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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 13, 1938
Page
6
The verse laments autumn in Acton with snow blankets and fading scenes. It imagines a quieter shore, cows, bells, and a home fire as moonbeams quiver, while longing for another summer of swimming boating and fishing.
A summary of old items notes war garden potato harvests on Thanksgiving Day and the growth of Beardmore Co plant near Main Street. Rev F P Barrett of Liverpool NS preached at the Methodist Church to good reception. Mr and Mrs Ralph Lambert celebrated their golden wedding on Thanksgiving Day. The Poll Palr reported a year balance of 772.30 with prize money to be paid. Died: George Smith of Erin October 8 1916 in his sixty sixth year.
An exploration of how tennis strings are made from sheep intestines, detailing cleaning, grading, dyeing, sulfur treatment, twisting, and polishing to produce gut strings. It notes the role of charcoal from wood waste, and ends with a quotation on democracy.
The notes paint Acton memories of early residents, homes, and church life. It recalls the Perkins and McLean households on Bower Avenue, former residents like Mr and Mrs Ye men and their school days, and the old church site on St. Joseph's grounds.
A garbled historical text blends an anecdote about the hardest word in English with a discussion on pasteurization of milk. It cites editorials from the Lancet in 1937 praising pasteurization and condemning raw milk spreading illness, noting safety benefits in major cities and rural areas.
A judge tells a father that a teen’s gambling habit might be cured by music lessons and a parole home visit. He urges investing in a piano or violin and a quality teacher to steer youths from vice, noting music reduces disciplinary problems and prisons swell from neglect.
The piece argues repetition is essential to广告 success, noting markets constantly add new buyers and single mentions fail to imprint. It warns that advertising waste arises when campaigns start but do not persist, failing to reach fruition due to lack of ongoing repetition.
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