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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 04, 1947
Page
19
A rambled cheer encourages persistence, saying starters fail but correct approach and repeated effort build success. It frames resilience as essential to overcoming doubt and teaches that continuing through setbacks strengthens resolve.
An offbeat report describes a lone onlooker, left handed, learning to shear from right handed methods at the Dom ager event. The week long northern Ontario school drew many young attendees and produced promising early results.
Georgetown and Acton fight for the title as Acton displays a stronger season, with Patterson on the mound and a core trio shaping the offense. Georgetown struggles for power while Ryder Chabun and Siderits aim to peak late, amid league disputes over scheduling and officiating.
The Decoremian Department of Agriculture announced that all Cheddar cheese manufactured in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec has been requisitioned for export to the British Ministry of Food following the specified date.
An ornate ad offers a sewing machine claiming it runs smoothly without breaking needles and stitches in all directions while staying quiet near sleeping infants. It markets newer, better models and hints at trading in old stands for updated electric machines.
A personal reminiscence describes attending the Government Building exhibition at 5 am and meeting a daughter. The writer recalls Mrs Aitken’s radio show, the handicraft exhibits including sand weaving and worm industries, and reactions to sound effects and crowds. The piece ends with reflections on entertainment and idol worship.
The record lists ration allocations with Canada supplying 75.1 percent of wheat and 4 percent of bacon and ham while the United Kingdom used 38.6 percent of bacon and ham and 23.2 percent of cheese. Other items include 16 percent apples 1 percent eggs and 11 percent milk.
A four person research team led by Dr. Matthew Luckleach and including A. TH. Taylor and Dew HW. ON. Cole explores a cheap effective sunburn preventive. They test various formulations, noting a historical veterinary product marketed as dark red petrolatum parallels the protective effect, though its color misleads about purity.
Readers are told that red petrolatum contains no alkali or organic substances and will stay on skin even while swimming. A coating provides all day sunburn protection for children and adults, allowing outdoor activities like golf and swimming without burning, and may be sold in jars or tubes.
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