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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 10, 1935
Page
6
An autumn poem from E Robeson of Athens reflects on walking through scenic paths and hills. The speaker recalls a late companion and enduring friendship while appreciating the season’s memories and holy groundlike calm.
Local items note Harold Nicklin installing water works in The Pas Man Manitoba Mrs Ahern sells Main Street home to William McArthur and will live in Wallaceburg Presbyterians host Thanksgiving tea with Girls Club Red Cross raising 27.15 Sons of England welcome W Coles home Roy Hurd of 19th Battery London here for Thanksgiving D T McGuire leaves Merchants Bank for Glencoe bank balance 900 after Acton Fall Fair costs Directors plan improvements at annual meeting Births and deaths list Bear Schults memorials and obituaries for Kerr and Schultz.
A cautionary piece reviews deadly fires caused by careless habits with cigarettes matches and gasoline. It cites incidents in homes hotels and colleges where neglect led to deaths of children and adults, urging readers to secure matches and petrol and to protect others.
Local playful exchanges reveal a joke about changing appearances as friends recall past facial hair choices. The conversation contrasts a beard and a shaved face, highlighting curiosity about how they looked in different years.
A fragmentary letter from a Smith to his mother implies strong cricket abilities and a claim that a better player is left out of the team. The text also references Douglas and Yale, with varied, unclear phrases about appearance and hair care.
A writer reflects on farming risk from seed prices to market demand. He notes election speeches fatigue and recalls a town outing with a friend near the Inn of a beverage room. The piece also discusses Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning, praising their romance and the Barretts’ life depicted in a film.
Variety tests at the Central Experimental Farm show Banner and Victory lead the medium late oats in this district. Cartler, an early registered variety, matches Alasca for yield. Guidance on growing lilies, potatoes, white clover, and peonies follows, with frost protection tips and winter storage methods.
Canadian lumbermen revive use of end coatings to reduce end-checking and splitting during seasoning of thick stock. End checking results from rapid moisture loss at ends causing shrinkage and internal stress that can rupture fibers. Water resistant coatings slow evaporation from ends, aiding later storage.
Advertisement notes Canadian counter check books available through agents who offer quotes on any style or quantity and urge customers to check their home printer first for printing options.
The speaker argues merchants waste millions from duplications and valueless media. He urges using the well established local newspaper as the sole safe publicity medium for retail merchants in smaller communities, noting that spaces in other media are donations, not investments.
The article argues the local newspaper serves as the community's voice in social, financial, business, and industrial life, authorized to disseminate messages among individuals and groups.
Readable times appear in scattered fragments such as 8.56 am 1.04 pm 12.31lam and 9.08 am 11.26pm with inconsistent punctuation. The entry lists multiple timestamps without context or events, indicating a damaged or incomplete schedule or log page.
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