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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 23, 1933
Page
6
A reflective verse noting how hardships press on people yet urge perseverance. It contrasts mistimed luck with steady resolve and urges continuing to push forward without quitting. The poem emphasizes resilience amid financial strain and personal discouragement.
A set of party recipes including pepper stuffed with cream cheese and sardines, pimiento cheese sandwiches, a peach sundae with junket, a jellied loaf lunch option with ham and celery, a lemon gelatin beef loaf, and orange ice cream. Serves 10 for the loaf items and 2 quarts for the ice cream.
The readable text shows a chat about shopping for a better, pricier gift for a husband, with one speaker aiming to delay purchase until a more expensive item is chosen. The fragment lacks specific people, places, or events to form a proper news summary.
Silas Green and neighbors in Bustleton confronts rumors of a collapsing money system as inflation and new currencies spread. Citizens rush to spend today while continuing work and trade, with merchants, carpenters, and bankers noting a temporary boom before a broader panic subsides.
Mr Jos Burgess head of the Dairy Produce Division notes the 1923 Dairy Produce Act made grading mandatory for exports. Since then Canadian cheese and butter have improved, with over 90 percent of cheese graded, and Ontario Ontario supplying about 73 percent of export cheese while Quebec and Prince Edward Island also contribute. Manitoba and western provinces produce smaller graded shares for local use.
Remedy praised for prompt treatment of scalds burns and cuts bruises and sprains. It soothes pain aids speedy recovery and helps inflammation relief. A bottle at home or stable saves doctor and veterinary fees.
A promotional piece praising electric appliances and power. It highlights how electricity lightens labor, cools and heats, and supports home life, office work, and farming. The author argues ads educate, encourage affordable devices, and promise time and money savings for housewives and general users.
Friday to Thursday entries recount a child’s view of daily life including Mr Gillem’s visit and a 27th wedding anniversary celebration home supper Ant Emmy’s diamond letter from Springfield Lizzy Crunch illness with doctors and a pitcher, teacher’s note on behavior Elly Hix dating Dr Bliss and a two dollar visit fee Hollywood Jake payoffs for barking or parrot squawks shaving cream interest and a theory linking razors to a good shave.
Experiments at Caledonia Springs Ontario in 1932 show that manure plus high phosphoric acid and potash fertilizers greatly improve yields on peat lands. Twenty tons of manure yield 376 bushels of potatoes per acre and 21 tons of beets. fertilizer alone also produced strong results with 1500 pounds of 4-8-10.
A dog chased by a lobster in a market leads to a comic standoff between a fishmonger and a shopper named Smith. The dog yelps in pain as lobsters snap claws on its tail, prompting a quip about whistling to the lobster instead.
A speaker recalls a humorous theatre moment when a friend mistook a concert piece for a national anthem. Both rose, prompting a wry reaction and a shared misread of the scene.
A Western Ontario obituary highlights the country correspondent role in small communities. The piece praises local papers for minute, homeward reporting, noting readers value village news from nearby hamlets. It contrasts city papers’ reach with local coverage.
The country correspondent may be unpaid and untitled, yet he gathers real news. While the census and other duties are distant, the local paper’s staff pursue topics that matter to home readers, a skill even outside papers rarely match in broader markets.
A house hunter asks for a five mile distant isolated property. The house agent nods, then the hunter reveals his real aim to practice the corniét, prompting a grim reply from the buyer. The exchange satirizes tall dreams of remote living.
Rhubarb is best propagated by transplanting root sections to maintain variety. Plant crowns level with soil in four by four foot squares, with early spring planting and careful weed control. Rich soil and summer-fallowing enhance growth. manure can be ploughed in, and year one yields light use with full harvest by year three.
Office and residence listed at Cortier Bower Avenue and Elgin Street. Legal notice shows address Peeryman Block Acton Ontario. Money lent on mortgages. Hours 9 30 a m to 5 00 p m Saturdays 12 00 o'clock.
Georgetown and Acton announce Sapacks Café on Main Street offering appointments via phone. Office hours set for Acton on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 45 p m to 6 30 p m with evenings available on request.
The notice lists hours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m with evenings by appointment and gas for extractions. It states the business is closed all day Wednesday and provides phone number 148.
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