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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 18, 1932
Page
2
Canada’s January trade showed imports at 39,063,4? and exports at 4,124,061? for a favorable balance of 4,939,408. For the ten months of the fiscal year, imports totaled 485,479,167 with exports 509,527,468, a balance of 24,038,801.
The piece notes Senate and Dominion probes into Beauharnois funds, gasoline pricing, civil service administration, and Premier Bennett charges raised by Gordon. It argues that excessive investigations risk smoke screens unless they satisfy public demand for clear, meaningful results benefiting the public interest.
At a council meeting Acton discussed reporting to the Legislature on changes to the Municipal Act. The aim is to grant villages the power to license transient traders like towns and cities, addressing perceived unfairness and equal protection for small town merchants.
The piece argues the China Japan tensions risk a renewed large scale war and calls for restraint. It notes public headlines divert attention while battles delay and urges wiser judgment to prevent further loss of life.
The article laments a disrupted week of hockey in Acton with play off games postponed and rescheduled amid ice concerns and a rural telephone outage. It notes O H A officials’ efforts to adhere to the schedule, Acton management’s attempts, and fans facing disappointment as the 1931-32 season proceeds with unavoidable inconveniences.
The piece surveys winter floods, blame for poor radio programming, and a plea for understanding the ice hockey scheduling issue. It notes Ex Premier Drury’s $8000 salary recovery, a new rattle bar at No 7 highway crossings, fertilizer sulfate shipments from British Columbia, and 1931 mineral production values. It closes with health warnings on cancer and Canada’s hockey standing in the Olympics.
A diary style note reflects on the urge to quit a job mid task and the appeal of longer work days. The author laments unfinished overalls and sleepless nights sewing by lamp light while balancing chores at the farm with partner’s finger injury and milk-pail duties.
An unclear ad-like snippet touts a salve or balm named Douglas Egyptian balm that supposedly stops bleeding instantly cauterizes wounds prevents blood poisoning and is praised for muscular rheumatism.
The article discusses using pasture greens and green feeds as a cheaper hog diet. It notes advantages and drawbacks of sunburn exposure and offers alternatives such as clover or alfalfa in shaded pens with feeding racks. It recommends alfalfa, clover, oats or barley pastures and rape, plus fall artichokes as high value feeds for different ages.
A magistrate questioned a woman involved in a matrimonial dispute about a quarrel on Friday night. The exchange referenced events the following day, with the woman noting pay day and uncertainty. The fragment reflects a domestic dispute proceeding with witty or evasive responses.
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