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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 23, 1935
Page
14
A verse invites birds bees and blossoms to honor a garden setting. The poem asks creatures to join in gentle fellowship with rain dew and growing fruit, recalling a biblical image of God walking in a garden.
Notes include Wm Cooper hiring a coat maker from Alliston for his merchant tailoring, removal of church weigh scales improving streets, Mrs Gould learning of transport arrival at Plymouth, Mrs Smith offering Fairview Place as convalescent home, and Boy Scouts trip to Rockwood. Also reports on Lewry Rice death verdict, Walter Beardmore’s death, births and obituaries, and health ad for Egyptian Linkment.
Two gold touch pieces once used in London remind readers of the medieval belief in the king’s hand as cure for the king’s evil, a plague-era disease. Edward the Confessor and Charlemagne era practices are described, with rituals, seasons, and the famous 1680 scene of Louis XIV touching subjects at Versailles.
A diary tone recounts a bedridden narrator evaluating rest therapy and humorous domestic trials. She tells of curtains hung with help from Partner, kids acting like rabbits, and the return of Jimus the cat after years away. A misplaced prosperity club letter sparks wary reflection on charity schemes.
Betty Harclay outlines a spring eating plan focusing on balanced meals with milk vegetables and fruit to avoid overindulgence. Recipes include Spring Gingerbread May Salad and Baked Fish with tapioca crust offering lighter options as the weather warms.
Farmers prevent rust and decay by housing machinery year round and inspecting equipment daily. Shelters, oiling bearings, tightening belts, and maintaining alignment save delays and expenses, while a well stocked shop aids swift repairs and reduces downtime.
Dominion Experimental Farms Weekly Newsletter reports families plan more garden acreage to provide year round vegetables. Notes on corn sowings, flax diseases fox wilt and fox rust, seed treatment, crop rotation, and a finger weeder as weed control in grain fields.
Arrangements are under way for a gala event on June 27 to mark the reopening of night baseball as the Toronto Baseball Club returns to Maple Leaf Stadium after a long road trip. General Manager Arthur Leman h announced the schedule with a match against the Bullsla Blsons under floodlights. Ontario fans plan viewing parties at Fleet Street Stadium, cheering the Ronde batting crew as night baseball resumes in minor league play. Tickets and reservations encouraged with the Toronto Bary ball Club.
A local notice extols Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a rare remedy for worm sufferers, claiming it brings relief to children in the neighborhood. The feature emphasizes love over place in communal care.
A perplexed father questions a suitor while the youth confesses being unable to sleep due to thoughts of the daughter. The father jokes about effects from butcher and grocer pills, hinting at dubious remedies.
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A transit schedule notes services running Going West daily except Sunday and Sunday only services vary by day. The public timetable outlines weekly pattern for routes and frequency based on day type.
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