Shortage Looms for Scotland Oatmeal Porridge as Yields Drop
The article notes a likely oats shortage in Scotland due to below average yields, impacting the national dish oatmeal porridge. It cites a 35 900 acre reduction in oats sown this year per the Agricultural Department of the Canadian National Railways, while barley acreage rose 59 percent and wheat total reached 93 000 acres, up 18 percent. Demand for harvest labor was high with minimal unemployment in many districts.
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Scotland
Agricultural Department
Canadian National Railways
Mother's Prayers Move Lad to God Across Miles
A clergyman recalls leaving Australia as a youth and feeling his mother's distant prayers. On a night he considers pivotal, his heart and life commit to God after opening a small daily text gift from home. The remembered verse, As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you, anchors his conversion.
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Australia
Found Lucky Costume Exchange Sparks Festive Chat
In a playful exchange a wife exclaims she has found the exact costume she desired while her partner praises the find saying he could not have afforded to buy it himself. The lighthearted moment centers on a costume choice and household chatter.
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Darlin
Terrified maid warns of man at door demanding money
A frightened maid reports a caller threatening either suicide or murder unless money is paid. MacPherson replies to ask his intended action and promises to hand him a shillun if the man says murder.
Splendid Program At Women's Institute Meeting
The regular monthly Women's Institute meeting at Mrs. Salt's home featured President Mrs. Gamble presiding. Highlights included a motto talk by Mrs. Bishop, current events by Mrs. H. McCutcheon, a mystery roll call, and a dance fundraiser planned for next week. A program with a quartet and papers by Mrs. Gowdy and Mrs. Clarridge followed, ending with a social lunch in four Halloween groups.
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Women’s Institute
Collier
Toronto
Royal York Hotel
Forster
Hall
H. McCutcheon
Davidson
Hatchery Trout Foiled Myths About Foraging instincts
A study by H C White for Canada's Biological Board shows hatchery raised fingerlings forage as well as wild fry once released. In Prince Edward Island streams examined, both hatchery and naturally spawned fry ate similar prey such as midges larvae water fleas and beetle larvae, even when emaciated upon release.
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H. C. White
Biological Board of Canada
Dominion
White
Prince Edward Island
Editor letters set guidelines for publication
The Free Press outlines rules for letters to the editor including general-interest content, signatories, and length limits. Two letters must be signed and may be published under a pen name if requested. Submissions should not exceed two words and must arrive by Tuesday noon for that week’s issue.
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Readers praise Acton Free Press in letters to editor
A 1934 letter from J S Coleman of Montreal lauds the Acton Free Press as the best weekly in Halton County and praises its varied sections. The piece also notes reflections on autumn in Acton, concerns about road safety and a proposed sunken road, and mentions visits by Rev John R Mot t and Rev Dr A Lloyd Smith.
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Goth
Halton County
Acton
H. P. Moore
Fannie Perryman
Ihose
John R. Mott
A. Lloyd Smith
J. S. Coleman
C. Harrison
Amiabie
Canada
Practising in Daylight Burglary Trick Impresses Onlookers
A group watches a man using a starlight to burn a hole in an iron pipe. Two youngsters arrive and question the act. One boy jokes about daylight fireworks, while the other correctly identifies the man as practicing to be a burglar.
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Orie
Two Ways of Being Light Hearted in Times of Stress
The piece argues there are two paths to cheerfulness during anxiety. One avoids reality with fake gaiety, the other maintains thought to reach the heart of the matter. It asserts faith and God's love as the enduring remedy beyond clouds and winter.
Mrs Upstage Seeks Cook With Staying Power
Mrs Upstage questions a cook applicant asking if she is energetic. The candidate asserts constant motion, but the interviewer emphasizes a preference for someone with lasting staying power.
Gregory Theatre Presents A Mix Of Comedy And Music
The Gregory Theatre bills a comedy romance featuring Lew Ayres as a heart breaker and Alice Page as a nightclub entertainer. It includes cartoons and novelty bits with Mae West appearances, a mammoth musical with Ruby Keller and Dick Powell, and a varied lineup including Joan Blondell and Zasu Pitts.
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Lew Ayres
Alice Page
Wolf Dog
Ruby Keller
Dick Powell
Joan Blondell
Zasu Pitts
Guy Kibee
Buddy and
Towser
Her Splendid Knight Returns at Last
Patricia Lawrence meets Peter Cook in Paris amid a legion gathering and wartime memories. They confess enduring love as he reveals wealth and responsibility from an Australian uncle, allowing a future together in New York with Patricia’s mother.
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Atricia Lawrence
Paris
Patricia
Peter Cook
Patricia Lawrence
Legion
Peter
Atiff
Lawrence
Captain Cook
States
Connecticut
Vwi
Ife
New York
England
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Bowes
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Jones
Patsy Lawrence
Why is a river like an elbow
A playful pun noting that a river is always bending like an elbow in a humorous comparison.
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