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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 09, 1933
Page
3
The Free Press outlines subscription rates at 2.00 per year in advance and 5c for single copies, with address changes and cancellations handled by notice. Advertising charges cover legal notices readers notices poems and obituaries, with liability limited to noted errors and required proofs.
Premier R B Bennett told a deputation that the country nears the limit of tax payments and that governments must curb demands. He urged citizens to aid themselves as interest on loans constrains public finances.
Halton County Council faced questions after two municipalities failed to pay the county levy due in December. Debates centered on whether nonpaying municipalities can sit in council and influence expenditures. Critics urged budget cuts at the county level and questioned the council’s necessity and efficiency.
An Eganville man charged with illegally obtaining 690 in old age pensions pleads guilty before District Magistrate Chown and is given a suspended sentence with repayment. The Renfrew Mercury notes that publicity of pensioners' names could curb abuses and urges Pension Board officials to endorse the move.
Delegates at the Toronto convention indicate the present grant levels for rural fairs will stay. The support from municipalities and governments helps prize money and provides farmers with needed cash, despite calls to cut small fairs.
A collection of editorial notes critiques rail service curtailments, Technocracy, provincial elections, and political campaigns. It cites a Workmen’s Compensation Board report for January, honors Newmarket editor L. G. Jackson, and reports Alberta production totals and pelts. It notes J. H. Ross of Winchester Press being censured by county council for a previous editorial.
The diary entries recount Slats Parquhar’s ambition to perform on the Vaudeville circuit as Harmonicky and whistler. Weekend notes joke about Mrs Blunt’s March ninety seventh birthday and trivial domestic scenes with Lem Frick, Emmy, and Mundey. A humorous slice of small-town life.
Toothache and neuralgia are instantly relieved with Douglas' Egyptian Liniment. A quick, sure remedy. Also recommended for burns sprains sores and inflammation.
In a terse reply a daughter rejects a suitor who had lingered at the home each evening, declaring she will not seek sympathy and noting the predictable outcome of his pursuit. The exchange captures a domestic moment with sharp- edged wit.
The speaker warns that excessive study and constant work ruin health and happiness. Students and young workers push themselves to extremes to win status or success, but life should be enjoyed as well as used. The message condemns turning life into a perpetual grind.
A compact epigrammatic remark by Goethe stating that value lies in cultivation regardless of whether it is mathematical philological or artistic. He emphasizes practical cultivation over the specific field of study.
A London Tit-Bits anecdote tells of a commercial traveler famed for touring with his plain-featured wife, while two married friends with beautiful wives debate why they keep them at home. He sighs that he cannot summon the courage to kiss her goodbye.
Advertisement for Perry man Block Aton Ontario listing Harold Nash as farmer and M A Barrister Solicitor Notary Conveyancer. Hours shown 9:30 am to 5 pm and Saturdays until 12 o'clock. Money lent on mortgages noted.
Barrister Kenneth M Langdon announces solicitor and notary public services at Acton and Georgetown. Office hours are Tuesday and Thursday from 1.15 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. Evenings available on request. Appointments by phone in Acton or Georgetown.
Business hours listed as 9 am to 6 pm with evening appointments available. States the gas for extractions service is closed all day Wednesday and provides contact via phone 148.
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