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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1935
Page
6
Fragmentary dialect piece urges staying true to one’s nature with playful lines about sunflowers daisies melons frogs and dogs. It contrasts being what one is with futile attempts to imitate others and ends with a moral about authenticity.
A vintage kitchen page offers Molded Chicken Loaf using gelatin stock and chopped vegetables, plus Homemade Ice Cream and strawberry ice cream ideas. It includes drinks for picnics, strawberry shrub, pineapple punch, and Douglas Egyptian Liniment ad notes.
An old lady keeps a busy honey bee as a pet during winter. At teatime the bee places a drop of honey on the plate, and Pal the bee remarks in a quaint dialect, adding humor to the domestic scene.
A clerk extols the longest wearing pants on the market while a co worker notes that customers never return for a second pair, implying exceptional durability and lack of repeat purchases.
A witty exchange shows a woman delaying an engagement reveal until after her birthday to avoid spoiling gifts. The humor hinges on the idea that public announcements would dampen present surprises.
A terse exchange shows one writer declaring they do it to scare off collectors, while another denies rumpling hair to speed thinking. The dialogue hints at a performative, confrontational approach to artful production and external pressure.
A fragmented dialogue features a man named Hatchet and Chisel discussing a wife, with a twist that the wife observed yesterday is not actually the wife. The exchange hints at aging, confusion, and mistaken identity in a terse, comic tone.
A rough dialogue shows a coach urging a hard hit and a sketched debate about trying new runs. A player questions the value of attempting unfamiliar moves while another speaker mocks someone’s lack of expertise.
The Neighborhood Workers Association appeals for country hosts within 150 miles of Toronto to shelter two weeks for needy children. Many hostesses request girls, but boys are also needed. all children are medically examined and transported at no cost.
Ross Farquhar records a week of small events and conversations in a family diary. Notes include a job loss, strict budgeting, a car sale, attendance at church, a wedding, a surgery, an argument, and a wartime aviation anecdote with a girl exclaiming at a missing engine.
A quarrel arises as a speaker questions a rumor about Tom and his fiancée while noting conversations with both families. The exchange hints at tensions between two households over the couple.
Munich Germany based Professor von Frisch announces a method by which bees locate food. A bee uses its scent glands to emit a pheromone trail while flying to the hive and back, guiding other bees to the source by smell rather than sound.
A fragment shows Old Jones teasing about offering luxuries as part of a courtship, with Cholly joking about affection for his daughter and the feasibility of indigo futures. The exchange hints at social expectations and family dynamics in a quaint dialogue.
A reflection on labor and attitude arguing that cheerful, engaged work yields happiness while dreary work yields only hollow results. The author uses an analogy comparing unenthusiastic effort to counterfeit coin, saying genuine returns come from genuine effort.
In a rustic exchange a farmer grumbles that last year's potatoes were large yet pities the absence of small ones for pigs. The neighbor comments on the irony as the farmer weighs his harvest against livestock needs.
A note tracing shoe styles across history from ancient Egypt to the 17th century. It cites English law in 1463 limiting shoe length, fashion trends through the ages, and the legend of Saint Crispin and his brother Crispianus in Gaul.
A contemplative passage asserts that true enjoyment lies in progress through difficulty. It describes how overcoming evil, seeking truth, enduring love, and daily moral labor fuels inner growth beyond imagined ends.
Business directory lists Dr J A McNiven and Dr E J Nelson as physicians and surgeons with offices at Bower Avenue and Elgin Street. Includes Harold Nash farmer and M A Barrister solicitor notary public in Acton Ontario. Office hours show half day morning and early afternoon with Saturday noon closing.
Acton Georgetown announces appointment hours at T Beynick's Cafe on Main Street and Yar. Office hours run Tuesday and Thursday from 1.15 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Evenings available on request.
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