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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 17, 1936
Page
5
Poem contrasts autumn leaves in the city with rural fires. It celebrates sweeping leaves, dancing colors, and the scent of burning leaves as evening fires glow. The speaker notes urban life misses the beauty and warmth of autumn fires despite wealth.
A League of Nations health expert report notes minerals and vitamins are missing from diets more than energy foods. It suggests daily menus rich in milk eggs greens fruit and meat, with sample meals and recipes such as Creamy Eggs and Tapioca dessert for protection.
Two women clash in a tense moment, trading sharp lines about fairness and attitude. One warns a friend not to back someone she dislikes, while the other hints at deeper feelings influencing the conflict.
The article recounts Acton town history focusing on the Duncan Kennedy property and early residents. It details Kennedy family roles, brick houses, nearby estates, and changes in ownership by Arnold Matthews Goodeve and others, plus street developments and local trades. It reflects a community snapshot of homes, livelihoods, and urban growth.
A fragment extols persistence, mottoes about genius and power in perseverance. It claims a determined person conquers obstacles, earns confidence, and makes battles half won by turning stumbling blocks into stepping stones. Opposition is deemed useless against such resolve.
A reflective exhortation on time and character urges living honestly and fully. It warns that possessions fade, but the person you are remains, offering guidance on making the most of opportunities and facing life with wisdom, courage, and virtue.
A lively dialogue unfolds with an attendant asking to consult Woosung Pootung the Chinese mystic and a woman replying that she will tell him her mother is present, capturing a humorous offbeat moment.
A sister asks where to put an item to avoid forgetting it. A brother suggests placing it on the looking glass. The exchange shows domestic dialogue and humor about forgetfulness.
A speaker urges steadfast resolve despite grim pessimism about modern art and lost faiths. He dismisses defeatist views and tells the fearful to step aside for those who fight on with courage and duty intact.
A meditation on manly duty and achievement contrasts with a medieval note on life. The article recounts London’s Quit Rent owed to the Crown, once payable as six horseshoes and sixty two nails for a forge near Temple Bar, now a historic relic.
The passage compares feather adornment as a symbol of honor across cultures. It notes the American Indian practice of adding a feather for each foe slain and cites similar customs among Lycians English sportsmen and Hungarians. It also mentions Gordon’s Taiping suppression being honored with feathered insignia by China.
A hand barrow loaded with fish moved uphill from Lower Thames Street in London. A team of three worked the shafts and rear, but the horse balked then shouted a quizzical line to the helpers. The reply was a humorous miscommunication about whether they were all right.
A new contender labeled AMys. X. enters Toronto’s stork derby for the $500,000 Millar estate awarded to the mother with the most children in ten years ending October 31, 1936. Mrs X has ten children, 24 years old, married at 15, husband left five years ago with five children, and she bore five more since then. She cannot divorce and lived with the man she would have married.
P. W. Pearen D D S L D S announces relocation to new quarters in the Lymon Black building on Mill Street Acton with new office hours and contact details for appointments and inquiries.
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