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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 01, 1934
Page
16
Poem reflects on a boy's nature and missteps urging patience and guidance. It contrasts youthful curiosity with the need for care from a patient father and friend. The speaker emphasizes that the boy is not inherently bad but learning life through guidance and companionship.
Open fall weather noted with apples from Mrs. Agnew and champion potatoes from Ernest Cripps. A Toronto expert fined for testing a car at Main Street Milton. Trout Ponds improvements under way at Firstbrook. Second Contingent recruiting completed with A. W. Large as officer and ten men sworn in. Letter from F L Wright praises troops crossing the Atlantic. James Matthews to take charge of postmaster duties in sixty years. Died Ida Louisa Nicklin Francis in Toronto.
Advertisement asserts Dr Thomas Eclectric oil rapidly eases bronchial inflammation and strengthens passages to stop coughing. It urges readers to try the product and prove its benefits for colds and irritated throats.
Ontario draft horses are shipped to Liverpool Manchester and Chester for dock work and heavy loads. The Agricultural Department notes darker coats are favored with some dapples. Buyers seek speed and lighter legs while preserving size. Prices range from 300 to 450 dollars per horse with home bred stock selling locally.
An astronomer explains that the star's light will take four years to reach Earth while a visitor notes the time constraint and cannot stay that long.
A Ginger Farm diary details first taste of winter with the box stove in use and a busy household. The author, sharing duties with Partner, describes patching a smock, keeping noises at night manageable, and considering library access for country readers. The piece notes reading Margot Oxford's More Memories and comments on its reception.
A Dominion Poultry Husbandman radio talk argues selling unfinished thin birds hurts both sides. Finishing adds flesh, improves quality and yields higher overall returns, with Ottawa studies showing one extra pound of flesh costs about five cents to produce, while mixed grain markets support fatter birds and larger Canadian poultry intake.
Persian Balm is a fragrant refreshing toilet requisite for women who care for charm and distinction. It softens and whitens hands and creates velvety skin while dispelling irritations from weather conditions. Use it on hands and face.
A fragmented dialogue portrays a farmer scolding punctual travel and a guard replying that they traveled fast with the wind behind them. The OCR snippet features quoted voices, suggesting a rural or train-side scene with emphasis on time and travel.
A brief exchange features a man asserting belief in free thought while another jokes that he offered a penny for it, reflecting a witty, casual dialogue.
The gold toothpick once marked wealth and social rank in American dining and boards, but its display has waned in cities while lingering in distant provinces. Europeans used toothpicks in the Middle Ages, while goose quill and wooden variants remain common, even as polite dining declines. Bert Morehouse.
Compiled maxim cites the wisdom of careful judgment on reporting. The quotation stresses not to publish harmful claims unless disclosure serves a greater good, emphasizing prudence in spreading information.
A humorous diary fragment recounts a week of small-town doings. Friday sees a resolushon and a printing misstep about Mrs Oglston. Saturday features a dinner where prizes go to the oldest lady. Sunday Uncle Hen sells his farm. Monday Pa contemplates a new dish. Tuesday asks about marriage funds. Wednesday Jake Grubs is jailed for assault. Thursday a Nudist colony diet joke.
An advertisement touts Douglas Egyptian Liniment as unrivaled for immediate bleeding stoppage. It claims to counteract wounds and prevent blood poisoning, urging consumers to buy for rapid first aid.
Traffic at Ontario entry points for Labor Day weekend showed heavy cross border movement. Fort Erie issued 8,832 60 day permits and 9,130 short term entries while Windsor reports peak tunnel bridge and ferry activity. Niagara Falls Queenston bridges saw 9,364 60 day permits and 18,753 24 hour permits with overall inward outward parking and car counts rising year over year.
Silica sand from Black Island Lake Winnipeg Manitoba has been tested for glass and steel foundry moulding use. The deposits yield high purity sand over 99.30 percent silica with iron oxide under 0.003 percent, supplying Winnipeg steel foundries and the Red Cliff Alberta glass factory. Shipments move by barge to Winnipeg docks then by rail or truck to customers.
In a humorous exchange a butler informs Mr Jones that his wife eloped with the chauffeur. Jones replies with a wry remark noting the timing and his plans to use the car for a shooting trip.
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