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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 03, 1938
Page
6
Poem fragments recount a friendship souring over pride and insult. Roland and Sir Leatine part forever, leaving a widening gulf. The passage uses archaic diction and ornate phrasing to express enduring remorse and the impossibility of reconciliation.
Canadian notice explains the Canada Approved and branded beef system with Choice and Good Blue Brand marks, their meaning for health and quality, and how to identify them on cuts. It presents excerpted recipes from a Dominion Agriculture bulletin with roasting and broiling instructions for beef including filet mignon and maître d hotel butter.
A National Retail Dry Goods Association report finds over 27 million American women have never learned to sew. Only 16 million of 42 million women can stitch, while 02 percent of homes have sewing machines. The industry laments lack of instruction among teens and young women.
A fragmentary dialogue recounts a question from William on wood types in a match and Harriet’s answer that two kinds are used, followed by a playful exchange about agreement.
Gwendoline Clarke writes from Ginger Farm about her daughter taking a job twenty miles away after a short course in home economics. The piece recalls parental pride and concern, the banquet for the course, and a travelogue talk by Dr. Reynolds.
A Ontario Temperance Federation report argues for definite legal content to intoxication and proposes chemical tests to prove impairment. It cites Sweden and Germany using blood tests and notes accidents fell 35 percent there while urging a fixed alcohol concentration standard for driving safety.
A brief dialogue shows Pat promising a calf as a present to Sor. Sor responds with light humor and recognition of Pat’s characteristic generosity. The exchange captures a playful, intimate moment between the two speakers.
A driver explains a nighttime roadside stop by uniform provincial officers who ask to see her license. She proudly produces the license from the dash and notes the officer’s shift from wary to affable once verifying the permit.
The Fres Frees column offers items of interest to women with daily readings and reflections for March including April reminders. Home hints advise chimney cleaning with zinc andFix small tacks by feeding through paper to avoid damaged nails. Practical tips also cover cooking potatoes briefly before baking and a note on the vast number of languages worldwide.
A New England lover sent a fried egg via the Canadian National Telegraphs for a Val en tines Day message to a sweetheart in Montreal. The egg was paid for with a money order, delivered unbroken by a courier on a bicycle, and the astonished recipient and any observers could only marvel at the odd telegram gesture.
A playful classroom exchange features a professor asking about light speed and a student replying with a whimsical misdirection about timing. The dialogue showcases a clever twist on physics topics in a lighthearted moment.
Lisbeth outlines proper outdoor spring dressing, urging garments chosen to suit the occasion. She highlights spectator sports casuals, hand knit suits with wide checks, felt hats, and gold wood bag, plus trends like pin striped flannel and tweed suits, twill wool bolero sets, and matching printed blouses.
Court work proceeds promptly as Katatea completes proceedings. Phones Successor to Ho ON is noted. Farmer Residence 151 is referenced in the brief, with no further context provided.
Readable fragments show daily timetable entries with varied times. Some entries specify morning, afternoon, and late night departures across likely a transit or service schedule. Several lines include 100 am and 954 am with other times such as 624 pm 10 pm and 1133 pm.
Fragmentary timetable shows westbound and through routes to London with multiple departure and arrival times. Mentions Holto and Folesta connections, and various codes like x and e indicating service notes.
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