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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 07, 1935
Page
2
The Free Press outlines subscription prices, cancellation practices, and address changes. It details advertising rates for legal notices, display ads, and small classifieds, plus error liability limits and requests for proofs in writing.
The Premier's reforms reach a mixed verdict as unemployment insurance offers only a fund creation mechanism with lengthy wait times for benefits. Critics note limited aid for farm workers and doubt the overall impact, comparing it unfavorably with unimplemented Old Age Pension plans while hoping future measures improve conditions.
The Tavistock Gazette and local papers critique Guelph culture and a 21 000 population vs Tavistock’s 1 000, noting imported junior players and weak promotion of sports in the Royal City. Authors warn towns to beware Royalites poaching talents while predicting a rocky season ahead.
The Ontario Government eliminates all secondary school examination fees and sets the school year and exams to end by June 28. Backers praise fulfillment of pre election promises though reforms draw criticism from opponents and supporters alike.
A letter notes Burlington and Georgetown to receive new Post Offices and a Government Building, arguing better accommodation for county residents. It contrasts Acton's single Post Office and revolving door with hopes Burlington and Georgetown provide courteous caretaking and accessible entrances for public use.
The Toronto Board of Control rejected a lower external bid for city truck services. The decision sparked claims of parochialism and commentary on Toronto’s municipal behavior versus outside firms and centers.
Editorial notes on the groundhog forecast and a February reminder appear alongside a batch of dated statistics. Canadian banking debits for 1934 totalled 32.867 billion dollars with a 9.8 percent drop from 1933, while Remembrance Day gains status as a public holiday by law. Central Canada electric output in December set records at 2.061 billion kWh, with 1934 yearly output at 31.168 billion kWh, up 20.59 percent from 1933. A small weekly warns readers to prepaid subscriptions amid quirky ad copy and an obituary notice appears.
A Sunday school lesson synthesizes Peter’s Pentecost sermon from Acts 2 with emphasis on repentance baptism and receiving the Holy Spirit. It explains that faith in Jesus as Lord and Christ requires renouncing sin and identifying with His death and resurrection, leading to baptism and the gift of the Spirit.
Alberta’s dairy sector set a record with 25,500,000 pounds of creamery butter produced in 1934, up from 23,750,000 in 1933. Total dairy product value rose to about 914,300,000, a strong gain from 12,950,000 the previous year, as the province advances in dairying while remaining a beef producer.
A dialogue hints at vanity with a joke about searching for beauty. An ad promotes Muller Worm Powders as a safe, effective child dewormer claimed to clear parasites and heal inflamed skin, described as a trusted remedy. The piece urges Christians to emulate early church prayer for power to combat evil.
Mothers testify to the virtue of Graves Warm Exterminator, citing experience with its usefulness in household pest control claims.
Heavy water, a costly chemical product, is valued at £30 000 per quart. It is water broken down into heavy hydrogen and oxygen, with one part heavy water in about 6000 parts rainwater. Princeton University reports a new apparatus for production and aims to increase output to about a thimbleful per day for researchers.
Alberta output reached 1 284 000 pounds with 145 pounds per hive on average and a value near ten cents per pound. Major production came from irrigated districts around Lethbridge Table Brooks, surpassing 900 000 pounds, while Edmonton area added about 100 000 pounds.
Dialectal exchange shows Pat advising Mike to wear his new boots a few times before adding new doors, implying a humorous miscommunication about boot fitting and hardware.
Kellogg presents Art Bean 4.0 as a natural food for normal people with vitamin B and iron in a concentrated form. Two spoonfuls daily are suggested with meals and if relief fails, see a doctor. Use as cereal or in cooking. Sold in a green package by grocers in London Ontario.
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