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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 25, 1930
Page
7
A poetic reflection on autumn leaves as symbols of life and renewal. It speaks of wind and sun, release from the bough, and the hope of spring. The speaker imagines leaves fluttering free, resting under snow, to awaken again with growth and vigor.
A mixed reel of items from September 1900 includes street work at Knox Avenue near the Park foot and contractor delays for MIM Street pavement before frost. Local farmers report alfalfa nearing harvest and a confirmed pumpkin yield. A vestry purchase and a boot shop sale are noted along with a new Baptist youth group and an electric repair plant planned in Guelph. Obituaries list Lena Elizabeth Brown and Venny McGaughlin amid a brief medical note on worm powders.
Francia J Case editor of the Hot Springs Star shares a quotation praising imagination over natural resources. She cites Marconi Newton Mayfiy Washing machine Pan American projects and Mount Rushmore to argue that a single man with ideas and action can matter more than riches. If a community has no such person, keep searching and support him to stay.
A lively note extols fresh garden corn heated to a piping hot serving with rich butter and a pinch of salt. It recommends boiling water with a touch of anger, a playful misprint, and urges universal adoption of the tip for best results.
Weather disrupted Bannockburn School Fair held Tuesday last week though many exhibits were shown. Prize winners include Helen Meredith with multiple entries such as Field Com and Irish Cobblers entries and Ralph Denny earning several prizes across vegetables and flowers.
A fragmented page item catalogs public speaking and spelling contest participants from Helen Meredith to Ruth Lindsay and Jessie Cross, then pivots to Vermont humor and Missouri garden tales. It ends with a quip about an one armed driver and a judge.
An advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a home treatment for varicose veins and leg ulcers. It promises pain relief, reduced swelling, and eliminated inflammation, urging every sufferer to obtain a bottle and start treatment immediately.
Ambitious men are urged to apply for part time aviation mechanics, garage work, driving, battery, electric, house wiring, industrial electricity, machinist, bricklaying, plastering, drafting, hairdressing training. Earn from cents to ten dollars per day, Atlantic offices listed at 70 Queen Street West Toronto.
Fragmentary OCR lists daily times for a service with notes except Sunday. Entries include early morning 6.54 am and 9.01 am and multiple daily slots such as 11.14 am 1.34 pm 3.54 pm and 6.14 pm with a late 11.44 pm time, unclear context.
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