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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 20, 1938
Page
7
Fragmentary text of an Indian nursery tale featuring Bundra and a bear. A boy named Sam is referenced waking battle lines with a stone and a biting incident on Lamu. The passage contains nonsensical phrases and incomplete dialogue.
A 1918 item notes heavy snow on roads and sympathy for Mr Thomas Kilty and family after a fire that destroyed their farm home. The Baptist Church youth group honors Rev Jones with a purse for his pastoral work at Mr T Martin’s home. The Acton Fair names officers. eggs fetch 10 cents. Birth notices list a daughter for Dr and Mrs H A Coxe and other local births. Currie and Anderson obituaries noted.
The piece discusses the ongoing debate over Herr Schacht and Nazi economics, citing Germanicus against propaganda for German credits. It notes a rebuttal from the German Institute of Business Research and includes counter arguments on Anglo German relations and the danger of English money funding militarism.
Hobbies fill the mind with worthwhile activities and can educate making a person famous or talented. Many famous people pursued hobbies in youth and some turned them into major achievements through time and effort.
In a bustling exchange, a father wonders about a caller as his daughter notes a young man left in a huff. The dialogue hints at a flood of new car models entering the market, stressing tracking difficulties for buyers and dealers alike.
An Acton reminiscence traces old farms on the second and fourth lines, noting Lachlan McDonald of Main Street commerce, Sir Dan and Sir Bill Mann in Canada’s railway era, and local families like Donald Mann, Allan, Hugh, and Prynn. The piece recalls farming destinies, migration to the United States, business ventures, and long memories of community life and water springs near Acton.
Doctor Brito notes low cancer in Mexico due to shorter life spans and later death from other causes. He compares life expectancy, infant mortality, and cancer prevalence across regions including Canada, Europe, and primitive races, arguing cancer rises with average population age and longer lifespans.
The Rev. Clyde Herbert Snell at Washington Heights Episcopal Church tries to lure a gray squirrel named Sylvia with a peanut to continue the service. The animal raced through the church as police and the ASPCA captured it. Sylvia died at association headquarters after rabies testing was planned.
A well known medical authority offers ten practical cold prevention tips. Reforms include exposure to sunlight, nutritious meals, sensible dress, prompt drying after getting wet, nasal breathing, daily bathing, avoiding constipation, daily outdoor exercise, avoiding sudden temperature changes, and staying away from others with colds.
A Goanese native arrested near Bombay after a two year attempt to dispose of a stolen $3500 diamond from Cooke and Kelvey in Calcutta. A shop assistant claimed he swallowed the gem, a pouch behind his throat concealed gems, and he was sentenced to two years.
The author attacks busybodies pushing a new tax on perambulators and warns such measures would provoke strong citizen resistance, claiming it would harm Canadians and trigger unrest among the populace.
A bulletin from the Ontario Department of Game and Fisheries cites heartache from careless handling of .22 rifles. It notes a sale of confiscated gums where almost 70 percent were this type, with boys using many rifles and ignorance of game laws. A Edmonton Journal excerpt adds a caution about excess dancing and social activity.
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