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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 31, 1930
Page
7
A reflective New Year blessing encourages mastering trouble not escaping it. It frames strength as doing well with every task, facing danger safely, proving skill courage and faith, and finding lasting joy in a year well lived.
The Free Press notes record cold with the year ending at 10 below zero. Facebook of local scenes includes an oyster supper for seventy, church priest transfers, school staffing changes, and brisk railway activity as Councillor McDonald’s team unloads cars daily.
An Asia article recounts Joseph Warren Bullwell aiding famine relief in China by road building. It details the tuan-chyng overseer’s tricks to dodge inspection, staging a mock inspection with a sleeping worker, feigned orders, and a comic routine that ends with normal progress and a rested overseer retreating to rest.
Exposition on Zacharias and Elizabeth in Luke 1 5 6 9 detailing a godly couple long denied a child and the angelic visit announcing John the Baptist as forerunner. The account contrasts human fear with divine purpose, highlighting prayer, faith, and the Messiah’s coming. The lesson notes the temple scene, the angel message, and the reverence due to God’s plan.
Fragmentary religious text notes an angelic message to Zacharias that prayers are heard and a child named John will bring joy. It critiques worldly power and emphasizes humble faith, noting the prophetic role of the child and the need to trust divine timing.
The passage argues believers should be filled with the Spirit and empowered to spread the gospel like Zechariah and John the Baptist. It notes the grace of God for children, the role of the Spirit from conception, and a reforming call to turn hearts toward the Lord in preparation for Jesus.
Captain R. G. Latta known as Jock Latta is selected to command the 42 500 ton Empress of Britain. Latta has 46 years of service with Canadian Pacific and has held key posts aboard several liners including Montellima Empres of Scotland Empres of Britain and Montroyal. He has sailed with famous figures and will oversee the Empress of Britain during construction and maiden operations.
The article explains that minerals like olelum and phosphorus are essential for laying hens and pullets. It highlights vitamin D from cod liver oil as key for egg production and chick vitality, citing three trials at the Dominion Experimental Farm in Brandon from 1928 to 1930 showing 10 percent more eggs and higher hatch rates with cod liver oil. Proper dosing of cod liver oil in poultry feed improves growth, vitality, and lowers mortality, with guidance on mixing ratios and administration.
A tale of Jutta the deposed ruler of Mappra who valued pomp and wore only the old hat. Her landholder guardian Mr. Owen Rowe O'Neil welcomed royal visits with processions while addressing her as Your Mojoasty the King to the British, and Jaffna aided O'Neil during the Noor War.
Train schedule details list eastbound and westbound services from Acton with daily and Sunday specifics. It notes No. 29 and No. 39 stopping only on signal or to discharge passengers from Toronto and east.
Eastbound and westbound daily service details listed for Canadian National Railways at Toronto terminals Keele Street Bl Clair Avenue and freight handling. Freight delivered by special express freight and pickup available at any address in Toronto.
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