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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 08, 1931
Page
6
Two young frogs wander from safety and face danger. The larger frog falters and dies after failing to reach the path. The smaller frog resolves to persevere, paddling toward freedom until escape is achieved atop a surreal butter pyramid.
Barbara D R Brooks outlines a health focused New Year resolution emphasizing balanced nutrition with calcium iron and phosphorus rich foods. Skeleton menus suggest varied meals including breakfast lunch and dinner to meet daily nutrition and hydration guidance. The piece notes asthma sufferers can find relief with Dr J D Kellogg's remedy.
A tin donkey on a cart illustrates that the worker who acts pulls and the complainer only talks. The piece argues one must choose between kicking or pulling, and ends with a pitch for Millets Worm Powders as a gentle remedy for worms in children.
In a lively clash, Mrs O Plannagan mocks a stubborn young neighbor over wearing a hat at a local gathering. Her blunt demand contrasts with the neighbor’s defiant replies, reflecting tensions at the community event.
A Toronto reader reflects onActs about Disciples' Church in Acton and the amicable exchange with Mr Cripps. The letter notes praise for a measured response, suggests a shared Christian fellowship, and envisions walking together between churches despite differences.
A personal reminiscence dated January 0, 1875, recounts a church calling, early books shaping religious thought, and a lifelong dedication to ministry. The speaker notes numerous preaching years, duties at funerals, baptisms, and marriages, plus over 150 articles, with honors and friendships shaping a vocation guided by faith and providence.
A mother finds her three sons aged five to eleven munching apple cores in the attic after being told not to touch the fruit. The boys joke they are Adam and Eve and the serpent, claiming they are merely acting out the Garden of Eden while eating apples and cores.
An odd episode at a railway station features a clever man wandering the platform in search of an empty express carriage. He declares a carriage is not going, causes a crowd to move, and earns a surprised reaction from the station master and porter as the train is prepared to depart.
A farmer and a railroad claim agent debate the worth of a colt. The farmer, grieving, asserts the horse is not valuable and rejects pedigree judgments, while the attorney dryly notes that crossing with a locomotive could improve a breed.
A study from the Dominion Experimental Station at Lacombe Alberta outlines why breeders leave horns on cattle and how early dehorning using caustic potash prevents growth. Calves are dehorned at one to two weeks with care to avoid eye injury, then treated with vaseline to prevent burns and promote healing.
Ambitious men are invited to apply for training in aviation mechanics, garage work, driving, welding, house wiring, industrial electricity, machinist work, bricklaying, plastering, drafting, barbering and hairdressing. Earn six to ten dollars per day during training at the Eastern Headquarters in Toronto.
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