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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 07, 1931
Page
3
Sunday next is Mother's Day a day of remembrance for mothers in nation building. Wear a white flower for mothers who have passed, or a colored ribbon for living mothers. If away write a letter and give a small remembrance.
The Acton Cemetery Board led by R. M. McDonald J. Bell and C. Wansen is praised for transforming Fairview Cemetery with a terraced display. Report notes disciplined planning and artistry in progress, anticipating continued improvements with broad support from the community.
Acton achieved notable success at the Milton County Musical Festival with three prize soloists from Acton. Praise goes to Mrs. M. R. Moore for guidance and to dedicated pupils and teachers who built a strong musical foundation for the community.
A Dominion report by the Board of Railway Commissioners records February accidents in Canada. Thirty three lives were lost and 130 injured overall, with twenty injuries and zero deaths at highway crossings. Of the 24 highway crossing crashes, seven involved automobile impacts with trains, fourteen occurred in daylight.
The Mail and Empire questions the timing of a new provincial corporate tax as harmful to major employers and employment. It notes that many corporations, key to local jobs, shoulder heavy burdens amid a weak economy and urges avoiding measures that curb business activity while governments face revenue needs.
Eighteen Ottawa residents arrested for drunkenness after a weekend. Renfrew County faces a $118,000 defalcation loss blamed on Treasurer Walford A. Biggs, with auditors challenged. Powassan News marks its twenty fourth year of publication and celebrates the founder J. I. B. Luke with continued service and best wishes.
The piece describes a school musical night with children excited to attend and wear new shoes, mentions a census form and its questions about farming costs, and reflects on the value of music education, civic duties, and national welfare as a community effort. It notes the concert's success, praise for adjudicator Dr. Fricker, and concerns about public school arts funding and adolescence development.
An old notice urges keeping Douglas Egyptian Liniment handy for toothache neuralgia sore throat aching croup burns sores barber's itch and ringworm. It promotes a broad range of self care uses with a single bottle advertised for home remedies.
A three piece outfit features a double breasted striped silk blouse with a witty collar a pleated shirt a knotted kerchief and a jacket. The jacket dominates the look with structured shoulders a wide revera patch pockets navy sleeves a narrow belt and a fitted skirt. The complete set exudes chic and poised style.
The powder claims to purify the body by cleansing the stomach and bowels and reviving them in a state unfriendly to worms. It asserts that pests are destroyed and do not recur, with no side effects for the child.
A fragment reflecting on a mother’s debt, paid not with money but patience and love. The piece asks what age is most important to travelers by rail, ending with a raccoon-like misspelling "Milonge."
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