19 Aug 1936
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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 19, 1936
Page
1
The fragmentary text hints at a literary or reflective note by Rupert W. Bell, mentioning age, learning, and comparison to the past. It reads as a quotation or editorial aside about growth and understanding, with archaic phrasing suggesting a historical or social commentary context.
University of Alberta in cooperation with the National Research Council reports years of experiments showing alfalfa hay in ewe rations sustains thriftiness reproductive capacity and health for eighteen months on dry feed. The findings aid ranchers in drought or winter grazing when farm feeds are limited, emphasizing alfalfa as a prime range ration.
The wootchman failed to find his ticket during a conductor's second round. When asked what was in his mouth, he revealed a very old ticket he had been "suckin' off the date" and the conductor punched it before continuing. Passengers laughed at the misunderstanding.
A report recalls a baby left in distress during an auction incident. Police reprimanded the parents when they arrived, drawing comparisons to European travelers who neglected children on trains and in hotels. The observer urged better supervision.
Travelers recount a chaotic Toronto and Ontario bus ride with a chaotic chase past a hotel and a woman dropping a pearl necklace while a driver calmly navigates. Police foil an auto robbery suspect aboard a Guelph bound bus, and an elderly man reveals his first trip to Kitchener in 39 years.
A railway lost property chief, I W Smith of the Great Western Railway, retired after eighteen years handling and returning about 1000 found items with umbrellas most common and tales of a toy elephant and a six foot walking stick. He notes millions left on trains yearly and jokes that shoppers’ bargains distract women from recalling parcels at the station.
The article discusses aging populations and shifting demographics, noting a projected rise in working youth and a large portion of citizens nearing retirement. It cites technological advances like radios and cars, and mentions 35,000 “tin can tourists” in the United States with an authorial cautious tone about future mobility and consumption patterns. It also references a gradual shift from railways to car travel and packaged lodging for vacationers.
A Dundas Star opinion notes the struggle to fund relief while avoiding taxpayer burden. It cites F P Treleaven of Hamilton who argued relief payments as five dollars to one dollar and calls for work to replace dependency. The piece urges centralized inquiry by the Dominion employment commission to devise a sounder relief plan.
A fragment of moral guidance on living with relatives giving advice to mind your own business offer help when asked and avoid overstepping. It urges thrift, politeness, and keeping a cheerful outlook while acknowledging money cannot solve all. It ends with a note to prepare exhibits for Georgetown Fair in October.
Wilma battles doubt while under pressure from Bea and Len as she trains to lead the Nedton branch. A risky takeoff, emergency checks, and a sudden demand to prove herself frame a tense sequence of aviation and leadership tests.
A student asks about the warul of man and the plural of chu. responses arrive in a mix of invented words and puzzled replies. The scene shifts to a forecourt where two loudly dressed men, city names and odd phrases, joke about caddies and the odd encounter.
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