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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 06, 1937
Page
7
A verse urges readers to write a loving letter to their mother before it is too late. The poem laments forgotten messages and unspoken words that haunt families when they delay. Attributed to George Huncrott Grimith.
Twenty years ago notes from Acton on May 16 1917 report Ryder and Mowat Grove Co moving to Dominion Hotel property and new lighting system for Beardmore tennis courts. Elm trees moved to Mr John Clarke grounds and bakery sale to Woodcock. Professor McLennan speaks on home vegetable gardening. Died Lucy Mulholland Flynn widow of Martin Flynn aged 64 at Exquesing near Acton.
A juvenile diary style entry recounts weekly events with classmates, church plans, school notes, garden talk, a fishing and camping trip, and humorous misadventures. The text preserves informal spellings and local slang as the writer describes daily life and interactions with family and friends.
More than a thousand Canadian historic sites have been considered and about three hundred recommended for marking and preservation by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board. The board works with the National Archives Bureau to select sites of national importance and erect tablets and monuments to educate future generations and foster pride in the country.
Gwendoline P. Clarke writes a cheerful diary style note from The Acton Free Press about a home weekend of gardening and family chores. The entry describes pruning cherry trees, building a rockery, planting lettuce and vegetables, managing a kitchen garden, and dealing with hens and a curious cat Mitchie. The author and Partner also gather evergreen windbreaks and face a lingering cold while enjoying spring sunshine.
The text recalls John Sharp a punctual man whose widow resisted calling him the late John, and mentions their son Jape a diligent laborer who built a brick house now owned by Carl Hanon. Mrs Sharp, Miss Batts, and the Sharp family supported the Methodist Church and debt was cleared when Sharp offered to fund part of the church’s remaining notes. Both Mr. and Mrs. Sharp died within months of each other.
The article describes converting attic or basement space into an extra living room under the Home Improvement Plan. It notes loans up to five years from banks or authorized lenders, and gives an example of a basement room with a brick fireplace, yellow walls, brown floor, and simple furniture to create a focal point and sense of width.
Canadian quarries meet domestic demand for building stones as imports decline. Ontario supplies the key stone producing region with limestone making up about part of Dominion quarry output. Manitoba and Nova Scotia offer notable stones, while rock wool production from impure Niagara limestone expands an important insulating industry.
An unidentified man visited the school and spoke to pupils remarking about their past and future. A voice from the back of the room responded, questioning what they had become through hard work.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions a band and a dispute after a debate. It references a possible win related to wards and a rubber argument. Names and context are unclear due to garbled text.
Dialogue fragment shows a patient doubting the danger of a planned operation and a doctor dismissing concerns. The tone hints at a medical scene with tension over risk and cost.
A Scots laborer in Wisconsin during work hours was seen drinking in the yard when confronted by the boss. The exchange was brief with the boss asking if the man sought him and the man confirming intent, but refusing additional inquiry.
Readable portions show a discussion about starting life with nothing and lacking a penny or pocket. Speech appears informal and incomplete with garbled phrases and misordered words.
A garbled fragment signals a quirky exchange about a group called the Utterly Utters and their alleged exploits. The text references a famed daughter and wild enthusiasm, but the meaning is obscured by errors, leaving only hints of satire or social chatter.
A distinguished man of letters, invited to a reception, is described as taciturn and out of place. The hostess replies with a joke that he can talk only sense, brightening the moment with humor.
Today the first daffodil bloomed, another calf arrived at the barn, and children began school for the year under Daylight Saving Time. The writer shares a hat care tip using olive oil to revive dull straw hats learned from millinery days.
Time tables list East bound services with daily runs except Sunday at 6.00 am and 0.56 am and Sunday services at 8.19 pm. West bound trains run daily except Sunday at 8.00 am and 2.38 pm and Sunday at 1.05 pm and 12.38 am.
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