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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 14, 1929
Page
6
A farm diary sketches daily toil from dawn to night with ploughing, horse care, and cow feeding. The author muses on talking to animals, neighbor life, and church activities while recalling Thanksgiving 1918 and wartime memories.
A clownish scene from a movie script shows a director reacting to a straw dummy on a cliff edge amid a tense moment. The piece includes a bobbing language quip and mentions Holloway's Corn Remover as a product advertisement within the text.
Ebeneser Pettingill Todd, nicknamed the Todd boy, learns his heirloom name may unlock a five thousand dollar legacy. He alters his name to Edward Percy Todd with a careful plan, writes to Uncle Pettingill, hosts a party, and gains support from family and schoolmates as the long delayed will finally proves true.
The notice urges sending Canada’s high quality apples to overseas via the Canadian National Express. It notes Northern Spies McIntosh and Baldwins as popular choices, with hand packed boxes, refrigeration on fast steamers, and rates from Montreal Quebec Saint John and Halifax up to November 25. It mentions prices of 3.00 per standard box and 4.00 per standard barrel and directs to Canadian National Express agents for through rates.
Berliner magazine author recounts Cleveson writing a fresh Jekyll and Hyde tale. The scene shows a luncheon interruption, intense delivery, and a family quarrel over allegory versus sensationalism. The manuscript is ultimately destroyed before sparks fly.
A clock party plan for teens features Father Time hosting a evening of eight to ten with clock dial timings. Guests rotate partners, answer time themed prompts, and guess time to the second, with prizes and clock dial cookies to end.
A reminiscence contrasts youthful beauty with later ugliness caused by bitter thoughts and spoiled temper. It then portrays an elderly woman famed for generosity and culture, whose calm serenity and compassionate nature outshine beauty lost to age.
Wade Burton, recently discharged from the State Realty Company, seeks a fresh post. Mr. Ruggles and Mr. Wellman influence decisions as Wade offers honesty and steadiness while facing a wary employer who questions his temper and business awareness.
A public sale on Friday November 15 1929 at 1:00 pm selling a mixed farm herd including Holstein cows dairy stock sows poultry and a large set of farm implements. The listing includes horses cattle pigs chickens harnesses hay and grain with cash terms and no reserve. Auctioneer is Hoy Windey of Acton contact Lank Clark.
An experimental note describes a one year to eighteen month trial comparing hens kept with lights versus without lights. It measures egg yield, feed costs, and egg weight under varying lighting, noting differences in daily production and yearly totals in two winter periods. The study aims to assess how lighting affects egg output and costs.
Ultraviolet rays are shown to distinguish antique from modern marble in the Metropolitan Museum of Art study with copies failing under UV light. The article notes a forged Roman portrait head and fifteenth century repairs revealed by UV. It also promotes Dr Jogg's Asthma Remedy as a precaution for persistent asthma.
The captain of a small trading vessel plotted to land contraband at a port. He asks a customs officer for help, joking about binding and gagging to evade detection, as recounted in a Weekly Scolaman anecdote.
A fragmented quote focused on teamwork and social cooperation. It praises collective effort and individual contribution within a group, highlighting the value of mutual support and shared purpose as essential to success. The piece frames cooperation as an economic necessity and a path to victory.
The text mentions Herba and herbs as a kidney remedy linked to Gal lagher and James Gallagher, claiming healing power. It references compounds, stimulation of urinary tracts, and bladder relief, styled as a historic herbal product sold by A. T. Brown in Acton.
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