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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 10, 1938
Page
7
A solemn remembrance text honors the glorious dead with prayers for peace. It pleads for sacred trust to be kept and references the flaming poppies symbol and the belief that comrades dwell with God above in eternal rest. Florence Fears Cargill Campbellsville appears as a name fragment in the closing lines.
Twenty years ago from the Vesve of The Free Press reports Germany signs the armistice forming by Allied nations representatives and the Kaiser flees to Holland. Acton marks peace with a large outdoor thanksgiving service and a grand parade. The article notes local honors, farm sale, a marriage at St George s Georgetown, and a death in Guelph.
Canada has become a key source of uranium used in glazes and glass to produce yellow and deep orange colors. Extraction from pitchblende at Port Hope refineery and Northwest Territories mines supports global supply. uranium salts fetch over a dollar per pound with production in the hundreds of thousands of pounds annually.
A reminiscence of Bower Avenue Acton recalling Ransom Adams farm lots, the Kerr residence and garden, old family farms, and neighbors. It reflects auction days, horse care with carrots, and the Kerrs long life in the community. The piece also notes local land transfers and notable residents shaping the street.
The article notes rising Canadian freight through the canal from 1923 to 1951 and a later rebound to 4 939 000 tons in 1997, with some traffic shifting from rail to water routes and vice versa, including goods once moved across the continent. It also mentions Disraeli’s views and a brief quote about religion.
The speech notes the Ontario Temperance Act and government control as fueling a surge in drinkers from 220 446 to 440 100 in four years and questions if this era caused later drinking trends. It then shifts to erosion studies noting water erosion damages, sheet erosion, contour farming, and soil conservation measures.
A Scouman choosing a golf caddy asks if he is good at finding balls. The boy replies yes and the Scot orders him to find one and start.
A traveling salesman dies leaving a bizarre estate including five hundred towels two hundred cakes of soap three dozen silver spoons and a hotel key. The unusual bequest hints at his travels and possessions in a terse, local-tablet tone.
A fragment describes a woman selecting records in a shop as rain stops, noting “I have played all the newest records” and asking if another should be played while the customer ponders.
The president berates the office manager over a misheard instruction about hiring a stenographer. A tense exchange follows as the boss complains about grammar rather than glamour, revealing a humorous miscommunication in the workplace.
In a clipped dialogue a teacher asks about a pupil's brother while the class riffs on mispronounced names Peggy Pequaua and Pequaua are called immortal and teased. The exchange ends with a boy describing a window-leaning game won by Tommy.
A stylized fragment shows Rambo seeking protection from the police chief after a chaotic exchange about guarding chickens. The comic miscommunication centers on a claim of protection and a demand to keep chickens safe, with humorous language and phonetic spelling throughout.
Angler confirms good place to fish with locals saying none leave it, and informal chat about the river shoreline.
A guidance piece urges small retailers to start with classified ads in 2 to 3 inch spaces. It argues advertising in any form boosts sales, warns against lurking behind hesitation, and emphasizes frequent lively small ads to draw new customers. The public goes where it is invited to go.
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