, but the farmer quips about a pocket instead.
Officer to driver urges humane horse handling in exchange
A CHIT-CHAT exchange shows an officer advising a colored driver to stop whipping his horse and speak calmly to the animal as the driver attempts to communicate from a southern dialect origin. The scene illustrates tension and language use around animal welfare and race-era manners.
Nile and tributaries mispronounced in classroom joke
A teacher quizzes Johnny about the Nile and its tributaries. He struggles with the word and mispronounces "afluents" or "tributaries" as "fuventies." The exchange captures a light schoolroom moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Egypt
Nile
Student seeks directions to lecture hall in campus garble
Fragmentary exchange shows a student asking for the way to the lecture hall and another student replying unable to help. The text reflects unclear dialogue and muddled spelling.
Humby and Munaby Discuss Job in Town
In a four month unemployment exchange, Mr Humby asks about a job as a position while Mrs Munaby cheers the potential change and notes it is better than wandering the town all day.
Acton Wins Opening Game Schedule Recap
Acton wins the opening game with continuing coverage of schedule. The note lists upcoming matchups including Guelph at Acton on Friday Georgetown at Guelph on Wednesday and Junior Acton at Orangeville tonight with Acton at Georgetown on Tuesday. Dialogue includes a quip about gardening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guelph
Acton
Georgetown
Orangeville
Georgetown v8
Acton Secete
Orangeville Siwiee
Johnny’s Medicine Fuss Sparks Family Scene
A fragment shows a tense moment as a parent asks if Johnny took his medicine and the child’s uproar follows. The dialogue notes the child’s bad behavior amid the household exchange.
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Johnny
Puzzling Life Reflections From a Nurse and Mother
A reflective piece contrasts a doctor's purpose with life’s meaning noting a mother raising children to strong citizenship. It argues that Mfe and Yb are debtors who take everything yet give nothing, leaving their souls perplexed by futility.
Cheese Production Up in Denmark in 1935 Outputs
Denmark produced 571000 centner of cheese in 1935 up from 541000 in 1934, with home consumption at 437000. Exports totalled 132000, Germany taking 52 percent, the U S 15 percent, and Britain 7 percent. Full cream cheese 35 percent of output. Gouda 33 percent. Swiss 14 percent. Steppe 11 percent. Roquefort 8 percent. There were 693 cheese factories, 516 cooperative and 47 private.
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Canada
Denmark
Germany
United States
United Kingdom
Dominant English Races Named by a Small Boy
A history lesson prompt asks which races dominated England since Roman invasion. A boy answers succinctly The Derby and the Grand National reflecting enduring British racing tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Not Funny at All Colonial Visitor in England
A colonial visitor mocks England for many baby cays while an Englishman retorts that England is the mother country amusingly. The exchange captures colonial humor and national pride in a brief dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sald
England
1937 Council Holds First Session Continued
The council directed the clerk to reply that an indigent patient could still pay for hospitalization. A letter from the Provincial Department was handed to the Weed Inspector. The council confirmed the reeve's order to fix a section of the Shoe Factory roof blown off Monday morning.
Cleaning Bottles With Mustard Water For Reuse
A health note advises rinsing medicine bottles to remove musty odors. Wash, then fill with cold water and a teaspoon of mustard, shake occasionally, and let sit for hours. Rinse with hot water and drain upside down to dry before reuse.
Looking Ahead to a Frightfully Rich Widow
A father asks his daughter what she will be when grown. She answers she aims to be a frightfully rich young widow, expressing a bold, mordant wish that hints at social satire and adolescent fear of poverty.
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BR. J. McPherson
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Chas. Erwin
Rochester, N. Y
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Frances Hurst
Mindemoya
Manitoulin Island
Miles Evelyn Storey
Dorothy Kitching
Red Deer
Alta
EL Caldwell
Hugh Praser
Western University
London
Belle Stephenson
J. Cheyne
Lakeland
Florida
J. P. Livingstone
Gordon Livingstone
Harold Swackhamer
Mra
Arthur Swackhamer
Wot. Fryer
St. Joseph's Hospital, Guelph
Jtill
Gordon Mackay
Wansbrough
Prank Day
Rockwood
Wirs
Elwood Harris
Brown
Flint
Mitch
Clarence Buck
Archin- Kerr
WY. Caliwell
Nassagaweya
Dln
George Wallace
Clothes
Yonge St
Ryrie-Birks
Ontabhio
Kelly & Aiken
Special Marines
Shirley Temple
Pat O'Brien
Fox News
Bing Crosby
Vitaphona International
Wills
Old
Wyoming
Salt Lake City
Ottawa
Pacific
Atlantic
Nisgam
Turner Valley, Alta
Woulder
Doolittle
Denmmee
Acton Free Press
Munici
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