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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 24, 1931
Page
7
A diligent youth, whistling at his bench, receives praise from the boss for a job well done. The supervisor's approving glance and words, simply saying it is fine, inspire continued effort and a desire to keep sawing wood.
Election results show Hulton reelects David Henderson with a doubled majority. Several local figures engage in business moves, education plans, and community updates including corner stone laying, property purchases, and numerous students attending colleges and universities. Married notices list Campbell-Gibbons and Mahon-Crawford with dates and venues. Fragrance advertisement claims fragrant skin benefits and beauty.
An American tourist enters a shop with contrived terms like overland trunk and underland trunk. The clerk guides him to the coffting department as the tale riffs on a famed compound linked to Belectric Ol je and spread to many regions.
In a fragmented wartime scene, Maale and Mume debate an officer’s praise or critique of Ups, with Bela or a similar character noting twin cherries and an old suit needing pressing. The exchange reveals confusion over standards of bravery and appearance.
A long OCR passage outlines Sunday School lesson themes from The Third Quarter Lessons including The Gift of Pentecost and The Preaching of the Apostles. It highlights acts of faith and missionary work, with notes on church growth amid persecution and universal salvation. The text ends with an asthma remedy advertisement.
A misspelled feature argues against heat myths by citing Alaska’s hotter mid summers and Florida like heat in the southern US. It notes England’s milder winters and explains global climate variation through ocean currents winds and mountains. It highlights Caribbean visits as cooling voyages with authorities praising tropical warmth.
A very young clergyman experiences evident nervousness on his first day at port. After the service he clusters and announces that services will be held at 10 a m next Sunday at the northern end and in the afternoon at half past three at the southern end with baptisms at both ends.
Betty Larclay presents economical ways to stretch a budget using cheaper cuts of meat. Recipes include mutton with apples, pulled meat with rice and tomatoes, and ox tail stew, with tips on adding sugar and spices.
A widow Shae mourns her late husband McIntosh for eighteen months and, among suitors, selects Mac Intyre as a second husband. He asks why she chose him and she quips that all her men are marked Mel by family tradition.
A home guidance piece touts magnesia as a fast neutralizer of acidity to ease gas sourness and pain. It urges after meals use of magnified magnesium powders or tablets bought cheaply, claiming ordinary stomach distress can be prevented.
A hospital interview reveals how the injured man recalls an explosion of a cannon. The reporter notes the patient’s concise storytelling, praising his ability to convey much in few words while illustrating how longer speech often loses impact.
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