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ipw if ppi85kpto tow 7 thursday december 13th 103 i the acton frfe press page threb dear olrlt w alt cornea to writing swell letters t flrta certainly are good perhaps mat beautiful doll in tax fhce pbeos window waa an inspiration but for the few days i gave you to hand in your letters you certainly gave me a real task first i decided on the boys letters because there werent so many of tjhem but when i got all those letters from 1 the girls it seemed 1 just couldnt make a decision finally i came down- to twelve but i only had seven prizes so i had to take out five of those letters that i really wanted published v and then to pick put the first prize winner oh what a task i had to call upon mrs santa claus who finally narrowed the selection down to two and made me choose between them 1vo given the first prize to rena braido end she willget the big doll on friday morning there are six other letters published which i liked very much and if these girls will call at the free press i have left a box of christmas candy for each and every one of them your letters have all been filed away and a record made of your wants i hope i am able to please you all on christmas but remember its quite a task these days and dont be disappoint ed if all your wants are not fulfilled your old frjend santa claus acton ont december 8th 1934 dear santa claus i am a little girl 9 years old and my daddy says that this year maybe you wont get to acton but if you cant get here this winter maybe if you know what i want youll remember for next winter or perhaps you could mail me the things i want this year could you let me have a big doll with l all its dresses and i know doll car riages are expensive but i would uk3 one if you could manage it but if the doll carriages cost too much maybe you could send my mother a pair of- bed room slippers she says she is too old to ask you herself but honest dear santa her last year ones have got great big holes in them here in acton i thought we werent going to get any snow but now it is snowing hard and i hope it keeps on so that there will be lots of it for christmas i just love sleigh riding i dont know hdwtoskate yet but i hofe i will get a pair of skates this year which i forgot to mention before we have not got our christmas tree decor ated yet but i hope my brother will got it next week i will close now santa love from v rena braida acton ont box 655 park avenue p s dont forget father mother sls- tei and brothers r r no 3 acton -r- december 8th 1934 dear santa claus christmas is nearly herengaln and i suppose you and mrs santa claus have been very busy making gifts for your annual visit to ml the stockings of little girls and boys who have been good you have always been very good to me giving me whatever i wished and i just wondered if you would bring me a fountain pen please do not bring me much because there are many other boys and girls wio are in need much more than i am i hope that you and mrs santa claus are well so that you will be able to come on christmas eve with love from helen west free puss that you want letters from little girls well santa as- there are five of us girls we do not expect much but one thing we all want is a pair of mitts to keep us warm for school and a dolly for the two smallest ones we have lots of fun at school sliding and we hope santa will not forget the teacher as she is pretty good to us well santa goodbye till christmas eve your loving friend fern fryer age 9 yearsi acton ont december 8th 1934 dear santa flrs i must thank you for all the nice things you broguht me last year you always bring me more jjian i isk for but dont bring me much this year as mother said there are many more little girls and boys that need things more than i do for christmas i would llkea pencil box -as- the one you brought me last year isworn out i would rather have one a little smaller than the other one also a toy wrist watch if there is any thing else you would like to bring i would be very thankful for it i do hope there will be snow for christmas as i like to see it sparlde and hear the merry tinkle of bells well i guess i will close now byebye your loving little friend dora hansen main street acton dear santa claus i see by our home paper the acton dear santa i am writing to you to tell you bow happy i am it is getting so close to christmas i know you are very busy but i do hope you will be able to come to my house this year i would like a book or a pair of slippers i would have liked to come to see you in toyland but was unable to go i hope you will be able to visit every boy and girl and es pecially the sick girls and boys in the hospitals l was disappointed you did not get to my house last year but i guess there were so many other children poorer than i am that is what mother told me i am sure you must be very tired getting every thing ready for christmas i will now close hoping you will have a happy christmas with my love to you margaret elliott church street acton aged 10 years got last year is broken i can easily write you a letter now please bring me a