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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 28, 1929
Page
5
A poetic reminiscence from 1920 recalls Saskatchewan travels and a child’s longing for Ireland. The speaker imagines planes and boats, mothers’ tales, and a desire to return home for Christmas as a harvest crop looms. It blends migration, memory, and rural life with a wistful tone.
Local items from Acton dated December 2 1929 include road work and street improvements on Mafin Street with a new elevator and coal handling equipment installed by Mr Anderson. Other notes mention a steam fire engine from London for use, a hockey club concert, business partnerships dissolving, and several marriages and deaths in the community.
Sunday lessons discuss family roles from scriptures Deut 6 4 2 and Luke 6 40 62, urging homes to keep scripture in heart and teach children. It covers marriage Jesus stance on divorce and the Jew scheme, plus home worship and cooperative family duties.
A fashion note highlights peplum frocks as a standout for the season. The design features a circular peplum attached to a girdle with gathered fullness and a bow at the front. Upper bodice includes inverted pleats and a matching bow at the throat.
Paris fashion notes praise the tweed frock with tailored coat effect and raised waistline. The featured design shows a cleverly cut front that buttons from either side, long sleeves open to cuff length, and a contrasting trimming band in a yak gatin motif.
A compact note listing Sunday daily schedules in a brief notices column. The item mentions exclusive Sunday operations and exceptions to usual daily timing, signaling a change in service hours. The readable fragment points to a local schedule update affecting weekend hours.
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