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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 02, 1931
Page
7
A reflective poem urges choosing mirth and honesty to attract friends and avoid ruin. It contrasts false behavior with true deed, noting that one’s acts shape the world they know and that love favors the stranger who welcomes trust.
Twenty years ago a July 6 1011 issue from the Iscan of the Free Preas describes hot weather with record highs in Acton 103 degrees and a Dominion Day celebration by the Acton Fire Brigade. Village improvements include road macadamization to Dublin crops, a new bridge over Patry Lake overflow, and a new Knox Church organizer. Local sermons by Rev Draper and community events feature games, races, and prizes won by Toronto M C A visitors. Marriages, deaths, and a bridge project accompany reports of roadwork and weather.
Readers are urged to describe complete relief from asthma after using Dr J B Kellong Asthma Remedy. The ad promises joyful feelings from the remedys gentle influence easing tightness and choking, claiming the affliction is past for thousands. It notes reputable druggists carry the product widely.
The piece urges drivers to treat other children and automobiles with the same care given to our own. It laments the high death toll from car accidents, noting last year’s toll rivaled wartime losses and urging restraint and vigilance on the road.
Niagara cleavage officials of the Dominion Department of Agriculture foresee lower production due to stock depletion. Farmers plan to hedge by securing brooding pullets and purchasing chicks in lots of 300 to 800 or more this fall.
A Sunday school lesson analyzes Acts chapter one and the Pentecost event. It emphasizes the promise of the Father, the Holy Spirit’s baptism, and the empowerment for witness in Jerusalem and beyond with tongues of fire and unified prayer.
Ross Farquhar presents a fragmentary diary narrated in a dialect tone. Entries touch on marriage talk, a Reno trip, local gossip about neighbors, a doctor’s orders, and a humorous plug for Miller's Worm Powder claiming digestion and vigor benefits.
An agricultural note cites two main cost-cutting paths: raise yields via improved farming practices and use larger machinery to cut labor. It highlights the federal farm service guidance that larger yields lower per unit costs and that modern, efficient equipment reduces manual labor, benefiting large farms.
Woman customer hesitates at shelves after clerk offers blankets. She jokes she only wants a big one for a friend. Clerk quips that if she thinks her friend is hiding in a blanket, he would gladly pull them down.
The text contrasts the effects of wine and the Spirit, noting both mimic a drunken state yet only the latter elevates to joyous blessing and vision. Peter directs to Scripture for understanding, linking the prophecy to future outpouring and the day of the Lord, urging all to call on the Lord.
A noted storage memo claims quick frozen foods preserve fresh flavor longer than traditional ears of corn. The report cites shelf life and quality, suggesting frozen products stay superior after thawing. Also referenced are health concerns tied to worms and a remedy offered by Mother Graves' Worm exterminator.
A bulletin from the Dominion Ttordentturkst describes forty four pages detailing hedge varieties tested at Central Farm. Based on years of experience across provinces, the lersons highlight windbreak, fence line, property div ond, and ornamental uses.
A historical timetable lists daylight saving time adjusted eastbound and local services with detailed daily patterns. It includes exceptions for Sundays Saturdays and holidays, and notes freight pickup at Toronto addresses with terminal and freight handling specifics.
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