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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 10, 1935
Page
6
Fragmentary verse urges recognizing kindness in strangers and self in others. It praises mutual respect and small acts, imagining a friendlier life if people acknowledged the good in each other. The tone is nostalgic and idealistic.
Rousing welcome to muf fins waifles and griddle cakes on the breakfast menu. A three in one recipe offers a healthful bran option for the Dusys housewife, promising bulk to aid regularity and a satisfying start to the family day.
A vintage recipe column presents a 16 serving quick bran cake mix using all bran sour milk and shortening with baking powder soda salt and caspian soda. It describes cream and mix method bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes and notes optional thinner batter for crumpets. Also included is Prune Medallion Pudding with gelatin prune juice cinnamon nut meats and whipped cream garnish.
A Vancouver store credit manager salutes customers who pay promptly as salt of the earth, praises the town's good schools and community, and recalls 1885 and 1935 in a reflective column about local life, prices, and parish notices, with anecdotes of weather, services, and long-standing habits.
The ad promotes Dr Thomas Belettria O for rheumatic and inflammatory pains and argues poultry breeding benefits from selecting high producing stock. It links health with C8 production egg size and breed type and advises retaining yearlings with strong 365 day laying persistency while discarding brash or sick birds, stressing careful male lineage.
A fragmented public notices style piece urges personal frugality and self-reliance in purchases. It contrasts keeping old items, avoiding debt, and presenting a respectable appearance to attract business. It also features stray dialogue about teachers and a Garden of Eden joke.
Dr William Mayo from the Nodicester Clinic warns that one or two cocktails can make a driver more dangerous than a sober person at speed 40 miles per hour needing far more distance to react. He argues judgment is impaired after few drinks and urges refusing to drive after one drink.
A compilation of well known phrases drawn from biblical language. The list includes well worn lines such as apple of my eye, a still small voice, rapids of phrases like labor of love, day by day wisdom and warnings about trusting princes. It reflects common idioms rooted in scripture.
A method describes writing on a wet sheet of paper by indenting through a dry sheet on top, then destroying the top sheet. When dried, the writing vanishes, but dipping the paper in water reveals the hidden message again.
About 8,000,000 gallons daily flow from a historic spring near the Berest Tunnel to the Severn. The Great Weston Railway Co sees potential use if costs allow, as 1,000,000 gallons go to nearby villages and the rest to the river. The water’s purity suggests utility for public supply, but costs have stalled action.
The Workmen's Compensation Board of Ontario reports 64 730 accidents in 1934 up from 38 042 in 1933 with 376 04 fatal accidents up from 228. Total benefits paid 499 707 23, including 3 657 908 82 compensation and 641 738 41 medical aid. Average daily benefits about 15 000 based on 300 working days, with about 60 cheques daily. New claims rose from 127 to 187 daily. December accidents 4 328 08, vs 4 849 in November and 3 421 in December 1933.
An Army doctor questions a recruit during a medical exam about a sore throat and swelling. The recruit responds that he would be sent for by a superior, signaling a tense moment in the examination.
Dr E J Nelson physician surgeon offers medical services. Harold Nash Parmer M A Barrister Solicitor Notary Public lists address Acton Ontario with hours 9:30 am to 12:60 pm and 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm including Saturday 12:00 o'clock.
In Acton and Georgetown, authorities report an arrest related to T. Beynick’s case. Officials state appointments and phone listings were part of the investigation, with notices appearing Tuesday evening seeking further information and cooperation.
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