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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 31, 1932
Page
8
A dated reflection by George G. Davis extols being strong yet humble brave yet patient and honest. It urges self awareness and generosity as essential virtues to earn respect and love without protest.
Spring return of birds noted. pastry cook Symon opens shop on Mall Street in old bakery building. James Dobbie takes Brock Avenue brick house from W Mason. EG Cook plans fruit and vegetable shop in Secord Block. Hugh Mann’s estate goods listed. Acton customs port designated. Murray McDonald appointed customs officer. customs house opened in Secord Block. Acton merchants report $800000 goods passed via outside ports in 1911. Lambert Cripps marriage in Crewsons Corners. Benjamin Kinnard dies at 72 on Church Street Acton.
Ways dix the stable ready for immediate use. Removes proud flesh and inflammation. Thrush or hoof rot infection of cow's teat.
The article discusses boys and girls agricultural clubs in Canada boosting hog, cattle, potato output and farming skills. It cites increases in club membership, hog grading improvements, and the broader impact of youth clubs on farming practices and rural economy. It notes the 1931 19 percent select hogs, 1 191 clubs and 20 952 members, with clubs growing across cattle sheep fertilizer potatoes soybeans corn and farm economics. It also provides a Sunday school lesson on Genesis 1 1-5 26-31 about creation and the role of God in the world and humanity.
In an Arizona story from the Apache region two ravens outmaneuver a dog guarding a bone. They circle and peck at the bone until one lands behind the dog and pinches its tail. The other raven seizes the bone and flies away as the first retreats. The dog returns home, realizing it has been outwitted.
Reports of an eighteen year old white girl living among aboriginals in Northern Australia trigger a Sydney expediton. Earlier clues linked to the 1928 yacht Douglas Hawdon sinking, with a woman and her nine year old daughter said to have reached a native village about 400 miles east of Port Darwin. Authorities seek confirmation amid conflicting stories of captivity and escape.
Kingston audience heard H B E Stephenson of the McKim Agency stress telling the truth about products through newspaper advertising. He urged focal newspapers and county circulation, noting advertisers and publishers must cooperate to strengthen the community and local commerce in Cobourg.
English scientists unveil a method to convert crude sugar molasses into a hard transparent material resembling glass. The new substance can be blown molded or rolled and passes ultraviolet rays unlike ordinary window glass. It aims to help handle surplus sugar while creating durable translucent material.
A compact quatrain uses card terms to hint at a young man leading with heart a maid chasing a diamond an old man tossing no club and a sexton wielding a spade, suggesting a playful, symbolic game scene in verse.
Kellogg’s Corn Flakes touted as 25 years of quality. Made in modern plants open to inspection by visitors. Claim finest materials expert workers and machinery, with a sealed wax bag for oven freshness. Guarantee by W K Kellogg offering refund if not the finest and freshest. Made by Kellogg in London Ontario.
About one million Londoners face a radio license fee of five cents a week. Six hundred thousand pay. four hundred thousand hide their sets when the tax collector comes.
A reader testimonial extols URATABS from Dr Southworth as relief for bladder and kidney symptoms common after age forty. The ad links overworked kidneys, nocturnal urination, and lack of vigor to midlife distress and urges buyers to try the product with a satisfaction guarantee.
The excerpt describes making Turkish coffee by grinding coffee finely, using equal parts coffee and water, boiling in stages, and pouring thick foamy portions into demitasse cups without cream. It notes grounds may settle and warns against large cups, emphasizing serving in small cups.
Readable text indicates a Monday April 4 consultation with free office hours from 9 a m to 4 p m. No additional names or organizations are provided. The message states available access times and date.
The text argues that a just as good imitation rarely matches the original and that advertised goods prove quality. It notes manufacturers publicize claims to back products and stores stand behind them, while substitutes typically miss something essential.
Eastbound service at 9 30 stops at George town with a 9 43 pm note. Golog West Daily except Sunday. Daily except Sunday. Sunday only a 9 08 am from Fripp 8 45 am 10 36 pm.
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