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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 05, 1931
Page
13
A reflective poem on aging friendship and distance in a great city. The speaker recalls a longtime friend Jim and vows to call, only to learn with a telegram that Jim has died today. The piece laments how time erodes ties and how miscommunication widens gaps between people.
Betty Barclay presents cookies and desserts for cold weather, including Crisp Molabies Cookies and another nutmeg lemon cookie. Also included are two fruit molds Apple Snow and Glorified Rice, plus a note on a generic remedy advertisement by Thomas Eclectrico Ol.
An essay style text discusses time as a measure of personal value and effort. It contrasts wages, labor, and leadership with time wisely spent, urging youths to use evenings for self improvement and to endure toil with faith and purpose. The piece blends proverbs, poetry, and short montages on religion and ambition.
An old style advertisement touts Dr. Bouthworth's Uratabe as a remedy for bladder weakness and nocturnal awakenings. It claims quick relief from pain in the back and lower abdomen and offers a money back guarantee if the first box does not satisfy.
A city department store ran a page ad headlined Not All Wool. It admitted some garments labeled all wool were not and offered refunds to customers who return them. Merchants valued reputation over possible losses, preventing further harm to their standing.
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