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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 12, 1930
Page
5
A quoted fragment reflects on family life and practical handiwork. The speaker cites a mother’s hairpin work and a grandmother’s keepsakes, contrasting simple tools with complex tasks. The lines reveal domestic labor, memory, and a line about justifying the end with a hairpin and needlework.
Local notes report J P Easton converting a Mary Street mill into a residence, Toula Atkinson starting a dairy business at Cedar Creek Warm, and a scholarship funded by Acton Women’s Institute for Acton Public School pupils with high entrance marks. Other items note real estate trades, job promotions, and household goods shipped to Markham. Miller’s Worm Powders are advertised for infantile stomachs and related disorders.
Mr Peterson voices strong ethics about upbringing and public behavior. A boy named John Lincoln Junior begs for a cent, leading to a debate on childrearing with Mrs Peterson. Caleb recounts a calf incident involving Bascom and a cat, ending with a prediction about Bascom’s future.
A Dominion Experimental Station report from Northern Gaukatchewan analyzes how parasites reduce hog nutrition and weight gain. It details infection timing, symptoms, mortality, and differences between infected and healthy litters, plus recommended prevention such as farrowing hygiene, vermifuge use, and land rotation to boost profits.
A fragmented verse recalling a rooster’s crow at dawn with lines about its boldness and imagined fame. The text blends names such as Kiger A and Guest, and hints at a clucking hen and an enemy in the nest. The overall piece reads like a rustic poetic vignette.
A reflective piece reminds that kind words and small good deeds may be unseen yet plant lasting good. John Greenhianr cites encouragement's value while noting how listeners may not grasp intentions at first. The passage urges persistent gentle action, as seeds yield joy or pain over time.
The lesson emphasizes Jesus death and sacrifice at Calvary, fulfilled prophecies, and the significance of the crucifixion in Christian faith. It discusses mockery, darkness at the crucifixion, Jesus’ cry, and the path to the new access to God through Christ’s sacrifice.
Canadian housewives show a growing interest in seasonal diets and family budgeting as hot weather nears, with research funded by Shredded Wheat Company noting a shift toward better balanced meals. Experts indicate whole wheat foods like Shredded Wheat promote digestion and health, urging year round inclusion in meals.
Daily time table fragments list times from 0.01 to 11.34 pm with 400 ton table cues. Mentions Toronto Terminal Keele Street and St Clair avenues for freight delivery by special express, and pickup available at any address in Toronto.
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