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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 10, 1934
Page
11
Fragmented lines express a vow to protect a beloved and be her pride. The speaker moralizes about offering the best help, while reflecting on balance between dependence and strength. Wavering rhythm hints at a personal dedication and careful care.
Betty Barclay offers Sunday night supper ideas with eye catching dishes. Red Crest Tomato Aspic uses gelatin warm tomatoes and horseradish with a mayonnaise garnish. Spring Salad blends lemon gelatin cucumber and nuts served on crisp lettuce. Also includes Mock Pate de Foie Gras and Mock Drum Sticks using corn flakes and meats. A playful orange basket dessert and health tip with Dr Tomas Oil complete the spread.
A devotional piece extols motherhood as the greatest gift and cites Isaiah and Coleridge to honor a mother's influence. It traces the origin of Mother's Day to Anna Jarvis, urges reverence for maternal roles, and calls for a holy view of motherhood across faith and society. It closes with reflections on faith, unity in Christ, and a plea to uphold motherhood's dignity.
Paradoxical as it sounds the freedom to do as you please does not guarantee happiness A child fed only what he wants would fall ill a boy left to his own education would suffer later from ignorance The piece argues rules and recognized authority are essential for happiness now as well as then
A rough diary fragment narrates Priday Pa attending a lodge meeting where Semore Frunt is allegedly involved. The entry covers family dynamics, a Gaxxafone player, a pitcher show plan, a grocery mishap, a Rotary Club crowd, a 6 cent offer to wheel a child, and a judge’s punishment note. An advertisement for Persian Balm promotes skin benefits.
The piece questions if one shows equal courtesy at home and with outsiders. It notes that true good manners fail when speaking harshly to family or children and only shine with strangers. It stresses consistent civility as an everyday habit.
A pharmacist sends an errand boy to deliver a prescription to Mr Crummach. He reminds that Crummach rhymes with stomach. Two hours later the boy reports he cannot find Mr Kelly.
Public auction to be held May 19 1934 at 1 30 p m for Robert John Kerr property in Acton Ontario. Parcel described as part of Lot 29 in the second Concession now Village Lot 111 on Plan 237 on Main Street with a centre location on the paved Provincial highway and balance due in 17 days. Vendor's solicitor H N Farmer Acton Ontario. Dated May 3 1934.
The readable bits describe disrupted lines and unclear phrases. Key entities or events are not discernible from the provided OCR fragment.
The article outlines grass options for Canadian lawns, naming Kentucky Blue as generally best, with Bent varieties and mixes. It covers Colonial Bent, New Brunswick Creeping Bent, Velvet Bent, Crested Wheatgrass for drought areas, Red Fescue types, Red Top, and shade grasses like Rough Stalked Meadow Grass for mixed or shaded lawns. It notes seeding rates and cautions about creeping bent types and drought resiliency.
A home paper prints Mike Clarke’s letter describing a string of mispriorities he calls a warning. He swapped a farm for a Ford and a cow for a radio, traded on credit, and now faces lean finances while relatives prepare to visit.
Enthusiastic letter extols Kellogg's All-Bran for twelve years of steady use and clean taste. It notes benefits claimed by science such as fiber and vitamin B aiding regularity, with iron for blood, and suggests two tablespoons daily or three for serious cases. Packaged in red and green, produced in London Ontario.
Prospect speaker notes many pedestrians are struck when alighting from trams. Tramway official responds that waiting to board causes accidents, stressing frustration over catchable running over events.
A joke fishing tale where a Scotchman wins a drink after a tiny fish is revealed on the Englishman's line. The Englishman is mocked for his small catch as the Scot savors the moment and claims the bait win.
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