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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 04, 1936
Page
7
A reflective verse laments children missing shelter as a storm rages with thunder and rain. The speaker hopes for divine protection and asks if young lives will find secure shelter and true love when faced with life’s tempests.
A business reader shares how a slower starter can gain focus by swapping heavy morning meals for a lighter breakfast of cereals, fruit, and milk. His wife supports the plan with varied menus and easy prep. He reports feeling more awake, with time for a relaxed morning and a smoother workday. He lists ready-to-eat cereals, eggs, bacon, and waffles as frequent options.
The writer recalls the Connay brothers selling their shoe store and retiring, praising their long service and plans for leisure. The piece reflects on Acton history from the old GTR yards and the landmark Rose Cottage, detailing past residents, the early station, and memories of agents, staff, and the wood yard era.
Advertising copy touts Kellogg's Corn Flakes with milk as a light wholesome nighttime meal. Claims ease of digestion and broad popularity in hotels, restaurants, and dining rooms.
A report describes a man nicknamed Bob with cronies, claiming hours spent away from the G T R, paid by the Official Paymaster. He contracted for telegraph poles and backed the Accoustic Telephone, while during the Scott Act campaign nearly sixty years ago he published an anti temperance journal, the Scott Act Ravilew.
Manitoba horticulturist Frank Skinner, dubbed Luther Burbank of the prairies, has grafted Siberian pear stock with Alex Young’s trees to create a hardy Manitoba pear. He operates a 60 acre horticulture-focused farm, grows lilies and roses, and exchanges seeds with the Soviet horticultural department in Leningrad as his nursery gains recognition across the region.
A mixed Acton Ontario directory lists doctors surgeons and dentists with offices on Bowes Avenue Elgin Street Frederick Street Mi treets and Mill Street plus legal firms including Harold Nash M A Barrister and Patrick Langdon with hours. veterinary doctor A G M Bruyns. bookbinder services Wyndham Street Guelph and other local offices and contact details.
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