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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 17, 1936
Page
13
Autumn leaves drift down town and folks sweep them away while autumn fires glow. The poem contrasts urban neglect with the beauty and scent of burning leaves, praising the warm glow and colors as a country scene and skyline burnished in gold and crimson.
A nutrition report highlights minerals and vitamins as the key to diet quality. It urges daily meals rich in milk products eggs grass greens fruits vegetables and lean meats. Sample menus emphasize breakfast with fruit and cream, lunches of celery soup and salads, and desserts featuring tapioca and eggs.
Two women clash amid a tense confrontation. One accuses a friend of unfairness while the other comments on desire and mortality, revealing underlying tensions and personal motives.
An Acton column recalls the Kennedy property era with Duncan Kennedy, brick houses on Main Street, and the evolution of local homes. It notes the Kennedy family, early town development, and changes to the Matthews and Arnold properties, including store use and later owners. The piece links old town memory to a forthcoming Wall Fair visit.
An exhortation on perseverance praising its genius and power. It asserts persistence conquers opposition and builds confidence, noting a determined person wins half the battle by approaching obstacles as stepping stones and never retreats from a task.
A reflective piece urges readers to maximize honest work and avoid regrets. It compares a small cup to a vast life, noting wisdom provides medicine for illness and music for sorrow. It emphasizes that possessions pass away, but character endures beyond death.
An attendant asks a visitor if she wishes to consult Woosung Pootung, the great Chinese mystic, while a woman replies in nautical slang about her mother being present. The fragment hints at a talky scene with cultural references and a playful mood.
A Sister asks where to place an item she forgot when going out. A Brother replies to store it on the looking-glass, suggesting a place for the forgotten possession.
The speaker rebukes pessimism and urges courage, stating honor remains even if the battle is just. They mock the panic of the last decades and defend those who keep faith and purpose, urging the weak to yield to the brave who press on.
A reflective essay contrasts the joy of life with civic duty and mastery. It recounts Quit Rent paid by London tenants to the Crown, detailing a 1235 Forge plot near Temple Bar with payments of horseshoes and nails, and notes the fee's lasting, symbolic persistence despite the Forge's disappearance.
The text traces a cross cultural custom of honoring achievements with a feather or badge. It notes American Indians, Lycians, English sportsmen, Hungarians, and Chinese leaders each using plumage or distinctive marks to signify notable deeds or victories.
A humorously written anecdote describes a hand-barrow loaded with fish on Lower Thames Street. One man steers while two push at the rear as the barrow stalls. The horse asks for directions in a mock dialect and receives a chorus of assent, the scene ending in a playful misunderstanding.
In Toronto a new dark horse emerged in the stork derby for the Millar estate, awarded to the Toronto mother with the most children in the decade ending October 31, 1036. The tenderer AMlys. X. hides her identity, claiming ten births by age 24, including two sets of twins two of which died, and notes an inability to obtain a divorce.
Dr. P. W. Pearen D D S L D S has moved his dental practice to the Lyom Black Mill Street location in Acton. Office hours remain Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 15 p m to 4 30 p m with evening appointments on request. Contact Acton 65 Georgetown 88 for appointments.
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