Obituary notices from Eramosa and Acton regions
In memoriam notices for Lydia Oakes of Oakes at Lot 15, concession 5 Eramosa Township, April 9 1932 in 75th year and Hanah Louisa Beatty Plant of Acton near Acton April 13 1932 in 70th year. Funeral details and Knox Church service given. Also Cameron memorials for Mrs Charles Cameron died April 15 1931 and Mrs Cameron remembered by family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakes
William‘ Dickieson
Eramosa Township
Lydia Oakes
Cameron
Charles Cameron
Es Caméron
Sk!es
John L. Gibbons
Local notes mix weather plans and spring hints
April brings alternating rain and snow while forecasts note slushy roads and foggy, tedious driving. Town chatter praises a new shiny car and spring signs, as a blizzard in January left foot deep snow drifts. Local officials report on audits and by laws, hockey hype grows, and political notes hint at upcoming elections.
Limestone's Global Value and Canadian Wealth from Rock
A historical overview details limestone as a vital rock, its diverse uses from cement to chemicals, refining sugar, and paper. It notes Canada produces about 12% million tons annually valued around 34 million dollars, with limestone prized as superior building stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Superior
Inoculation Strongly Recommended For Legumes Inoculation Practices
Inoculation is strongly recommended when legume crops are seeded for the first time or after failed attempts, and after long gaps without suitable soil and climate. Proper bacteria survive in nodules, and reinoculation aids nodulation and nitrogen assimilation for better crop performance.
Tim-I Borrowed Patented Shoes Ends In Funeral Joke
Tim explains he borrowed patent leather shoes from a friend and the punchline notes that the patient expired on mine. The line plays on a dark joke about death and footwear.
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Tim
Slim
Tailored to Measure Department Promises Custom Suits
This ad from Affiliated Canada promotes a Tailored-to-Measure Department with a group of skilled custom tailors. It claims every suit is cut to follow the customer’s precise needs with options like extra pockets or adjusted shoulders. Prices start at $20.00.
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Canada
Weeping Willow and the Rand Woman Fable
A fragmentary verse note describes a willowy tree and a tale about Rufus Rastus Rand. It hints at a man’s belief about a woman and a woman’s departure, with a sorrowful tone and a roadside encounter implied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Rastus Rand
Canadian fur industry shows women dominates value in 1930s
The article notes women's fur goods account for about 63 percent of industry value in 1936 with coats jackets and related items totaling $9,947,733. It lists 216 fur establishments, mainly in Ontario and Quebec, and reports Canada imported raw furs at $9.6 million while exports reached $15.36 million, led by raw furs to Britain and the U.S. in the 1930s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Asa
Mmilady
Fufriers
Muir
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
Alberta
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Saskatchewan
United States
Local ads claim home market savings and a river town accident
The week features home shop ads with prices such as butter at 29 cents and 26 cents in Acton, while a River Town report notes a truck rollover near Acton with minor damage. The piece mentions crime linked to the Lindbergh baby case and frustration at authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Adams Furniture Company
Toronto
Acton Free Press
New Richmond $5.00 Shoes for Men Debut
Local store promotes a new line of Richmond brand men’s shoes priced at five dollars. Advertising copy urges customers to not miss the launch and visit the shop to try the footwear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. S
Richmond
Canadian Pacific and British Trade Drive 1932 Plans
Forty British sportsmen will fish the Miramichi River in 1932. Canada ships over six million pairs of boots to eighty countries in 1931. Royal visitors, a Scottish trade mission, and a Snow Dome ascent highlight a year of railway promotions and industry events across Canada. The S.S. Montclare inaugurated Halifax passenger service. The Governor General’s banquet speech will be broadcast across 21 stations.
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Miramichi” River
N.B
Canada
Dominion Department of Trade, and Commerce
S.S. Montclare
Halifax
Scotland
Dominion
Corporation of Glasgow
Russell H. Bennett
Minneapolis
Clifford White
Banff
Joe Weiss
Basher
Snow Dome
Columbia
Canadian Pacific Railway
C. B. Foster
Winnipeg
Pacific Coast
Earl of Bessborough
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Montreal
Vancouver
Communications Department
Canadian
Pacific Railway
Snow's protective value seen in prairie moisture reserves
Readers note the year's heavy snow protecting troops moisture for spring and summer on prairies. Ontario enjoyed fair weather until March with some plowing but concern rises for clover and fall wheat damage. A large snowfall later bolsters fruit buds against frost though early warmth may threaten dormant trees and pest scales.
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Prairies
Ontario
Lusegis Phatara
Poverty and misplaced hope in a rough street scene
A tramp mocks luck and contemplates a bleak living. A companion describes a poverty stricken area near a house he just left. He says it’s no use trying there and recalls two women who attempted to pose as planners in a harsh urban setting.
Unclear OCR: Multiple Bus. Prices Listed
Fragmentary OCR shows a string of bus numbers and prices such as 7.00 6.00 5.00 2.00 2.50 1.25 1.35 and weights like 30 Ib .30 Ib. No full context or identifiable event.
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Jbessey
Ae Toronto
E Maria Bessey
Ezra Bessey
Isabella *Mackenzie
wGuelph
Wwe
Georgetown
Stenewing
Selk
Dts
Massey-Harris Co
Omsia
Mc Kennedy
Acton ‘Lodge
Orion Lodge
Free Press Office
A.gilmore
Blora Higa ‘School
Maple Lea’s
New York Rangers
Geo. B. Jones
House of Commons
Royal
Caledonia
Calstonia
Tait Optical CO
Wyndham ‘Street
Guelph
Hell. She
Wright Bros. Orchestra
Western “University
Ryan
Auditorium
Sarah
B.D. Rachlin & CO
Acton Creamery
Porterhouse
Crosse and Blackwell Pork
Clark's
E “Lins
Park
Patterson
Detroit
Niagara Falls
Ottawa
Saint John
S.s.metita
Ford ‘Motor
Queen Mary
Duke of York
Prince George
Olympia
London
Royal Arty
Yeee
New_Carrotl
Fresh Sound Stock
Tin
Calay
Clark
Barr’s Quality Grocery
Mens
Pring
Fyne
Mill Street
Shiees
Acton, Ontario
Grimm
Alaska
A. C
Milton Seed Mills
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