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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 11, 1932
Page
2
The passage argues time should be valued not wasted. It urges readers to seize moments and pursue meaningful activities instead of dulling the day with boredom. It stresses that purposeful use of time benefits both self and others.
A Toronto trades meeting sparked complaints that four large printing contracts were awarded to outside firms. The Renfrew Mercury warns that Toronto canvassers target Ontario towns and beyond, driving down prices and weakening local printshops.
The Picton Gazette offers ideas to expand the county fair programme. It suggests bareback horse races, bicycle contests, field sports, an evening pageant by Women’s Institutes, a fiddling contest, corn husking, wood cutting, a parade in winter costumes, choir and rural school music, acrobatics, boxing and wrestling by students, a Boy Scout demonstration, and a dancing contest. It also cites wool carding, lace making, rug weaving, basketry, and a dog and cat show as low cost draws, plus a Baby Show option.
In January 1936 there were 3,601 accidents reported to the Workmen's Compensation Board, down from 4,236 in January 1935. Fatalities totaled 19 versus 21 a year earlier. Total benefits paid reached $453,530.64, with $363,621.34 for compensation and $89,909.30 for medical aid. last January benefits amounted to $580,403.11.
The 1930 general election and prior by-elections cost Canada about $2,234,767 according to the Auditor General. It notes 123,385 cheques issued, $112,600 deposits from candidates, and $14,800 forfeited for not meeting vote thresholds, with costs up by roughly half a million since 1926 due to the double enumeration and more polling stations.
An official 1930 Canadian study shows total highway spending of 93 101 050 for vehicular traffic. Canada’s road mileage reached 394 372 miles with 80 497 surfaced, 71 347 gravel. Ontario had 44 740 miles surfaced, 86.6 percent of Canada’s total. Quebec 13 302 miles, 16.5 percent. British Columbia 4 596 miles.
The piece argues for a complete inquiry into all payments connected to the Hydro project, including a $125,000 contract payment to secure an advantageous deal. It says owners deserve a full, public airing to remove stigma and avoid perceptions of cover up, urging both sides to clear themselves before attacking each other.
Easter falls on March 27 the earliest date since 1921 and not again until 1940. Parliament at Ottawa sits as Bennett shifts focus to policy and savings, with 8 million dollars cut via officials’ salaries. Meighen becomes Senator and treats Ontario Hydro as nonpartisan while Meighen debates Hydro governance and appellations prompt calls for resignation.
In a rural reflection from Ginger Farm the author laments rising costs and dropping prices to levels that mock claims of prosperity. The piece notes farm Council talks, high taxes, and the struggle to economize while risking injury from improvised gear as the couple keeps plodding toward better days.
Fragmented diary entries recount evenings at Janes house with an agrdéma game, odd household events, and humor about family habits. Mentions of a Glock, bath talk, Sunday school, a new coat purchase, a boner mishap, and musings on marriage and Blends.
A historical advertisement promotes Douglas' Egyptian Liniment as unmatched for speedy relief of muscular rheumatism lame back inflammation burns and felons.
A bemused customer signals impatience in a shop, then requests an ambusher. The shopkeeper remains cold and refuses, joking that his mousetraps cannot guarantee catching trains. The exchange ends with a dismissed, humorous note about expectations and trains.
The text argues that repetition makes work dull but suggests a shift in mindset can revive effort. It notes that each spring and autumn feels new, like sunrise, and that altering attitude can break monotony when tasks become routine.
Comic quip about marriage in which a wife keeps a husband guessing both before and after the wedding, suggesting lasting uncertainty in domestic life.
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