big dollle please dont forget my sister evelyn and brothers earl and lloyd and dont forget the poor little children please i am usually good s but i sauce my mother sometimes i haven t had the strap hardly at all since last winter yours truly eileen wright r r no 1 campbellville ont dominion fabjh8 weekly news letter the contagion of kindness rockwood ont r r no 2 december 7th 1934 dear santa i am looking forward to your visit on christmas eve you will be quite hun gry after your long trip so i will have a little lunch prepared for you- i hope you and mrs santa are in the best of health there would be many sad girls and boys if you were sick and could not come to make your yearly visit if you have enough gifts left when you come to our house i would like a pair of bedroom slippers and a ring also candles nuts and oranges please remember my sisters brother mamma and daddy hoping you have plenty of gifts for all i am your loving friend a i am eight years old your loving friend audrey watson december 7th 1934 dear santa i am sending this letter to tell you that i want a dollle with real hair for i am eight years old and will take care it better than last year- the dollle 1 it was on one of the late boats christas eve on one of the front seau a delivery boy with a large cardboard box on the seat beside him had gone peacefully to sleep he seemed toj yoluig for such late work shabby clothes and worn shoes two men sat opposite him one of hem laid aside his paper and began to glance around his eyes rested on the sleeping boy at first casually and then with close scrutiny finally he produced a dollar bill from his best pocket and laid it carefully upon the box his companion looked up from his paper and a comprehending smile spread over his face he extracted a duplicate of his friends bill and placed it beolde the first the men grinned at each other i a ustle of interest began to sproadrj men nearby fumbled in their pockets coins small and large quietly joined the bills the cabin watchman came forward taking in the situation he stood near the sleeping boy as if um piring some game which all would play a woman rummaged eagerly among her packages for a muffler which she laid upon the box a knife appeared then a pair of worm gloves the boat was almost in and the whittle sounded long blast which made the boy stir the people looked back through the windows reluctant to miss the last act but not wishing to mar the surprise wake up buddy were in merry christmas called the watchman as he woke the boy the crowds scat tered t- the waiting trains san francisco bulletin what think ye hotel porter to departing christmas visitor i hope youll have a comfort able journey sir scot verra sorrr laddie but ive glen ma sma change to the chamber maid she told me you didnt give her any thing ah weel if i dldna gie yon bonnie lassie anything what sort of chance dye think yeve got new varieties of barley a crltlcatstudy by the cereal division of the results obtained this year from a test of barley varieties conducted at practically all experimental farms and stations both dominion and provincial throughout canada appears to indicate that some of the newer more recently introduced varieties will very soon dis place certain of the standard sorts the care of farm manure one of the most important byproducts on the farm is stable manure the application of manure returns to the soil a large propoition of the plant food removed by crops particularly nitrogen phosphoric acid and potash since more than onehalf tne nitrogen and at least threefourths of the potash of manure is contained in the liquid portion the im portance of saving the urine of stock is evident the employment of suf ficient litter to ahsoib authe liquid tight floods and gutters an impervious bottom to the storage area and in dis tricts of high rainfall protecting the manure heap with some sort of cover are means by which excessive leaching and loss may be prevented meal mixtures for pigs in winter for pigs newly weaned and up to four months of age the following meal mixture is recommended by the animal husbandry division middlings 3 parts oats 2 parts shorts 1 part bran part three pounds of skimmilk or buttermilk per pound of meal mixture should be fed at this stage the following meal mixture is recom mended when the pigs are between four and five months old shorts 2 parts oats 2 parts barley li parts bran part wita one pound of- this mix- ure feed two pounds of skimmilk or buttermilk from the time the pigs are five months old and weigh about 130 pounds up tj market weight they may be fed the following finishing ration shorts 1 part oats 2 pajts barley 2 parts with one pound of this mixtuie fed one and onehalt pounds of skimmilk or butter milk help help phil when you fainted at the christ mas party last nlghtr drd they take long bringing you to jill not very long but then i pre tended to faint again phil why jill iso that they could bring me two more the ideal gift a seasonable plant or cut flowers call and see them a cyclamen ferns poinsettias christmas cherrytrees begonias etc christmas trees holly jardinieres