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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 30, 1931
Page
6
A sad face boy sits in disgrace while classmates laugh and sing. The poem urges caring peers and a guiding hand to lift the child who failed to achieve. It contrasts the robin song with the boy’s sorrow and calls for kindness toward the lonely student.
Passenger reminiscences a road accident on Dundas Highway showing reckless driving and hit and run. A driver on a dangerous curve lost control, ditched, and a second collision followed. The narrator helps police pursue the culpable motorist.
A Chicago Drovers' Journal excerpt reproduces a letter from an Oklahoma man to his banker claiming federal state and local laws, taxes, and endless obligations crush his finances. He pleads inability to pay, laments being held down, and pleads for relief amid a cascade of taxes and restrictive statutes.
Betty Harclay offers two jelly recipes using common fruits for year round use. Amelie Jelly uses barely ripe apples with peel, sugar, and strain through cloth. Cytrun Jelly blends citrus with water and sugar, then boils and strains to clear juice before jarring.
A fragmented recipe piece lists Damson Plum Conserve and Vegetable Fruit Conserve with ingredients and instructions. It also includes an odd beauty note for Ferdan Haln claiming skin benefits and soothing properties from a fragranced preparation. The text blends culinary directions with an unrelated cosmetic product blurb.
Industrial diamonds constitute about 15 to 20 percent of mined diamonds by value. They are used as cutters and polishers and in diamond drills and draw plates. Engineers employ diamond bits and tubes to drill core samples down to depths beyond four thousand feet.
In a magistrate proceeding a prisoner answers a question about the brick’s size, saying it was as thick as his head. The dialogue shows his evasive and strained reply as the judge questions the extent of the throw.
A caller asks for a box for two at the Gle accommodations theatre. The reply says no boxes for two and hints at a misdirected conversation. The man questions the arrangement and learns he is speaking to an undertaker rather than a theatre official.
A coded dialogue shows a clever debtor named clevit paying a fee to a goulestor who led his can. They discuss owed sums tied to family history. The goufellor implies a past friendship with the debtor’s father and Fo, mentioning Mitty ponds and Kitty pounds as a wordplay exchange.
A description touts a graceful pajama ensemble with a tailored jacket and shoulder capes. The outfit, adaptable from formal to casual wear, can be made in taffeta crepe or velvet and even worn with daytime tracks or formal clothes. The piece emphasizes versatility and a geometric trouserful flow in printed georgette.
Nelson B Poynter notes one year reads by most adults while daily newspapers inform and entertain. The piece argues newspapers remain central to shaping opinion and knowledge, though editors no longer tell readers what to think.
Fashion notes describe a one sided favoring silhouette this season with a surplice closing and triple skirt pleats. Diagonal lines echo in the skirt and scarf collar, with color schemes in pink brown gray white and bright green. Fabrics include crepe taffeta and satin.
A pupil named Attlcult shows notable progress in the second grade and is promoted to the third. She warmly greets her former teacher, expressing affection and eagerness to learn next year.
Legal notice references Periyman Block Acton Ontario and money lent on mortgages. Mentions hours of operation and contact details for Kenneth M Langdon Harrister, HSoliclog, Notary Public. Includes Retina surveys, Georgetown Dental Surgeon office address, and Acton appointment details.
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