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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Sep 03, 1936

Page

3

Gloved Hands and a Glove Clerk’s Awakening

Miss Arabella Crane and Fowler Crane clash over a store glove incident then accompany a dentist visit. Fowler later helps a sick boy, confronts his own coldness, and offers Miss Cartwright a job at the dispensary, recognizing her courage and skill.

Arabella Crane Dsl Fowler Miss Arabella Peters Arabelia Winttendon Arabella Dortor—-Peters-hay Milas Arabella Brill Fowler Crane Cartwright Pell Alin Yenth Crane Htlle Miss Rogers Hfeo Jengun Alek Willett Willetts Place Lang Powler Sade Grammy Bobby

Canadian Idea in Use of Salt in Road Building

Salt plays a key role in agriculture and roadmaking in Canada. Experiments from Nova Scotia led to low cost secondary highways using a clay bond mix with minerals and calcium chloride. Salt helps retain moisture during lay and reduces shrinkage and cracking, preventing ravelling under heavy traffic.

Nova Scolia Nova Scotia National Research Council of Canada McGin University United States Ontario Quebec Gil National Research Council

Not So Particular In Montana Cattle Story

A humorous exchange at a hotel unfolds as a new arrival says he traveled from Montana with cattle. The clerk asks about the rest, and the guest replies the stockyards hold them, remarking the cattle are less particular than the guests.

Montana

Use of Electricity Grows Across Canada Powering Homes and Factories

The report notes cheap electricity from water power transforming homes and industry in Canada. By 1934, 78.5 percent of manufacturing was electrified, and home appliance sales reached millions. Water power capacity grew from 173 323 to 1 969 115 horsepower, with substantial untapped potential remaining.

Canada Richhy

Doctor Sets Speed Limit On Arranmore Automobiles

Dr Francis Gallagher unveils a car on Arranmore Island off Donegal. He imposes a five mile per hour cap and bans night driving to calm wary islanders. Locals compare the four wheel novelty to a hundred donkeys, noting rough surfacing and sem i inflated tires hinder travel.

Francis Gallagher Arranmore Donegal Ireland Gallagher

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