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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 26, 1932
Page
8
A fragmentary excerpt depicts characters observing actions and expressions with comments on being well dressed. It echoes theatrical performance language and inner movements, suggesting a stage scene about appearance and motion.
A home food column outlines iron rich bran recipes and quick breads using all bran, flour, molasses, and nuts. Lamb chops with oranges is suggested as a main dish, followed by two coffee flavored puddings and a quick orange jam. A worm medicine for children called Worm Exterminator is also noted.
A nostalgic poem contrasts the grim city with the home town offering simplicity and true neighbors. A reader's letter from Edgar A Guest includes admiration for early town meetings, asking for the Esquesing account as referenced by the Acton Free Press.
A historical excerpt surveys Esquesing Township from 1875 to 1930 including population, property values, taxation, and school and agricultural society details. It lists 1876 officers and 1850–1876 reeves, and previews Nassagaweya Township as the next focus with a 100th anniversary for Ebenezer Church in June.
An advertisement extols Persian Balm as a toilet requisite that tones and nourishes skin, leaving it soft and fragrant. It contrasts cosmetic value with a separate agricultural note urging potato growers to spray Bordeaux mixture to protect crops and boost yields.
Buckwheat grows in 10 to 12 weeks and thrives on poor acidic soils with light drainage. Delayed sowing to late June avoids heat damage, yielding profitable crops. It serves as soil renovator, nurse crop with sweet clover, honey source for bees, and helps suppress weeds like sow thistle and quack grass.
A reflection on curiosity noting that impatience with children's questions slows development. It argues that learning accelerates when people, from babies to college students, continually seek the why of things, each birthday marking progress toward greater understanding.
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