vases and flower baskets agent for creechs pure clover honey woodhall musselle phone 31r6 r your tobacco headquarters we wish to take this opportunity towish all our patrons and friends ajwerry christmas and a happy new year excellent stock of lighters and smokers novelties priced from 15c to350 macdonalds hostess cigarettes five varieties to package we carry all the requirements of a smoker cigars cigarettes and tobaccos boxed for christmas giving westinghouse radios and tubes -u- j r leishman tobacconist acton ontaro we offer the greatest selection of toys games novelties etc that we have ever had at the lowest prices available anywhere dolls we have just received a new assortment of dolls which in clude these featues mama dolls sleeping dolls dolls with real hair unbreakable dolls and topsy the hit of the seasonevery child wants topsy the colored doll prices range from- 15c c 149 books childrens assortments of fairy tales pictures cutout books painting books etc at- 5c loo 15c and 19c boys and girls books care fully selected splendid read ing hard backs at 19c and 29c adult books 35c and 50c toys guns mechanical toys aeroplanes battles wooden animals staffed dogs drums horns banks blocks bnildtng sets novelties of all kinds 5o 10c 15c and 25c heavy metal trucks and cars with lights and electrical ai qr mechanism at j these will solve many christ mas problems for men tobacco pouches pipes cigarette cases socks garters pocketbooks shaving necessities at 15c and 25o christmas wrappings seals tags cord ribbon cellophane ribbon colored cellophane metallic seals tissue paper red green and white fancy christmas wrapping paper etc white tissue paper regular 10c o rolls tk roll christmas special for 1uc 59 a come to the n 4- sea2 christmas cards and folders handcolored steel die designs etc we have a wide variety tochoose from tit 2 for 5c 5c 10c special assortment i cellophane ft cards and i p i wrapped 10 envelopes 15c special assortment in xmas boxes o regular 5c each i for 25c christinas candies do vour candy shopping at the convenient candy counter where choice quality and freshness predominates highest quality confections at the lowest prices christmas mixture r per lb ioc christmas cut rock g per lic fruit gums 1 r per lb ijc christmas creams assorted 1r per lb ioc christmas kisses j- per lb idc golden humbugs 1 q per lb 15jc jelly beans 1 g per lb 1uc chocolatecoated peanuts f rr per lb 1c chocolate drops i r per lb 1jc chocolates maple whip cream bordeau vanlla i n flavors per lb jlifc quaker kisses christmas f boxed per box ioc christmas candy bags and orna ments santa clauses and christ mas trees at 5c and ioc 15c toy brooms dust pans and mops each blackboards 20c 29o 79c speedy boy wagons 20 inche long and 11 inches wide disc wheels rubber tires ai 4 a christmas special j1x games one of the most appreciated gift and funmokets we have games of all descrip tions for all ages 10c 15c up teddv bears i china 7 the gift they remem the gift they remember our selection of china has never been batter a choice is easily made from vases creams and sugar sets salts and peppers butter dishes decorated teapots tea sets cut gloss crystal ware glass bakeovenproof ware etc christmas special oopiece tea set a mk ltd regular 350 for p 14 cut glass dishes green crystal pink and amber of i at z5c bile qrplece dlnricrwaro sets at- f i tractive pat- oq ca terns xmas spec jdu v large teddy bears l oa that growl for 7 vlwf hintons 5c to 1 store train set as shown electric light bell and heavy mechanical train with cars and tracks regular 198 christmas special ive have an assortment of mechanical train sets complete at lower prices 149 christmas toiletries special for ladies cashmere bouquet toilet sets 100 value for 75c boxed bath salts wrap- oq ped in colored cellophane tc amson bath salts for 15c armand toilet sets powder andperume 20c 29c per set perfume per- bottle for men williams shaving sets worth 1 50 for williams shaving sets woith 75c for palmollve shaving sets worth 125 for colgates shaving sets worth 150 for christmas papetties specials in kid velvet and linen finirh large beautiful boxes of quality stationery to silver and if q black regular 150 for ljc small boxes with plain f up and colored stationery idc correspondence cards 24 cards with envelopes in op plain and gilt edges xcj dtdc aper serviettes with christmas decoration pkt luc necklaces christmas boxed reg 15c for boxed handkerchiefs embroidered linen per box 10c 15c genuine opal hand embroidered linen handkerchiefs oc 3 in a box for ioc luncheon sets irish ng linen 5piece set for oc white cotton embroidered itq pillow slips per pair i jc towel sets ribbon tied cello phane wrapped 49c 59c c9c and s8o loose iiandkerohiefs for ladles children a and men dcf 1uc mens ties or q christmas boxed itoxy tjt boys ties 0 each uvc mens braces qq boxed n oafc christmas decorations tinsel hinoka rope wreaths bells table christmas trees foil snow tree ornaments of all kinds streamers eta at low prices electric lfght tree sets christmas special 98c electrical glftsrirons and toasters aluminum ware f- s