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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 07, 1936
Page
6
A voice extols replacing old lanes with cement highways and banning pedestrians. It portrays engineers pushing for faster travel, tearing up rural lanes, and forcing a sixty five mile per hour era, prioritizing speed over scenery or walking.
A vintage culinary page offers maple based recipes including Maple Custard, Maple Spread, Maple Trifle, and Maple Apple Pudding. It includes steps to heat maple syrup, mix with eggs and milk, bake or steam, plus a gelled or merengue topping method. Also contains culinary wisdom on preserving vitamins by using cooking water and proper vegetable prep tips.
A weathered reminiscence opens with a daughter recalling childhood cries and vows of future quiet. The piece then shifts to an Incidental history of Acton’s south MUN Street, describing the Malnprize house, Willam Grant’s carriage works, and the evolution of the block including notable residents such as Abram Matthews and the Matthews family. It notes a tragic 19th century accident, a later rebuilding, and the passage of families through the era, ending with a teaser for next week’s incidents on the adjacent lot.
The text argues that superior intellect and formal education do not guarantee high status. It emphasizes fulfillment through humble, steady work and moral uplift as the main purpose of education. Leaders are few. many serve well in ordinary roles, and a nation thrives when citizens do their best daily.
Three perennial grasses Brome prats crested wheat grass and slender wheat grass are known as western rye grass and suit Prairie Province pastures. Crested wheat grass adapts to brown soils while brome and slender wheat grass prefer darker soils. In Saskatchewan studies crested wheat grass yields rival or exceed other grasses in dry years, offering a high feeding value and good grazing. A mix of crested wheat grass and brome grass improves hay quality and yield.
New Zealand purchased 48 percent more value in Canadian goods in 1935 than in 1934. Automobiles lorries trucks newsprint silk apparel and hardware led gains carried partly by Canadian National Steamship lines. Trade to New Zealand is seen entering a prosperous period with further export increases expected.
The devout heart seeks inner calm and immediate alignment with the divine. It does not rush forward but meditates inwardly, feeling the sacred present underfoot and trusting God now without hesitation.
Joe worked as checker in a munitions plant and learned by interviewing workers that they earned $10 with time and a half overtime while his wage was $5 a day. He asked the foreman to be downgraded to laborer but was refused, with the foreman remarking he was the only man who can read and write.
The ad promotes Kellogg's Rice Krispies as a money saving breakfast with many servings. It claims the cereal crisps in milk or cream and tastes delicious. The product is made by Kellogg in London Ontario and carries a quality guarantee.
Two Canadian destroyers from a winter Bermuda cruise entered New York Harbor and tied off Pier 83 near the north river, surprising Metropolitan residents. The crew, neatly dressed, went ashore to view Gotham sights aboard the Suquenay and Champlain.
A scattered entry list shows names and titles of professionals in Acton Ontario and nearby, including Dr William Cullen physician surgeon, O Bax solicitor notary public, Harold Nash farmer lawyer, Kenneth Langdon solicitor notary, A J Buchanan dentist, Dr A G M Brayn s veterinary, and a bookbinder on Wyndham Street Guelph with services. Office hours and contact details are provided where legible.
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