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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 23, 1934
Page
7
A fragmentary verse by Janet Tooke questions sewing tasks for a party day. The speaker worries about mending a ragged sock and a ruffle and getting ready by a stated time. The tone is domestic and reflective of busy preparations.
Reopening schools set for September in Acton and frost noted on two June nights. Wheat and oats prices listed, Epworth League visits Rockwood, municipal council approves estimates with a 22 mill tax rate. Diamond anniversary celebrated by Hugh Walker and wife of Guelph. Death reported for Michael Kaley aged 83 at Esquesing. An herbal worm remedy ad closes the fragment.
Canadian regulations ease tourist entry at boundary and ports with simple immigration formalities. Tourists may obtain a sixty day non bonded permit for health or pleasure and extend up to six months with a bond. Personal gear like fishing rods guns cameras and camping equipment may enter on report alone. The growing use of airplanes for summer travel is noted.
Canada wide building contracts for the first seven months totalled 72.1 million dollars, up 59.5 percent from 1933. July contracts reached 21.19 million, with Ontario 4.90 million and Quebec 3.09 million, while other provinces posted gains over June. Contemplated July work brings year to date to 171.23 million, versus 107.65 million in 1933.
A college father greets a professor and recounts his son took algebra last year. The professor replies that the son was exposed to it but did not take it.
On opening night a theatre manager explains a pantomime by likening it to a cigar. He says the show draws interest if good and requires puffing if bad, prompting a friend’s puzzled question and a wry takeaway.
In Ginger Farm Chronicles a rainy day suspends work and spurs baking and small errands. The author muses on modern leisure, speed, and fatigue, noting 15 years of farming without a holiday and reflecting on work life, rest, and the verse about rest and vocation.
An informal diary entry from Slats by Ross Farquhar records daily events from Friday to Thursday including family plans, a college friend visiting, flirtations with marriage, and a farmer discussion. It also advertises Douglas Egyptian Liniment and muses on taking a holiday in spirit to refresh oneself during farm life, ending with a personal note about finding renewal.
Preliminary estimates from the Canadian Bureau of Statistics indicate a notable decline in apple production across provinces due to harsh winter weather. The whole country is projected to yield about 3,884,610 barrels, down from 5,349,800 in 1933, with British Columbia expected to be an exception.
Mrs Haynes writes that after fifty years of constipation she found relief with ALL-Bran from Kellogg in London Ontario. two tablespoonfuls daily usually suffice and it provides bulk vitamin B and iron. the ad touts safety versus patent medicines and urges readers to obtain the cereal from grocers in red and green Kellogg packaging.
An early beauty advertisement touts Persian Balm as a true elixir of youth. It refreshes rejuvenates smooths and unifies the skin giving a flawless complexion and a delicate fragrance. It claims to soothe irritation correct minor imperfections and be indispensable for the discerning woman.
Three years of field trials at Charottetown and Rustfur PET compare early topping with leaving tops until harvest. Early topping yields more leaf dry matter but reduces root dry matter. overall, total dry matter favors untopped crops, and root sugar increases when tops are left until harvest. Result: early topping is non economic for turnip production.
Carrie Chapman Catt laments mutual ignorance fueling generational clash. She predicts that as time passes the race will outgrow the dispute. The quote reflects early 20th century sentiments on social change and reform debates.
In 1933 inland New Brunswick waters yielded about 73,100 pounds of salmon trout pickerel bass and perch. Salmon made up around 42,300 pounds while trout totaled about 27,800 pounds. The catch surpassed 1932 and drew anglers from Canada the United States and as far as the United Kingdom.
In Louisiana the plantation master grows ill and a keen old colored servant muses on his patient’s condition. After giving him water, the master drops the glass, prompting the servant to remark it looks like dropsy.
The creditors of William Fisher who died June 29 1934 are asked to send full names addresses and descriptions and full particulars of their claims and securities. Under the Trustees Act notice is given that after September 10 1934 the Administrator will distribute the assets to those legally entitled and will not be responsible for any claims not then received. Dated August 9 1934. William Alexander Chisholm Administrator By H N Farmer Acton Ontario Solicitor.
The Free Press office reports subscriptions accepted for all magazines. Customers can sign up at the office and choose from a wide range of titles with payment due upon delivery or at signup.
A historical note on how newspapers advise retailers to use plain direct ads. It argues that clear factual messages informing customers of products and benefits attract more buyers than clever appeals. Public favors straightforward information and modest urging over flashy marketing.
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