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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 24, 1935
Page
7
A reflective quip on modern life cites William H. Davies noting people rush past beauty and nature. The speaker laments lack of time to enjoy streams stars beauty and life while asserting the need to pause and appreciate.
The issue notes upcoming nuptials at Knox Avenue homes and a new marry likely entering occupancy. It lists turnip shipments from Acton station and prices, a Knox Church address by Rev J Browsi on John Knox, Canadian hospital aid from Acton Women’s Institute, and a move of Mrs William Brown to Toronto. Also reports Germany’s war progress summarized as “checked.” Obituaries announce a Wilson birth in Nassagawega and a Smith McLean marriage in Hamilton. Miller’s Worm Powders advertised for children’s ailments.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports growth in employment by 18 516 from May to July among 9 323 employers covering 24 262 people. Manufacturing shows continued gains led by food and lumber, with improvements also in mining services trade transportation and construction. Loggers and some factory sectors show seasonal declines.
The Industrial Department reports Italy aims to begin an experimental cellulose plant using Libyan cork, straw, and hemp stalks. Italy remains a heavy cellulose importer with Canada as a major supplier, and imports from Canada are unlikely to be displaced by domestic output.
A busy diary week details threshing with a thresher arriving Wednesday night and finishing by Friday noon. The writer bakes, cooks, and hosts guests while music and radio accompany the chores. A trip to see David Copperfield and plans to visit Toronto for Noce Marie and Midsummer Night Dream share the narrator’s hopes for better time and renewal.
A frontier skit recalls a tenderfoot brushed with a new tool and a mistaken belief of hydrophoby leading to a shooting incident as Midger Pete recounts the event.
A vintage mini feature extols junket as a wholesome dessert for children and mothers, praising its light texture and healthful milk base. It offers simple recipes for Golden Mountain Orange Junket, Raspberry Pie Button, and Chocolate Junket with Banana, with serving tips and garnish ideas.
A man fishing from a seaside pier pulled a fair sized flounder from the water but rejected it after inspection. An onlooker asked why, and the angler replied that he would not take home a fish that had been trodden on.
A fragment from Canadies National Railways Mauyydine features a man sounding distressed about his wife’s apparent indolence. He complains the wife is so lazy she spoils food and chores, using rural dialect to express frustration.
The 1935 season at the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa saw hay and grain crops above average despite winter kill, while corn mangels and potatoes lagged but remained satisfactory. Field yields per acre are given with 13 year averages. barley and oats show large gaps. The Cereal Division tests hundreds of foreign varieties at the central farm before field trials at branch farms for breeding impact.
A fragment discusses preferring plain statements with minimal explanation. It contrasts simple truth telling with unnecessary elaboration and mentions a locket containing a lock of hair as a memento.
A brief quotation attributed to J B Haldane regards the fight against ignorance as an ongoing effort. The line appears as a standalone aphorism emphasizing persistent learning and enlightenment.
A brief daily timetable shows entries reading daily except Sunday and Sunday only. The fragment suggests inconsistent wording for recurring service hours and notes Sunday restrictions in a not fully legible public notice.
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