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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 08, 1934
Page
8
Fragmentary notice mentions Rev G L Stephenson and references a daughter of Elizabetha der Smith and Mr and Mrs Thomas McAlpine. The text is incomplete with garbled names and dates, lacking clear event or location details.
The column lists ongoing winter weather, holidays like Shrove Tuesday, and Ash Wednesday next week. It notes tax free first year for new buildings in Orillia, a month long leave for Reeve Morden of Trafalgar, and ads highlighting weekly specials. A Brace Ridge by law closes stores Thursday afternoons October to May with fines up to fifty dollars. An artful sermon illustration by J K Gardiner is mentioned along with a social in Manitoba visitors.
Canada’s share of imports from 40 major nations rose from 1.95 to 3.58 percent, amounting to 355.2 million dollars, while exports rose from 3.39 to 3.88 percent as total trade fell. Newfoundland and other regions show varying reliance on Canadian goods with Fiji and British Guana notable exporters.
A plea spoken in a tense exchange as a rescuer offers help and a passenger hesitates over payment. The scene centers on a quick decision amid danger with a ten dollar bill discussed. The account hints at a life saved and a moment of gratitude.
Alberta's 1933 agricultural production is placed near 1932 levels at about 118 million dollars. Creamery butter leads with an estimated 23.75 million pounds, about 800 thousand more than 1931's record. livestock slaughter value rises to around 20 million dollars, with hogs contributing a 3 million-plus increase and about 130 thousand more head.
Itken Walker has been appointed General Freight Agent for Canadian Pacific Railway with headquarters in Toronto, succeeding R B H Larmour who retires after 35 years of service. Walker, advancing from Montreal, brings extensive experience in the company freight operations.
Obituaries from Esquesing and surrounding townships recount the deaths of W. Kelly Port Hope and Guelph merchant aged 78, Wilton Wylie of Esquesing in his sixties, and Rockwood resident Samuel Scott at eighty. Surviving family, church and fraternal ties, and funeral details note Greenwood Cemetery and Eden Mills Cemetery services.
A reflection on civic sportsmanship cites Edgar A. Guest on being a good loser in elections and a merchant's humorous window sign turning defeat into triumph. The piece then shifts to a historic account of North America's primeval forest, detailing white and red pine, balsam fir, spruce, hardwoods, jack pine, larch, hemlock, black spruce, cedar, and the southern abundance of hardwoods, stretching from New England to northern Quebec and Ontario.
The Brantford home where Alexander Graham Bell conceived the telephone and first demonstrated it is being relocated to save it from Grand River erosion. Records note Bell’s discovery and the first long distance call between Brantford and Paris, Ontario on August 10, 1876.
A fragmented passage reports a magistrate chastising a prisoner over a chair incident and a judge referencing unintentional harm, then shifts to a discussion on carrot coloring matter garoline and its effect on butter fat in winter cows.
Canadian Department of Agriculture experts urge higher lamb and mutton consumption, noting per capita use around seven pounds versus pork and beef. Lamb is nutritious, affordable, and produced mainly in Ontario Quebec and Alberta with 3.7 million sheep nationwide. The piece also comments on schooling discipline via Bertrand Russell quote.
Toronto quotations for commodities include butter and creamery solids 26 to 26 percent, New Brunswick potatoes at 1.25 to 1.40, Prince Edward Island 1.30 to 1.50, Ontario carlots 1.05 to 1.25 and 1.20 to 1.25 for trade. Hides wool and tallow prices shown for city and country hides, calves, sheep skins, and fleece. Hay and straw prices for baled No 2 Timothy 11.50 to 12.00 per ton, No 3 Timothy 9.00 to 10.00, straw 9.00 to 10.00, grain quotes CIF Bay ports Manitoba No 1 Northern wheat 70 cents. Ontario grain track prices wheat 7 to 19 cents, barley 43 to 45, corn 63 to 67, rye 45 to 48.
A humorous exchange between a housewife and a man shows a desire for guidance on making a husband go to work and remain away from home. The wife jokes she has kept her husband for fifteen years and seeks a book that helps enforce his labor and independence.
The Arctic may see reindeer change travel methods as snowshoes yield to skis for long treks. Porsild notes favorable winter routes for reindeer teams inland from the coast, while dogs remain the reliable winter transport and planes, tractors, and large trucks could aid coastal routes.
Bellboy notes the room resembles a cell to the guest while preferring to adapt to what people are used to. The exchange highlights class and perception in a casual hotel setting.
Norwegian agents note Canadian exporters increased honey imports from 1.3 metric tons in 1931 and 1.83 tons in 1932 to just over nine tons in 1933. The Trade Commissioner emphasizes liquid honey free of glucose or foreign matter and uniform in color. Packing varies from small jars to 30 to 60 pound cans. large French casks are less favored due to handling.
A short collection of aphorisms on trusting God and maintaining self-respect. Quotes attributed to Goe Morrison Longfellow and Raymond emphasize Christian victory self-respect and fidelity in small duties. The piece closes with a line about faithfulness in little things.
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