Social Weekends Bring Visitors to Acton and Nearby Towns
Community notes list Miss Mildred Hollinger and many others visiting from Toronto Kitchener Montreal Guelph and Mexico. Engagement announced as Hilda Marion Palmer to James Frederick Warren with marriage planned for late October.
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Fred Warren
Hilda Palmer
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Acton
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Hilda Marion
James Frederick Warren
James L. Warren
Parr Press Christmas Card Orders Promote Local Industry
The Parr Press invites customers to place Christmas card orders through their representative Mir E Coles, promoting home industry and supporting local printing services this season.
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Parr Press
Mir E. Coles
Ploughing depths and timing affect crop yields, says Lennoxville tests
Experimental Station at Lennoxville Que reports nine year results showing four inch ploughing depth generally yields more than seven inches for corn oats clover and timothy while oats stay similar. For sod land top work in July increases oats yield and reduces couch grass. sandy soil avoids fall ploughing or ribbing. heavy clay benefits from late fall mellowing. For corn sod manuring plus spring ploughing four inches yields best on sandy loam. grain should be ploughed as soon as hay is off and top worked.
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Lennoxville
Que
Burglar Insurance Cited Overvalued Office Clock
A lawyer asserts the clock in a law office is watched by staff and not insured while a caller notes its high value. The exchange questions the clock’s security and coverage.
Brookville Meeting Debates Rural School Costs and Consolidation
Inspector Greer told Nassagaweya ratepayers that the present school section system cannot continue. He urged larger unified areas under one board, noting savings and better facilities from amalgamation and proposing a joint council and school board committee to study costs.
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Department of Education
Ratapayers
Nassagaweya Township
Brookville
Denyes
University of Toronto
Ontario
Vancouver Grain Elevator Expansion Connects Port Capacity
Vancouver will add 1 475 000 bushels of storage at the grain elevator costing about 375 000 dollars. The expanded space will be ready for grain in October and raise capacity to over 17 000 000 bushels. Vancouver touches growing wheat shipments from Alberta and Saskatchewan and aims to ease westbound traffic congestion at the port. A 4000 ton wheat shipment to Vladivostok is planned, following months after millions of bushels shipped to Russia.
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Vancouver
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Vladivostok
McPhersons send-off plans described in banter
In a humorous exchange the groom McPherson confirms a wedding send-off with guests promising rice and white ribbons and old shoes as favors. The dialogue reveals playful details about attire with references to shoe sizes and the groom’s and Janet’s preferences.
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McPherson
Janet
New Potato Best for Salads Says Cooking Experts
Cooking authorities agree new potatoes are best for salad due to their sweet delicate flavor and firm texture. They cube easily without breaking, making potato salads easy to prepare, nutritious, economical, and energy rich for any occasion.
Toronto Quotations for Butter Eggs Poultry and Grains
Toronto price quotations list for butter creamery eggs and poultry to shippers and retailers. Includes live weights for cattle hogs and sheep, hides wool tallow and various grain and fruit prices in c i f delivery terms. Market ranges reflect domestic Ontario and Toronto board of trade offers.
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Toronto Board of Trade
C.i.f Bay Ports
Northern
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Ontario
Essots Ees
Colored Preacher and Trustees Open Talk on Hell
A church board dealing with salary cuts and low mood allows topics to loosen up with stories. A dusky member asks the preacher if he may use the word hell in a yarn, and the preacher responds that it is fine since he has been catching it lately and might as well discuss it.
Pigmy Solomons Men Who Boast That They Know Women
The muddled verse shows a local presspiece mocking men who brag about understanding women, suggesting those who boast receive the harshest rebuke. The language reflects a casual, earthy style typical of column filler.
Truth Spoken In Just
A brief dialogue features a wife questioning fatigue in marriage and a husband admitting uncertainty, suggesting strain and distance between them. The exchange captures a moment of domestic tension without resolution.
Quotations from Past Leaders Warn of Dark Times
The Golden Book Magazine for September collects remarks from William Pitt Samuel disraeli and the Duke of Wellington noting ruin despair and gloom in politics industry and society. The compilation mocks a modern pessimist who insists times never recover.
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Samuel v Erforce
Disraeli
Duke of Wellington
G.B.M
John Doe
Frozen cider gains popularity as new farm product
Modern science brings frozen sweet cider to market. Cider is pressed, frozen to zero degrees and stored until thawed for sale. When thawed it remains fresh and sweet and can keep seven months or more. The method promises a new beverage outlet for orchardists.
Child’s playful jab at parental names goes viral at home
A six year old boy starting school answers with a cheeky exchange about his name and his parents. He says his name is Bunny and his father is Daddy. When asked how his mother calls him she asserts Fathead, delivering a humorous family moment.
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Finee
Bunny
Thankful exchange over bills and creditors
A terse quip contrasts gratitude with financial strain as a speaker laments unpaid bills while another replies that one should be glad to avoid being a creditor. The remark captures a blunt, humorous view of debt and payment pressures.
Acton Merchants Featured in The Free Press Shopping List
Acton merchants and business houses are spotlighted in The Free Press weekly column. It highlights the week’s most attractive buys and merchan offerings, guiding shoppers to current bargains and featured goods.
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