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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 21, 1934
Page
8
A tribute to the small town hospital hidden in plain sight where the country doctor offers personal care during accidents. The piece praises the surgeon’s rounds and the staff’s mercy, noting limited funds yet steadfast dedication to easing pain and saving lives. It honors the brave men and women who sustain the hospital and serve the community.
Twenty-nine candidates wrote at the Entrance Examinations in Acton. Three Acton Bowlers beat Georgetown on a Tuesday afternoon. Ontario Railway Board inspectors eyed a seventh line crossing with possible subway plans. Liberal candidate W F W Fisher drew a full hall and John A Paterson also spoke. Two new teachers were hired for the Public School. Miss Minnie Z Bennett and Miss Ina White were reengaged at higher salaries. The first June frost damaged many gardens and farms. An ad promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric liniment for lameness with quick relief.
The Klondike River would be diverted to thaw frozen gold bearing gravel to enable placer mining. The plan requires two to three years for completion and aims to revive mining in Yukon BC and broader Canada where production has risen overall.
The Sunshine Trail is described as the longest international highway in America connecting Los Angeles to the Peace River country in the north. It is now practically an all weather highway across most of its length with a single improved earth road section in the northern end. The route links California orange groves to wheat country and ties western national parks and mountain resorts with the Canadian Rockies in Alberta.
On a droughty farm, the narrator chases everything from fences to cows and geese while pondering politics. A late husband returns, dinner missed, and routines clash with weather, grain costs, and daily chores. The writer reflects on luck, frugality, and gratitude for basic necessities.
A Township of Esquesing Court of Revision convened at 10 a.m. with all council members present. Reeve George Currie chaired the session, approving several appeals including dog tag removals, a $50 reduction for A. Smethurst’s house, and cancellations or adjustments to multiple entries. The panel adjourned for 2 p.m. then reconvened, finalizing corrections to the 1934 Assessment Roll and authorizing the clerk to certify the revised roll. various expenses and relief accounts were itemized, with taxes on Mrs. Mary Davidson written off as uncollectible and a next meeting set for July 9.
The text claims Miller's Worm Powders prevent worm related illnesses in children. It asserts worms cause high child mortality and weaken infants, making them less able to fight illness, and states the preparation offers health and sustains it.
A clipped exchange reports a man boasting about a carburetor induction gadget and sparking plug claiming fuel savings of 50, 30 and 25 percent respectively, followed by an overfilled petrol tank after ten miles.
Dialogue shows a working couple joking about wages and labor-saving devices while a worker's dog named Caesar is kept in check. The exchange hints at economic strain and humor in daily life.
A Chicago statistician notes a seventy year old woman has spent 6000 hours before a mirror while warning against judgment. He adds that men of seventy have spent 7000 hours at a glass, urging restraint in criticizing others.
An admiring crowd surrounded the boy who plunged into the canal to save a companion. A bystander called the act bravery but the dripping hero quipped that he had four of my marbles in his pocket.
A fragment shows a poet claiming to devote mind to verse and an editor rebutting with a line about not buying blank verse, reflecting a tense creative dispute.
The piece argues that without newspapers the public would face chaos as imagination fills gaps, noting months of significant events and the essential role of newspapers as the universal medium of information and advertising. It stresses the habit of reading as vital to meeting the demand for news.
Railway timetable notes show eastbound and westbound trains on daily or Sunday-only schedules. Stops include Georgetown with eastbound arrivals. standard time referenced with times like 9.35 p m and 9.44 p m.
A consumer letter praises Kellogg's All-Bran for treating chronic constipation after years of pills and dopes. It argues the cereal provides bulk and vitamin B, aids regularity, supplies iron, and is safer than patent medicines. The note suggests two tablespoons daily and mentions availability in red and green Kellogg packaging.
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