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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 11, 1937
Page
7
A child narrator is described as growing despite family doubts. Birds frogs and insects weigh in with a chorus of growth depending on perspective, with the voices of mother father brother sister and nature forming a playful, rhythmic meditation.
Social evening for Miss Leea um’s Sunday School class gift of a bound Whittier volume. Hed Cross Society raises nearly $150 for materials. Mrs A and Mrs Harold Nicklin host a notable reception. Rev George A Little delivers address at Kings Orderlies Bible Class. Mr and Mrs A Bishop relocate to Welland as gardener. Scout Troop reorganizes due to Coles on duty. new officers elected. Henry Hortop sells mill property to James Barden & Son Acton. Died Cameron at Dinuba Cal February 25 1917, Charles Cameron former Acton resident 76.
P A Clews European manager of Canadian National Railways on a Canada visit reports busy British industries with rising employment and rearmament contracts. Shipyards run at capacity and London eyeing a tourist influx for the coronation, boosting England’s prospects and cross‑Atlantic interest in Canada.
English courts face lawsuits over contracts tied to the Edward VII coronation delay. Krell v Henry ruled postponement excuses nonperformance after advance rent. Chandler v Website upheld recovery of paid £100 while permitting adjustment of the balance. A judge quips about theft of whiskey as the prisoner cites hunger.
A boastful tramp famed as a brawler bets he can beg in Aberdeen. He visits the Granite City targeting villas, asking a maid to see the mistress and offering to “bring the peace for my bed” in a bold bid to prove his claim.
A weekend of quilting at Ginger Farm dominates diary entries as Mrs Clarke narrates daily pageant of quilters arriving, counting stitches, and weather hindrances. The narrator bonds with neighbors, shares jokes about her inexperience, and recalls a hockey score while the project nears completion.
A light dialogue shows a friend writing nightly thoughts in a diary for about three years. The woman quips that his diary may soon fill the front page, hinting at its growing record of personal musings.
A merchant presents a readable and interesting advertising showcase urging readers to adopt the advertising-reading habit. It promises savings of time temper and cash and asserts the advertiser’s word is as good as his bond to win and keep customers.
A set of timetable fragments lists daily and Sunday departures with varying times including 17.05 and 10.07 am and 6.13 pm. Entries show Going West routes and standard times such as 8.59 pm 2.23 pm 7.05 pm 12.40 am and 11.33 pm.
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