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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 26, 1935
Page
6
A restful poem urging the sleeper to lay aside worries and burden of distress. The speaker asks for forgiveness for misdeeds and strength for good intentions while entrusting loved ones to divine care as sleep approaches.
A nostalgic column offers kid friendly recipes for September meals. Pineapple juice flavors a Graham Pineapple Mold and a Veal Cutlet with rice inner dish. Tips urge quick one dish lunches like stewed fruit with corn flakes and cold rice with jelly for busy housewives.
A nostalgic column from Acton recounts the recent fair, pleasant summer weather, and renewed hope for meeting friends on grounds near the Arena. It notes street improvements, dust control, and memories of Mill Street before modern paving, plus reflections on early plans for Acton’s first streetcars and bidding memories of past entrants.
South Africa has only two seasons summer and winter. Canadian rails influence spring and autumn wear for South African markets. Canadian frocks appeal to South African women for afternoon and business wear though rapid fashion changes challenge orders. A worm powder advertises quick worm elimination and health effects.
Names of local residents and figures appear amid a report of a blaze in the Beardmore tanner building causing damages around 2000 dollars. The piece recalls volunteers marching to Niagara and a Toronto exhibition as well as local real estate transfers and a testimonial to a fire nozzle team and organizer A Bremner.
The report notes extensive fruit and vegetable canning in Ontario British Columbia and Quebec with June to October peak season. It cites 1933-1934 production figures including 1 201 275 cases of fruits 2 804 051 value and 4 631 542 cases of vegetables valued at 8 257 208 with tomatoes and baked beans leading in volume.
An inquisitive reader asks a new minister the difference between Cherubim and Seraphim. He pauses then says they differed in their love but have made it up.
A Dominion Experimental Farms weekly note covers dry storage of potatoes at 33 to 35 degrees Fahrenheit and vented cellar conditions to prevent losses from faulty bins. It reports poultry meat storage temperatures and packing methods, egg gathering guidance, and cautions washing eggs weakens protective coating.
The Acton Free Press in Ontario invites readers to send a coupon and $4.95 plus duties for The New Concise Pictorial Encyclopedia. Readers are told the Free Press will publish one more coupon in the October 3 issue and to obtain back issues to avoid disappointment.
Black opals come only from Australia with four varieties including black. The best stones are from Lightning Ridge New South Wales where some gems weighed up to five ounces and valued around 1500 dollars. Since openings, opal fields have yielded about 4 005 000 dollars in total value.
A summary of 1932 murder statistics shows Holland and Britain low, Chile high, and the United States leading in total murders with 10 108 across examined nations. China records 2 913 murders, Belgium the highest European rate, and Germany 1 223 murders with 1.88 per 10 000.
A short aphoristic piece attributed to Nellie Melba celebrates happiness as found in everyday moments. It lists moments like a quiet summer night, a good deed, dawn, friendship, a rose’s heart, and a song, asserting happiness is always near.
Directory items list physicians lawyers dentists and services in Acton Ontario. Entries include DR J A McNIVEN physician and surgeon DR E J NELSON electro therapy DR WM G CULLEN establishment in Acton ONT and KENNETH M LANGDON barrister solicitor offices in Acton Georgetown with office hours and contact numbers for appointments.
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