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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 13, 1938
Page
13
The piece depicts a tree heavy with color in autumn, a lake and beach at rest, and livestock quiet as winter approaches. The speaker, A. F., envisions gathering at home by the fire and dreaming of future summers like swimming and fishing.
Twenty years ago from The Pree Pree of Thereday notes many potatoes dug in war gardens on Thanksgiving Day. Beardmore Co adds to its tannery plant near Main Street. Rev Barrett of Liverpool NS preached at the Methodist Church. Mr and Mrs Ralph Lambert celebrate golden wedding on Thanksgiving Day. Poll Palr reports $772.30 balance. prize money to be paid. DIED George Smith Erie aged 56 in 1916.
A quirky archive piece traces how catgut racket strings were made from sheep entrails. It details cleaning, splitting, dyeing, sulfur curing, twisting, and polishing before dispatch to manufacturers, noting dyed strings hide their grey natural color. It also mentions charcoal iron and charcoal fuel research in Canada.
The piece recalls residents of Acton including the Perkins family on a long-occupied Bower Avenue property, the Snyder and Ye men households, and George Ye men’s school bus ride. It notes Dr J A McNiven’s brick residence, past owners, and local church sites, with affection for bygone neighbors and a promise to return with more recollections.
Fragmented text includes a tale on the hardest word in English being no and a discussion of pasteurization from Lancet, noting milk safety, public health, and pasteurized milk as a preventive measure in cities like Chicago New York and Philadelphia with references to editors and correspondents.
A judge argues a teen's two year penitentiary sentence could be avoided if the boy had pursued music instead of gambling. The father recalls mother wanted lessons. parole offered if he buys a good instrument and works with a tutor, monthly judge visits. The Etude urges music over gambling to spare youths from crime.
The article argues repetition is essential in advertising to build lasting impressions. It warns against waste from halted programs and stresses ongoing continuity as the key to successful market reach and sustained consumer impact.
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