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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 26, 1931
Page
8
A lyrical poem by Elizabeth Sloanaker celebrates springtime weather with April showers. Birds like robins seek nest corners while flowers bloom and umbrellas rise, matching the season’s changing mood and playful spirit.
March 1911 notes include blooming mile willow catkina showers improving cisterns, Brown selling horses and dairy cows, J H Denny prepping brick house on Wellington Street, W D Anderson moving freton safe to G T HR station, L G Matthews selling Mill and Fellows corner property for 31800, King’s Orderlies Bible Class at John G Coleman’s home, H P Moore speaking, Gregory entertaining next week, Alex F Smith selling corner property, George Barber returning from Vancouver noting active building, A M Brown promoted to inspector staff, Greigs replacing him at Sutton branch, and the expected Berlin move of Mr and Mrs J W Yusband with Young Street residence sold to John Kitching, plus Mrs J A Murray and Miss Murray returning from Winnipeg.
Betty Barclay presents two recipe ideas Fish and Egg Tasties and Fruit Omelet with steps for salmon or tuna dishes and a citrus omelet. Instructions cover mixing fish with bread crumb milk and eggs, baking, and a marmalade filled omelet served in a period kitchen style. A stray dialogue line about washing appears as a nonessential aside.
A fragmented line describes removing mountains and lake to imagine Mike in a simple setting. The text hints at a shift from grand scenery to a more ordinary or personal space. The speaker questions where to place a figure without the natural backdrop.
Review outlines a six month course for Sunday school level one focusing on Luke's gospel. Highlights include John the Baptist birth, Jesus childhood, temptations, miracles over disease, teachings, parables, mission for workers, and ethical lessons on temperance and generosity.
A quirky diary fragment by Ross Parquhar records a week in a wartime household. Entries recount daily tasks, chores, church visits, a rainy trip, a weather bet, marital tensions, and small domestic anecdotes from Emmy and others, with odd spellings and playful details.
A village group forms a society to study American trees and native plants and to preserve them in a private park. They cite the New York permit allowing private grounds for parks with no municipal authority, funded by local subscriptions, to create a planting ground for native flora and trees as a public playground.
A curious dated note presents a harsh instruction set urging a husband to neglect his wife, skip affection, and impose frugal or harsh household choices. It mocks a sexist, controlling attitude with examples like denying water, buying a tractor, feeding the family skim milk, and avoiding shared meals.
A reflection on distrust after betrayal urges readers to focus on the loyalty of others, especially mothers, rather than dwelling on wrongs. The piece contrasts cynicism with forgiveness and highlights positive relationships as antidotes to hurt. It also notes a standard remedy for burns and injuries as quick pain relief.
A much worse sympathizer asks how insomnia is, while the incurable replies that it worsens and prevents sleep even at rising time. The dialogue portrays a stark, personal struggle with sleep deprivation framed as a deteriorating condition.
A vintage ad touts Joint-Face and Joint-Base as quick acting emollients for stiff joints and rheumatic pains. It claims rapid relief from lumbago backache neuritis sciatica and sore muscles with a Canada made product sold in a generous bottle for a few cents and guaranteed.
Dudley Raymond Walker, eighteen, of Tournemouth Boys' Secondary School, was judged the best boy orator in England. He and peers from other European nations then traveled to America to compete in a world wide oratorical contest.
A retailer returning from a long voyage finds a blank sheet in an envelope with a card. A friend asks about the blank page. The reply laments a lack of words and confusion about the message.
The eighth annual Dominion tour led by Dean Laird travels from Montreal on July 30 to Toronto on July 37, covering Vancouver to Victoria and Fort William to Port McNicoll. The 22 day rail and motor journey visits Prairie wheat belts, Rockies resorts, and Pacific coast sites, with views of Vancouver waterfront, Chateau Lake Louise area, and Port McNicoll Luka boat.
An old article notes that about three percent of Americans catch a cold yearly with epidemics spreading quickly in certain areas. It links constipation to colds and urges diet changes including rough foods, greens, fruits, and milk to avoid illness.
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