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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 16, 1933
Page
8
A fragmentary verse recalls Saint Patrick and Ireland legends. It mentions the shamrock and fairies, with lines linking the three persons of the Holy Trinity to the Christian story. The text reflects traditional Irish religious imagery.
Highlights include hay prices in Guelph at 13 to 1ö a ton, Easter music prep by Prof Kelly and a new clockwork mechanism by electrician Snoddy to switch off Hydro street lights. News covers church services, millinery openings, a Willow Street residence sale for 1800 dollars, bank manager replacement, a fall injury to Margaret Wilson, Fall Fair talks in Acton, and the death of James Moore at 77.
A grateful user of Dr J D Kelloggs Asthma Remedy declares it the only relief after thirteen years of searching others. The notice urges early use at first signs to prevent years of needless suffering and notes the remedy is simple and inexpensive and widely available.
The Ontario Horticultural Association urges rural farmers to plant evergreen trees and well planned shrubs to beautify farm houses. Early spring planting is best. proper mowing and curved layouts soften foundations and integrate the house with its site. A modest outlay raises property value and creates year round greenery, even in winter.
A Sunday-school exposition interprets Proverbs 23 and 28, detailing six evils from wine: woe, sorrow, contentions, complaining, wounds without cause, and reddened eyes. It urges total abstinence and warns that beginning with wine leads to ruin, citing personal examples and biblical judgment on Samaria.
An essay notes that age is not measured by years but by vitality of mind and heart. It urges calm hopeful aging, less pessimism, and respect for a brother's name. Quotations from Dr. William L. Watkinson and a French thinker frame youth as intoxication and old age as a later day.
A reflective piece recalling an 80th birthday benediction by Rev. R. Walter Wright and lines from scripture. It ties aging to memory, divine goodness, and warnings against pride and drunkenness, noting biblical themes from Kings and Matthew and a Toronto preacher’s reminiscence in early 1933.
Practical advice from Central Experimental Farm Ottawa on feeding and management before and after lambing. Emphasizes delaying heavy feed, private pens, breeder ewe care, and gradual milk-boosting rations with oats and bran. Warns against worms and promotes Mother Graves Worm Exterminators as a dewormer.
A reflective piece contrasts ambitions of wealth and manual labor seen in a high school poster. It notes concern for future attitudes toward work and cites quotes on the value of labor and dignity of tasks. Ends with a stray product plug.
Historical note on lime use over 3,000 years to improve European soils. European crops show varied responses. most field crops benefit on acid soils, while some crops dislike liming. Canadian trials reveal yield gains in Ontario and Nova Scotia but not in Ottawa and Kapuskasing. Recommendations urge soil testing and small-area trials before widespread liming.
An editorial in the Fish Trades Gazette reports a sample shipment of chilled Canadian turkeys and chickens arriving in London. It notes the trial aims to gauge market fit, praises quality over frozen produce, and credits cooperation among Canadian poultry farmers officials and government for the imperial trade initiative.
The article argues that victory over prohibition does not end effort. It warns that relaxing after success jeopardizes gains and urges continued vigilance. It notes that winning a battle often leads to complacency and new fights to preserve the outcome.
A provincial letter from A J Irwin of the Ontario Prohibition Union argues Quebec’s open beer sales contribute to higher traffic fatalities. It cites Ontario Quebec fatality rates per 10 000 registered cars and per million gallons of gas, comparing regulations and traffic density as key factors.
A humorous exchange shows a recruit and cook debating the use of aid and the purpose of serving one’s country. The recruit quips about the dust in the soup while the cook asserts duty, highlighting wartime humor and loyalty.
Creditors of Malcolm Michie late of Acton Ontario retired farmer who died January 27 1933 must send their names addresses and descriptions of claims and details of securities held. Notice under Trustees Act 1927 says assets will be distributed after April 10 1933 to those legally entitled and claimants not yet notified will not be recognized. Dated March 9 1933 James Eccles McMillan Administrator By H N Farmer Acton Ontario Solicitor.
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