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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 12, 1930
Page
3
Fragmentary verse describes rural routines and family dynamics. The speaker recalls farm tasks, dawn chores, and the lure of soil and harvest. References to Mawadi and Langley hint at a regional setting with dialect and nostalgic imagery.
The American Insurance Union Magazine argues that prohibition would create biased hiring and social outcomes. It cites employers selecting drinkers for clerical roles and engineers, doctors predicting better procedures for drinkers, and corporations marketing while consumers face loosened controls.
A reader shares reflections on childhood, nature, and Uncle Riley's wholesome wisdom. The piece weaves memories of May fields, gold mining tales, and poems by Whittier and Riley, concluding that joy and hope persist despite trials as a favored poem promises There is over a song somewhere.
A wealthy man uses a newly minted tank truck to move whisky out of the city. The driver and garage chief conspire to drain the load into a gasoline tank, rendering the whiskey undrinkable yet valuable as contraband. The plan ends with no apparent remedy for the parties involved.
Canada’s fishing grounds stretch along the Atlantic from Grand Manan to the Arctic, with vast coastal waters and immense freshwater lakes. The article notes high global demand, over 100 countries purchasing Canadian fish and byproducts, and a growing industry centered on profit and potential expansion.
Why It Will Pay You to Buy Tweddle's Blood-Tested Chicks advertises رؤية breeding stock with visible birds, claims higher certainty, and government-supervised foundation stock. It markets White Rocks and other varieties, promises two day delivery, express paid, pricing detail, and arrival guarantees.
Notice from the Department of Public Works Ottawa dated May 30, 1930 invites sealed bids for reconstruction of the Pier Head in the city area. Bids must be on printed forms, include security via bank draft, and be received by June 13 daylight saving time. Forms and prints available from the department or Toronto Builders Exchange.
A garbled reminiscence recounts a river crossing by a pack train led by Mongodle Lita. The group uses dugouts and a rope line to pull camels and ponies through shallow water with a teetering, dangerous effort.
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