This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 15, 1933
Page
2
The notice lists legal notices and advertising rates per line with charges for readers, concerts and meetings. It also states free reports of meetings, free birth, marriage and death notices, and extra per line costs for poems and blackface notices. Display rates vary by space contracted.
Editors of small American papers in New York stress local news over distant events. They argue readers crave immediate community updates and personal items, while global affairs inform only when tied to local relevance.
A writer tours northern Ontario and Alliston regions noting good but lagging crops, high effort, and low prices. He admires pioneer spirit, contrasting northern hardship with prospects to make a living, and praises those developing new lands despite adversity.
A Bank of Montreal bulletin reports favorable crop conditions across Canada with warm weather and abundant rainfall boosting growth. Seeding nears completion in most grains while wheat acreage declines about 7 percent. Ontario and Quebec show advanced planting and excellent prospects. Atlantic provinces and British Columbia vary by region with BC two weeks delayed.
The 1932 gross agricultural wealth of Canada is estimated at 5.07 billion dollars. Ontario leads with 1.37 billion and Saskatchewan with 1.14 billion, while lands and buildings comprise major value. Provincial breakdowns include Ontario 226.4 million, Quebec 129.7 million, Alberta 115.0 million, Saskatchewan 109.6 million, Manitoba 49.5 million, BC 29.0 million, New Brunswick 21.7 million, Nova Scotia 21.2 million, Prince Edward Island 10.1 million.
The discussion centers on corruption in amateur hockey governance. Toronto led to scrutiny of Maple Leaf Gardens and the Ontario Hockey Association. Critics call for leadership shakeups and greater separation of city influence from provincial amateur sport rulings.
The piece notes weekly weather variety in Ontario and a heavy casualty list from last Sunday into Monday. It references a previous mosquito editorial and quips on how gossip can harm through publication. It lists 1932 chemical industry value and factory employment in Canada. Malcolm McBeth retires from Milverton Sun, succeeded by A. W. Reis.
A light verse from Ginger’s farm chronicles notes June’s roses and summer skies while lamenting biting insects. The poem blends rural life with a humorous complaint about mosquitos and midges, ending with an old remedy pitch for sore throat.
Civil Aviation Branch notes 704 scheduled trips in the three months to June 30 1982 with only 24 cancellations. Total mileage 94 374. 89 440 flown. Airmail planes moved 82 711 pounds of mail. Eight aero clubs active in Canada with 23 in operation, 2 585 members and 62 craft. Hours flown 4 118 26. 21 commercial licenses issued to students. Sioux Lookout Mackenzie river routes 100 percent. Winnipeg Pembina 97 8 percent. Montreal Albany 91 percent. 1 436 25 hours for all operations including photography and forestry patrol.
A leading business magazine calls pessimists pests for always expecting the worst. They ruin their own lives and drive others away by dwelling on gloom. The essay suggests shunning pessimism to preserve social value and morale.
An old-iron collector trundling a barrow on a narrow road angers a impatient car driver who hoots to pass. The barrow man calls, I will call for that tomorrow, after a glance at the driver.
A short essay extols work as a daily duty that builds self control diligence and willpower. It argues life would be intolerable without tasks and credits work with fostering virtue while noting Carlyle’s stronger claim about work as a cure for all ills.
Two speakers trade quips on marriage roles with puns about bread. He claims an ideal wife makes good bread while she counters with a husband who can raise the dough in the hour of knead, yielding a light domestic joke.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.