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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 08, 1931
Page
5
The item lists weekend visits by residents and relatives in Acton, Milton, Guelph, Toronto, Brantford, Owen Sound, and more. It notes health updates, engagements, and upcoming weddings involving local families and visitors. Included are names such as Herbert Ritchie, Wilfred McDonald, A G Craive, Lyman Jackson, and Margaret Gertrude Carton along with engagements for Margaret Gertrude Carton and Dorothy Winifred Fletcher.
Historical observations claim singing serves as exertion for all ages. It notes larger chest measurements in singers, benefits from deep breathing, and improved lung function through proper posture and air intake.
Market quotes show dairy creamery No. 1 pasteurized at 20 to 20 percent above base, poultry live weight and dressed prices, wholesale vegetable and dressed meat rates, Toronto hides and wool prices, grain and straw quotations, and Ontario potatoes in bays to the trade.
County council debates linking Acton and Palermo Milton highways urging government action. Deputation to Premier Henry highlighted past promises and current inaction. Discussion covers traffic census, cost, and potential use of Good Roads Committee to press the department. Accounts and a vote of thanks conclude the session.
A fragment notes Gandy McCulloch discovering a box of complasters and buying a pair of tight shoes in a casual local dialogue. The passage reads as a humorous or informal aside from a historical page.
Silly exchange in a lighthearted column shows a boss seeking an office boy while the applicant offers an ice cream cone instead, reflecting playful dialogue. The vignette mixes humor and quaint phrasing typical of the period.
Highways engineers test footing for a new Credit River high level bridge on Middle Road as part of a Toronto to Hamilton corridor project. Meanwhile a Breslau bridge on Highway 7 opens to traffic. In Mauple Shade Farm Brampton a wedding unites Marjorie Joan Cox and Earl Jessop with ceremony by Rev. P. W. Ipence and a reception for family and friends.
An old article extols liver as a medicinal and culinary discovery for secondary anemia. It notes doctors recommending liver, its rising market presence, and several recipes including steamed liver loaf fried liver and bacon.
A Federal Experimental Station in Lennoyville Quebec reports a simple cement wash stops birds from pecking wall boards in poultry houses. The method mixes lime and cement in equal parts with water to a thick paste and applies with a brush, creating a hard durable surface birds cannot damage.
Nastus quips on how a man becomes a Pullman porter through marriage work and rent avoidance, while Sam jokes about debts and paying for a home. The dialogue uses dialect to sketch social stakes and mobility.
The piece argues that loud aggressive young speakers do not truly influence public opinion. It notes that many people resist argument unless treated with courtesy and respect. Shouting opinions may silence discussion but rarely changes firmly held beliefs.
The exchange features Mrs A describing her husband’s ignorance of what she endures and Mrs B noting his failure to mix his small change, suggesting a light domestic dialogue. The fragment reflects a candid street conversation captured in the newspaper.
An advertisement from the Home Knitting Company at 78 Dundas Street East Toronto seeks individuals to work from home stitching with a hand knitting machine. It promises payment in exchange for supplies and asks readers to write for information with no obligation.
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