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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 10, 1935
Page
13
Poem fragment in which the speaker contemplates an autumn walk through scenic paths. The voice recalls shared life joys and friendship as a sacred, comforting presence beside the speaker despite tears. The lines end with hopeful gratitude for autumn memories.
Community notes from Acton and nearby towns recap local events including Harold Nicklin installing water works in The Pas Manitoba and Mrs. Margaret Ahern selling Main Street home to William McArthur. Thanksgiving Presbyterian tea by Girls Club raised funds for Red Cross, and Roy Hurd of 19th Battery London visited. Changes in banking staff, planned Acton Fair improvements, births and deaths noted including Brown son in Brandon and Captain David Schultz death in Eccles England.
A cautionary piece outlines deadly outcomes from reckless smoking and match use. It cites fires in a rooming house, a hotel lobby, a home with coal oil, and a garage, noting deaths of children and adults. The article urges safe handling of matches and cigarettes and keeping flammable items away from children.
A playful dialogue contrasts two pals recalling beards. One says Y used to have a beard, then shaved it off, while the other notes Y grew a beard after seeing it. The exchange highlights a humorous reflection on facial hair.
A brief, odd missive from Smith to his mother mentions being a good cricketer and a teammate named Yum, while a superior player is left out. The text then oddly references Douglas and a Dwest duster, claiming usefulness for whack and natural hair health with a vague Yale return and leftover scars.
A reader laments election speeches and frets over seed costs and farming risk. The piece recalls personal misadventure at a inn beverage room, then reviews the film The Harrests of Wimpole Street and its Elizabeth Barrett Browning romance. The writer ends tending a sick son.
Banner and Victory continue to lead the medium late oat class in district trials at the Central Experimental Farm. Legacy yields well against standard varieties. Adpska recommended as an early variety. Cartler registered and higher yielding than Alsara in this district.
Canndian lumbermen show revived interest in end-coatings to prevent end-checking and splitting during seasoning of thick stock. End-checking stems from rapid moisture loss at ends causing premature shrinkage and rupture. water-resistant coatings aim to slow evaporation and reduce subsequent swelling and absorption in storage.
Advertisement notes best Counter Check Books made in Canada offering competitive pricing and satisfaction. Agents invite quotes on any style or quantity and suggest consulting Your Home Printer First.
The speaker warns merchants against media duplication and waste, arguing thirty six years of newspaper work show unorganized small towns are preyed upon by causes. He asserts the local newspaper is the sole safe medium, delivering messages into homes and serving communities under twenty thousand with adequate reach.
The local newspaper is described as the community's mouthpiece disseminating messages across social, financial, business, and industrial life, authorized to connect individuals and groups through news and merchandising updates.
A series of odd time stamps appears: 8.56 am, 223 p.m., 1.04 p.m., 12.31 lam, 9.08 am, 11.26 pm. The OCR yields inconsistent capitalization and a stray lam that likely should be pm or am. These snippets suggest a damaged transcription of a schedule or log.
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