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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 04, 1934
Page
7
Poem reveres October and Indian Summer through rich imagery of sky, maples, chestnuts, and blue heavens. The speaker pauses amidst golden paths to revel in nature, seeking release in autumn’s beauty and sensing God in its grandeur.
Household hints provide two recipes using canned peas salmon and oysters with steps for making a light pea souffle and a layered salmon bake. Additional notes cover French fried Bermuda onions and a cream sauce for oysters, plus a candied sweet potato and cream orange dessert variant and a baked orange desserts tip.
A reflective piece recalls summer fading and recalls Acton corner stone ceremonies. It recounts 1875 Methodist Church stone laid by David Piewes with a silver trowel, 1882 Town Hall beginnings, 1894 Presbyterian stones, and 1899 Baptist Church corner stone, with notes on public school construction in 1892. The narrator, Victoria Waring Metcalf, mentions Bill Murray and local recollections.
A reminiscence recounts a July 9 1892 weathered ceremony at the brick section facing down School Lane. The act notes laying the corner stone of the school building, a history document read by H P Moore, and artifacts placed in a glass jar. It also contrasts the later 1913 Government Building post office project and reflects on community progress.
An advertisement claims Miller's Worm Powders destroy worms to restore infant health. It asserts sleep is essential for growth and that worms disrupt rest, promising safe use even for the most delicate babies and a return to undisturbed slumber.
The article predicts a five day and possibly six hour week bringing more leisure time. It urges readers to widen interests beyond detective stories, adopting outdoor sports, tools, music, drawing, and gardening to stay healthy and productive with the coming leisure era.
The young mistress sent her newly hired colored maid for toilet articles. Mandy replies with humor about tar soap, joking that a blonde mistress could not need such soap for herself, claiming it was ordered for Mandy’s own use.
The Central Experimental Farm describes crate feeding to improve poultry flesh quality with a laxative start and a finishing ration of ground wheat barley oats milk. It notes a mix using whole wheat barley oats and milk and lists 89 fall wheat and eight fall rye varieties sown at Ottawa in September for winter hardiness and quality testing.
Dialogue snippet shows Hub refusing to eat and Young Bride offering recipes to repurpose leftovers. The exchange centers on immediate meal choices and domestic adjustments. No external events or organizations referenced.
A brief exchange shows a customer asking for a dime to buy a sandwich. The boss responds by asking to see the sandwich, signaling a test of the request.
A dialogue shows a father asked about his son’s business preference. The son replies that with backing he would pursue hunting for sunken treasure, revealing a daring venture idea.
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