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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 29, 1931
Page
5
A devotional verse by James Huckham urges patience and aid for troubled hearts. It speaks of offering comfort, kind words, and acts of kindness to uplift others along the path, following a charitable example.
A collection of old fashioned recipes for cooling beverages and light desserts. Instructions include coffee syrup shakes, coffee nog, baked pear dessert, salmon or tuna salad, frozen fruit punch, orange marshmallow loot, and a Persian inspired beauty note. The text reads as a period kitchen guide with detailed measurements and serving ideas.
A boy attempts to buy a cinema seat in the afternoon. The box office asks why he is not at school. He evasively replies that he has measles, claiming it is all right.
The Milton column presents odds and ends from 1856 Halton County life, including population and tax figures, county officials, coin finds, and old newspaper clippings. It notes the Presbyterian Church in Milton and previews forthcoming historical material, with thanks to local contributors and editors.
A discussion on leadership contrasts hard duties with glory, comparing railway dispatchers and factory leaders. It stresses that true leaders bear responsibility for their teams and outcomes, while followers share in execution but not blame. The piece notes the necessity of planning, accountability, and swift corrective action.
A noisy fragment shows characters discuss average dress weight and a wife’s health. The exchange mentions rheumatism and worry about new clothes, reflecting domestic chatter and concerns.
A review of Dust of Gold, praising its treatment of gold mining history and the Bible Society's work in translating and circulating scriptures. It highlights the new synopsis before each chapter, quotes from Karl Yurth, and notes gratitude for the Twenty-Fifth English Bible gift from Canada and Newfoundland. The piece underscores ongoing fund needs and the Society’s global evangelization role.
The undesigned will sell at CAMPHRELL SATEEN, on Monday November 15 1931 at 2 oclock, a lot of horses cattle and sheep from Torres Daly O Neil Falstein cows and Jersey Durhams plus Holsteins and Angus bulls and ewes. Terms include cash 85 percent, or credit 13 months on approved joint notes. bankers acceptable. WF Gray, Frank Fetch, A J Lindsay Clerk.
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