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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 07, 1938
Page
2
The Georgetown Herald outlines subscription and advertising rates, including 1500 annual subscription, 60 cents US, 5 cents single copies, and 8 cents per line for black type ads. It notes memorial notices, birth, marriage and death notices at 50 cents, and job printing services.
The speaker asks if people could see motives behind deeds and treat others with patience and love. If we understood trials and hidden forces shaping actions we might praise the good in people, acknowledge sins without condemning the sinner, and love each other better.
The Michigan State Liquor Commission chair advocates discontinuing “Christ mas wrappings” for liquor to avoid associating Christmas with intoxication. The Halifax Herald echoes that Christmas should stay sacred and wholesome, noting one can say “Merry Christmas” without alcohol. The Paisley Advocate questions Ontario’s Mr Odette for challenging liquor interests amid advertising limits.
Lord Elgin uses the dinner opening night remarks at the 1938 Royal Winter Fair in Toronto to urge farmers to heed science and research. He frames agricultural progress as tied to scientific advances and practical application for crops and farming.
A nostalgic 1930s style meditation on Christmas, trees, decorations, and the aroma of floral arrangements. The piece reflects on yuletide rituals, church services, and the memory of shared meals, noting flowering plants and seeds as enduring gifts and reminders of goodwill.
The note describes warmth helping garden plants prosper indoors and exotic specimens like pineapple. It muses on December as a season of serenity for plant lovers, who find hope and simple joys in nature despite winter calling.
A playful exchange during an evening meal features a guest calling roast beef a roast and a father explaining a planned dinner with a self deprecating joke about an old mutton head. The remark prompts light laughter as the family shares the moment.
An eighty year old gardener endures burdens of age yet finds renewed purpose in tending his plot. Bees, roses, birds, and a garden’s quiet life sustain him as war and doom remain distant in his twilight. God walks with him at day’s end.
Text from a religious poem praising occupation and divine grace amid suffering. It reflects gratitude for small miracles like prayers answered, friendships, loving hands, and a child’s voice. The speaker asks for strength to continue living without fear of death and to embrace gifts from God.
A regional report highlights the arrival and cultivation of every variety of Canadian apples. Growers anticipate diverse harvests, noting new strains alongside traditional types.
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