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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 19, 1934
Page
7
A reflective verse notes that despite a skimpy year and financial worries many readers still enjoy health and access to blue skies and surf. It suggests shifting from gloom to gratitude and unity, urging readers to celebrate life and freedom while avoiding famine or pestilence. The piece closes with a call to celebrate and acknowledge divine providence.
The item notes grain, hay, and hog prices with $15 a ton for hay and $8.35 for hogs. Fred Secord plans a large new theater building on Mill Street. Fyfe property on Church Street becomes a residence for Walter Beardmore. Ontario drowning toll includes nine men and boys, two at Oakville. Austin Swackhammer's horse injured by a 2x3 scanning piece at Main Street. Acton Baseball Team lost 6-4 at the Glen. Miller's Worm Powders advertised as a worm destroyer and health aid for children.
A family recounts a week of country trips from washing and haymaking. They visit a lake with clear water and a friendly country girl, explore Fairyland by a hidden gate, and climb Rattlesnake Point for a mountain view over Lake Ontario. They collect berries, imagine more journeys, and promise future visits as they head home with enough supper berries.
The season approaches for fresh sweet corn with many uses from succotash to corn fritters. Recipes include Corn Stuffed Peppers Spanish Corn Scalloped Corn and Olives and Toasted Corn Sandwiches. Also notes on corn quality and the importance of proper storage and preparation.
The Ottawa Central Experimental Farm showcases new barley and oats varieties with promise for Eastern Farms, plus copper sulphate spray trials for mustard control in grain crops. Articles cover honey bee swarm management and July timing for colony increases, with notes on Persian Balm cosmetic uses.
A passenger scolded a conductor over slow progress. The conductor retorts to get off and walk if unhappy with the speed. The passenger replies he is short on time but not in a rush.
A professor questions why a student ignores course motes while a freshman explains that his father used the same motes and he has his notes. The exchange illustrates how prior access to notes can influence study habits in a family context.
A school mistress notes a man without a country, and a schoolgirl retorts that a country without a man is worse. The dialogue playfully explores belonging and national identity in brief, reflective lines.
Fragmentary diary entries recount humorous and bittersweet snippets from Slat and Emmy as they recall a picnic plan, a betrothed who loses his money, Jane Mungay’s poem, a syllogist’s views, a Kentucky shooting, and a quip about confessing and heaven newspapers.
A missionary asks children to imagine Africa’s six million square miles with no Sunday school and challenges them to decide what to save money for. The playful crowd questions if the goal is to go to Africa as part of the discussion.
A district visitor made her first call in a noisy neighborhood. Mrs. Smith notes the area is loud, and only ships sirens offer a rare moment of quiet. The exchange highlights local concerns about disturbance and the unusual source of relief.
The notice lists daily Eastbound and Westbound trains with times including 10.07 a.m. and 6.12 p.m. on weekdays, and 9.35 p.m. through Chicago with a Georgetown stop at 9.44 p.m. It references standard time and Sunday-only timings.
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