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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 25, 1936
Page
7
A rustic poem recounts a farmer longing for two children to greet him at night and his daughter proposing a shared future with two to welcome him. The piece sits among a column of local notices and community updates from 1916, including church events, baptisms, and social announcements.
A reader recalls a prank where a wedding car had tin cans tied to it and horns blown as the couple departed, then shifts to a Ginger Farm project about crafting a hammock. The piece laments dismissive laughter at weddings while detailing a humorous DIY plan to fashion a hammock from awning material and a post.
Ontario club led by President Clifford Oakley and GM Arthur H. Leman will schedule most weekday games as night contests at Maple Leaf Stadium Toronto with days on Saturdays and holidays. Opening program starts June 1 against Montreal Royally, with June 2 a day game if needed, while pitching staff features Herpan Johnson Nelson Mooty Nekola Pattkon and others backing star Lucas Cook and Earl Cook in strong bullpen.
Guidance on substitute materials for manure in urban gardens. Recommends pulverized peat leaf mould and commercial fertilizers with typical 4 10 8 ratios, applied at about 5 pounds per 100 square feet. Warns that leaf mould is humus not fertilizer and cites fertilizer fraud cases under the Fertilizers Act.
Maximo Labrada sues his father in law for defamation after he learned the funeral arrangements included a tombstone bearing the claim the wife died of maltreatment by her husband. The dispute centers on the inscription and resulting legal action.
A colored defendant charged with assault and intoxication was asked to explain. He claimed the liquor was the meanest he ever saw and that it made him seem to be running when he was actually sitting.
A narrator describes balancing thoughts between memory and the present as a hammock is finally set up only to be disrupted by an annoying fly. Time wasted on the hammock forces a return to the house to wash dishes.
A household uses energy quickly and a bowl of Kellogg's Corn Flakes with milk can boost alertness in the afternoon. The cereal is described as wholesome and easy to digest and is made by Kellogg in London Ontario.
During a stay in Toronto the noted explosives magnate Sir Henry was depicted alongside J. Yo Nekell, a financier, in coverage that recalled his impact on both peace and war efforts.
Fragmentary timing notes list 8.55 am 2.23 po 1.04 pan 9.08 a.m 11.26 pam, with no coherent event or context to identify. The readable items suggest scheduling or measurements but lack enough details for a full report.
A reported incident on a bus involves a woman striking a conductor in the ribs with an umbrella. She asks mockingly about the Bank of England, and the conductor replies that it is not the bank. The exchange features a terse, humorous street confrontation.
A mother explains her son has aged due to many troubles during a long excursion train trip. The dialogue hints at hardship and emotional impact on the traveler and family.
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