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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 06, 1934
Page
25
A reflective poem expresses gratitude for shelter food and love received and urges sharing with the needy. It frames generosity as the true measure of thanks and calls for clothing and feeding the cold and hungry as deeds of charity inspired by divine care.
Twenty years ago The Free Press reports on Main Street road work near completion and a growing demand for Acton Fall Fair prize lists. Acton Baseball Team defeated GlenWilliams 3 to 0 for the championship. A Labor Day family reunion occurs at Crewsons Corners. War news notes German advances and prisoner counts, plus pay for soldiers. Obituaries for Kennedy and McFarlane, and a physician obituary. An asthma remedy advert promises relief and long-standing success.
Manitoulin Island Turkey growers have built a strong export niche by specializing in turkeys. Since 1916 live birds reached Buffalo New York, with a cooperative marketing system formed in 1924. The All Manitoulin turkey show began in 1926 and has been held annually since.
A lively first night ends in a balcony confrontation as boos erupt. A crowd member yells for rough action, while a mild woman implores authorities not to throw the man over the rails and instead end the matter where he stands.
A domestic dialogue references news of poisoning via chocolates. The wife questions safety while the husband asks for clarification, highlighting concern over public health reports and personal reassurance in a quiet moment.
The writer describes attending the Exhibition with family, visiting exhibits from tractors to historical items, and enjoying fireworks and the waterfront show. They recount chasing escaped heifers, feeding animals, and noting old time implements while praising pioneers and hinting at a continuation in the next entry.
As a vermicide an excellent preparation is Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator. It has saved the lives of countless children.
A 16th century pot maker slept fourteen days after fainting in 1546. A German civil servant slept two years and four months after a tram accident. Marguerite Bovenal slept nineteen years and six months after a fright. Rip Van Winkle slept twenty six years and died after wasting away.
Do minion Day and the Fourth of July holidays draw heavy U S crowds into Canada. Peace Bridge Fort Erie reports 55 462 automobiles in four days with 23 391 on July 4. Windsor ports total 28 302 inward and 28 403 outward by bridge ferry and tunnel. Niagara Falls bridges tally 42 000 autos and 208 318 passengers cross both ways. Fort Erie notes more camp gear and outboard motors entering since cash deposits ended, including 100 plus motors in a few hours after midnight June 30 to July 1. Border formalities are seen as not hindering legitimate traffic.
A humorous exchange centers on a tailor asking a boy about cloth color and material. The boy explains the father wants samples for pen-wipers, highlighting a practical, everyday misunderstanding.
A speaker quips that his framed credential is not a real diploma but a worthless stock certificate proving he has completed the school of experience. The line is delivered as a sharp rebuke to formal certifications.
Fragments from Slats Diary detail a boy's week with notes on social invites, family letters, political views, and local humor. Entries touch on schooling, evolution debates, financial worries, and a promotional blurb for Dr Thomas Electric Oil.
In a humorous kitchen exchange a young wife asks for the part of lamb eaten with mint sauce. The butcher confirms with a courteous question about the exact cut.
A nostalgic poem fragment describes a cornfield replacing a once green field with brown tepees-like stacks of corn. Daisy D Stephenson signs the lines and hints at a mystic village appearing in autumn.
A caller asks for the name of a person who will lend five dollars, directing the query to the Information Bureau. The response status or identity of the lender is not provided in the text.
A comic exchange shows a caller teasing a hostess about attic storage, while she explains the home gives away excess items as bridge prizes, illustrating a light domestic humor vignette from a bygone era.
Notice to creditors says claims against the estate of Robert Storey late of Acton retired farmer who died June 25 1934 must be sent with full details to the solicitor. Executors Jeremiah Bell and Richard N Brown will distribute assets after October 1 1934 to those entitled and will not be liable for claims not then received. Dated August 30 1934 H N Farmer Acton Ontario solicitor.
In a wry exchange Mrs Bing laments government overreach while Mrs Sting warns the Jones boy next door may complicate life. The dialogue captures community fears and local humor about public authority and neighborhood dynamics.
A friend of the family asks the old colored wishwoman if Miss Edith's fiancé has been seen. She responds that he has not yet appeared, quipping that he has not yet been in the wash.
A mother questions Willie about his aggression toward his sister. Willie replies with a playful biblical joke, saying they acted out Adam and Eve and that his sister refused temptation by eating the apple herself.
A compact exchange asks how late one sleeps on Sunday. Responses hinge on the sermon length, with humor about church duties affecting rest.
Dismal Dawson laments being away from his mother for ten years and asks to return home. An old gentleman responds by questioning the need to wash and acknowledges the harsh truth of the situation.
Estate of Mary Rachel Moore known as Minnie Moore from Acton dies August 10 1934. Administratrix Martha Holmes invites all creditors and claimants to send full names addresses and details of claims under the Trustees Act R S O 1927 chapter 150. Notices to be filed by October 1934. administrators will distribute assets to those entitled and discharge claims not received. Solicitor H N Farmer Acton Ontario.
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