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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 09, 1936
Page
7
A reflective poem compares forests and human kindness. It imagines trees bearing burdens and asks if people share a similar brotherhood. The verses invoke birch, maple, oak, pine, fir, cedar and the stormy trial that unites all living wood and men.
Acton's hydro operation trims rates by fifteen to twenty percent as January thaws arrive. Letters to Reeve Hynds recount HR Hynds's Belgium stretcher bearer service on December 24. Community group quilts for Belgians. union services drew strong church attendance and thoughtful talks. George and Victor Campbell of Daylands Alberta visited Acton, tracing roots to North Dakota and Alberta. John Gordon, son of the late Gordon Hall, died in Edmonton on December 26 after living on the homestead and later farming in Maidstone, Sask. D C Russell grocer bought Statham Bakery, a three decade old local business. Greenock Literary Society reorganized with Food West presiding. officers elected include Thompson and Pearen with McDonald as secretary and Thompson as treasurer. Retiring president FD Went received a hearty vote of thanks.
Georgia Moore reflects on biblical friendship through Jonathan and David. The piece extols selfless support, trust, and humility, asking readers if they can rejoice in a friend's success, take a lesser role, and pursue nobler deeds. It urges friendships that lift others, not those driven by pride.
A humorous exchange mocks absent mindedness and a cousin who strikes a match in bed. The ad copy for Dr Thomas electric oil promotes relief for bronchial inflammation and cough with claims of soothing irritation and strengthening passages.
The writer recalls a lively holiday season with children outdoors and minor woes like wet clothes and cold feet, while a terrier shivers on ice. Family life blends humor and optimism about radio, prosperity, and farming challenges as partners reflect on past days and future hope.
Simple and clear directions show Dr Thomas electric oil as an easy to use remedy. The text claims a child can understand the instructions and that the oil can be rubbed on as an ointment or used as a dressing for various applications.
A quirky diary fragment recounts a Sunday sermon about care and church life, misread edits, and a series of daily notes from Monday to Saturday. The writer, referencing Jane, Uncle Hank, and local figures, mixes romance, town chatter, and small events into a humorous timelog.
The piece argues capital punishment raises moral questions about executions and the need to consider both the condemned and the victim. It notes the natural pity for the condemned while stressing the suffering of those left in mourning and the grave impact on victims.
A quotation from Bulwer on two excellences of knowledge. First, it offers selfish inducement to virtue by serving mankind and gaining inner strength. Second, as one pursues virtue for small motives, those motives fade and reverence to the Deity grows beyond gold on the altar.
The Division of Forage Plants at Ottawa reports progress in breeding leafy persistent timothy pasture strains. Timothy ranks highest in palatability and provides winter hardiness and good seeding. Canada grows a stemmy hay type. breeding uses native material from Ontario, Quebec and other provinces to create ideal pasture or hay pastures. Rust resistance and feeding performance are targeted. poultry health notes urge vaccination against contagious cold-related eye and nasal discharges with permanganate in water.
Fragmentary timetable shows times for Geing West Dally excluding Sundays at 5.55 am and 2.33 pm and 10 pm with 1 231 am on Sundays and Sunday only service times.
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