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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 10, 1933
Page
3
The Free Press outlines subscription pricing for the United States, notice on address changes, and cancellation policies. Advertising rates are detailed per line for legal notices and readers notices, with free insertion for meeting reports and certain notices, plus conditions limiting liability for errors in ads.
The Workmen's Compensation Board reports July as the month with the most accidents this year at 3,298, up from June's 3,189, and July of last year at 3,313. There were 23 fatal cases. Wages and payrolls are cited as improving due to extended hours. Benefits paid in July totaled $308,116.97, including $262,607.05 for compensation and $45,509.92 for medical aid.
A proverb urges vigilance against shared discouragement. When a friend desponds, respond with courage and ideas to lift spirits. Leaders use paired salesmen to maintain morale, showing the practicality of sustaining determination amid discouraging conditions.
A Canadian editorials urges former residents to support their childhood towns. It notes the benefits of planning and modest funding to foster orderly, artistic growth, despite potential indifference or criticism. The piece champions tangible contributions by successful locals to their home communities.
J A Ellis reports a 25 percent relief reduction in May and June in Ontario. On July 1 the relief total reached 382 000 heads of families and single men, rising to 506 000 in six months. Cumulative direct and indirect unemployment relief payments in three years amount to 77.8 million dollars.
The writer urges improvements to bathing facilities as Fairy Lake recedes each year. A plan proposes a swimming tank on Continuation School grounds fed by springs or the town system, with drainage to the creek and potential early season heating from school boilers. A Fergus pool inspires support and calls for welfare groups to collaborate on a new pool within a few years.
During Fergus centennial events locals and visitors explored historical displays along Main Street and a memory fireplace using stones from old buildings. New rock gardens by J C Templin drew attention as the community planned reviews of Fergus history and looked to future growth.
The piece notes Canadian loans and London confidence in the Dominion, suggests municipalities may borrow cheaper as governments lower rates, and cites Fergus News-Record Centennial issue as valued by locals. It also mentions a Coldwater merchant cutting prices in shop windows with little customer interest, per the Collingwood Bulletin.
A family spends a tranquil afternoon at a blue lake and white cap waves. They ride a fisherman's boat up a river to a floating dock with a heavy iron load, thrilling the children as they witness a slow, buwkily moving vessel and dock.
An Old World notice claims Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil contains no alcohol and uses six essential oils. It emphasizes alcohol free lasting effects and lists oils and medicines featuring alcohol as a common ingredient in other products.
A diary style recounts a week of small events and quirky happenings. The preacher hosts conversation on authors at a local home. A mistaken package leads to comedic confusion with a beer stake. The butcher, lawn chair gossip, and job losses add a humorous multi人物 slice of ordinary life.
Advertisement notes Cress Corn Salve as the remedy for foot comfort. It lists A. T. Brown and E. J. Hassarl as sellers.
A reflection on perseverance in study and sport urging not to quit when faced with difficulty. A boy drops skating after repeated falls. a mother learns he fled due to danger. The piece argues timing matters and quitting after success is likelier to be avoided.
Henry Ford argues that appreciation should match achievements across all roles from singers and athletes to workers. He suggests praise motivates better performance and that wages alone do not determine living standards, framing it as a matter of values.
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