02 Jun 1937
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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 02, 1937
Page
1
An old style poem portrays a farmer and team plowing fields under a bright sky. It seizes the season’s cycle from harrow and furrow to seed bed and future harvest, praising labor, Nature, and the anticipation of fruitful seasons. The piece uses rustic imagery of loam, birds, bees, and the farmer’s skill.
A Peterboro Examiner piece contrasts old and new poultry methods noting modern incubator floors and stacked rooms keeping chicks inside until two pounds for sale as brailers. It laments loss of early chick growth, warmth, and outdoor freedoms once common in farm life.
The April 1937 earnings report from Canadian National Railways shows a rise of 2,014,627 in gross operating revenues over April 1936 and a four month gain of 6,712,045. April revenues totaled 17,056,308 with operating expenses of 14,807,385 and a net revenue of 2,349,915.
Funeral for the late Prank Nunan of Guelph took place from his residence to the Church of Our Lady with a solemn requiem. Attendees included prominent businesspeople, city officials, and Board of Education representatives. The service featured Jesuit and Catholic clergy and schoolchildren in tribute.
Announcement by N. Stapleford of the Neighborhood Workers Association in Toronto outlines the 1997 season for the Country Home program. It cites last year’s 1 049 children placed and 60 awaiting placement, describes transport and medical checks, and urges local hosts and clergy to participate to prevent unplaced children.
The article explains poison ivy and poison sumac in Canada, noting common names and leaf patterns, then guides on rash symptoms and when to wash exposed skin with coal oil or soap. It ends with a secular rural anecdote about a parson admiring a vegetable garden and a joke about thanking the Lord.
A tale follows Julius Deckboy, small-time hustler Solly, and a diamond ring. Julius makes a risky loan for a ring, later moves through ventures from book joints to gambling, and eventually settles debts after a sharp-eyed return of funds amid a lengthy string of schemes.
The article notes that thousands of European towns used a market cross as an ecclesiastical reminder of the Golden Rule. It mentions surviving examples in Brie tok England and Bollon burgh Scotland, attributed to Mia Catherine Ryan Cuengo in Col llera Weekly.
Fragmented phrases mix humor and mischief about a bone of contention and a brisk exchange between a new typist and Mr Jones. Odd lines reference high rents and a pretty girl, with stray phrases about old slide walks and a whitewake.
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