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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 17, 1933
Page
7
Poem pledges loyalty and critique of leadership. Speaker recalls a long history of following rulers and paying a toll for power, ending with the demand that the afflicted heart pay the reckoning hour. Written in fervent, historical tone reflecting sacrifice and disillusionment.
The lesson centers on Samuel hearing Jehovah call in his youth and choosing swift obedience. It contrasts Eli's insecurities with Samuel's readiness, notes Samuel's eventual leadership and fidelity, and reflects on how early receptiveness to God's word shapes a lifetime of service.
Schedule notes show daily eastbound service with Sunday-only and Sunday-excluded runs. Times listed include 10.07 a.m. and 6.12 p.m. with 6.34 p.m. and a through Chicago line passing Georgetown at 9.44 p.m. westbound service varies by day.
Twenty years ago the Sagug notes tax at twenty three mills the lowest in the county. A Sunday open air service at the Methodist Church pleased hot night crowds. Local bowling saw A J McKinnon and E J Hazards reach semi finals. Glen Williams beat Acton Junior 3 2 in four innings. Education updates announce Miss Mabel F Howle Miss Veda McPherson Miss Winnifred Watson and Miss Lottie Polley filling vacancies. Ethel Coleman named librarian. Died Elizabeth Williams Forster of Toronto formerly Acton, aged 76 or 77.
An advertisement notes the product Cress Com Salve available at A. T. Browns and E. J. Has Sards drug stores with emphasis on its healing promise.
G M Stewart of the Dominion Seed Branch notes Canada lags in grassland product exports such as dairy and meat. He cites figures from McConkey showing New Zealand 4 percent, Australia 60, Irish Free State 55, South Africa 41, England and Wales 4, and Canada 17 percent of agricultural exports. Canada can compete in quality and output.
A short essay warns against using friendship to control others. It argues that fondness should not grant a right to direct actions or judge the company of a friend. Respect and mutual esteem are the foundation of worthwhile friendships, not interference.
Canada produced 43.8 million dollars worth of automobiles in 1932 with 16 manufacturers and 25 factories. Registered cars reached 1,114,503. annual capacity 364,425 cars and 61,970 trucks. Revenue from registrations and gasoline tax totaled over 48 million dollars. Top markets included the United Kingdom and Sweden among others.
A historical reminiscence notes how a leader faced death with loyalty intact and no reproach, able to gaze upon his people with calm assurance. The passage emphasizes steadfast devotion and a dignified, fearless end.
Betty Barclay offers kitchen hints with gelatinized salads using seasonal green vegetables. Recipes include Crisp Summer Salad and Carrot and Cabbage Salad with lemon flavored gelatin, and a Spiced Orange Nog drink, showing economical, novel dishes with easy molds and mayonnaise garnishes.
A recipe note promotes prunes as economical and healthful with aristocratic potential. Includes Spiced Prune Ice Cream recipe using evaporated milk, gelatin, prunes, spices and vanilla, plus California Prune Pie with oranges and prune juice, baked in pastry shell with a meringue topping.
Arrange shredded lettuce on plates and form orange circles atop. Fill centers with plump steamed raisins. Serve with Sweet French dressing or orange juice mixed with honey. Worms feed on vitality of children and endanger lives. Mother Graves Worm Exterminator offered as a remedy.
Soil today comprises rock particles organic matter and micro organisms. Rock forms the framework organic matter comes from decomposed plants and animals and micro organisms activate the soil. In a teaspoon there may be hundreds of millions of micro organisms. Heal your horse with Douglas Egyptian Liniment for sore necks and galls.
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