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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 05, 1938
Page
6
The excerpt praises a mother figure as tender and divine, likening her to an interpreter between gods and man. It envisions noble traits, angelic instincts, and the promise of resilience, with lines about faith, mind, blood, and soul beyond mortal limits.
A collection of recipe hints and variations includes an Orange Salad Bowl with orange segments peaches pears grapes and lemon mayonnaise, plus substitutions like apricot apple or banana. Also featured are tomato crumb bake calves liver paste graham bread crostini and two dishes with a French influence Tartes and Spinach a la Touraine, with notes on sugar enhancing vegetable flavors and several riddle-style lines.
The dialogue shows Wille and Maw reacting to a monkey that Wille says resembles Unkle George. Mother challenges the boy’s claim while Willie defends himself saying he cannot be understood.
A diary fragment recounts busy days at Ginger Farm with violet blossoms fading after a week of labor and housecleaning. The writer details a daughter's job change to care for two children at a lakeside estate, praising its kitchen and living spaces while reflecting on work-life balance and hopeful outlooks.
A sermon based on Mark 9 30 41 contrasts seeking preeminence with humble service. Jesus rebukes ambition, teaches that receiving a child proves receptivity to Him and the Father, and notes that choosing a lowly place leads to true greatness. The text echoes that not against us is for us and stresses unity over faction.
A mixed column page presents daily proverbs and reflections from May 6 to May 16, with nurse Elekram tips, home hints on clock cleaning, and brief notes on mounted police in Canada. It includes letters about spring, neighborly help, and porch garden musings from The Neighbor Hood Workers in Toronto.
The article explains fertilizer formulas used in Canada with examples such as 4-8-0 and 5-10-5, detailing nitrogen phosphoric acid and potash proportions per 100 pounds of mix. It notes practical conversions for tonnage and mentions a neighbor dispute over noisy radio testing near a fence.
The speaker urges total forsaking of sin to enter life in Christ. No acceptable partial obedience. All must go and be fully emptied of fleshly desire, accepting the fullness of God in Him. The message emphasizes strict self-denial and reliance on Jesus for fullness of God.
Openwork lattice sandals titled Victoria by Delman mark a shift to exposed feet in fashion. Once veiled by stockings and closed shoes, women now embrace open toes for day and night wear with white satin and metallic piping in summer styles.
Public notice lists cafe hours for Acton and Georgetown locations with appointment options. Office hours set for Acton on Tuesday and Thursday from 1.15 p.m. to 4.3 p.m. Evenings available on request.
Timetable fragment lists daily and Sunday exceptions with times in standard time. Mentions locations or routes and specific service hours though readable text is garbled. Contains several incomplete entries and unclear destinations to convey a transportation schedule snapshot.
Gray Coach Lines updates bus departures for eastbound and westbound trips through Acton and London. The timetable lists morning and evening times to Toronto Kitchener and London with codes for service days and exceptions. Effective Sunday April 24.
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