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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 30, 1929
Page
9
A misdialed phone call tale shapes a comic scene with a ring tone and shouting voices as neighbors wake, while local notices report building repairs, church fundraising, and small town improvements. The item blends a humorous phoneline mishap with ordinary civic updates and local ads.
Alfred J1 Lowe of Philadelphia urges kindness in a crowding story about a boy with a fish permit who uses a trick to help a friend escape a pursuing gamekeeper. The tale blends humorous misdirection with a broader reflection on taking life seriously and finding joy without gloom.
A historical Sunday lesson outlines Jeremiahs trials and prophecies across weeks from Jer 20 to 43 with sections on Jeremiah and Pashur Zedekiah and Egypt. It follows the prophet through stocks dungeon exile and final passages in Tahpanhes with references to Babylonian siege and royal fear.
The Empress of France and Salvage King crew staged a tense salvage saga off Dutch Harbor to Osaka. Captain Bunker and Captain Hewison guided the Havilah and Salvage King through a 3100 mile rescue amid massive seas and snow, preserving the freighter and completing a 3,200 mile return voyage in 25 days.
In a rural tale a grand white pine near an old widow is to be sold to pay back taxes. Councillors seek cash from a lumberman who agrees to buy the tree only if it remains uncut while the widow lives. The episode of hardship contrasts with the pine’s enduring presence as a community memory.
Canada’s sea fishery yields upwards of 100000 gallons of cod liver oil annually as a by product. Nova Scotia remains the leading producer with Quebec and New Brunswick contributing significant volumes and values in 1927 1928 figures. The article notes oil’s vitamin and iodine content and mentions BC pilchard by product oil as much larger in volume.
A well known congressman visiting his district takes a turn at a farmer's plow and eases through several furrows. The farmer, surprised by the statesman’s fine attire, learns the visitor is the congressman from his district. The exchange ends with the farmer praising the politician’s farming potential and joking about voting for the opposite candidate otherwise.
Text shows a driver training scene with an instructor asking about safely handling water and gasoline. The learner responds that the car is found and asks about whether water and gasoline should be filled separately, reflecting a focus on fueling safety.
The guidance outlines preparing underdrained clay soils before grading and sowing, adding sand or black muck top dressing, and applying a complete fertilizer. It gives rates for Kentucky blue grass and Dutch clover, discusses seeding on calm days, rolling, and weed management, citing Mr. Davis of the Experimental Farms at Ottawa.
Freight service notes pickup in Toronto with special cross border delivery. Roresile Tersalial reports the pickup point as an address on Keele Gireet and St Claie Avenue. No further details on consignee or time provided.
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