Week end visitors gather in Guelph and nearby towns
A string of weekend visits links Guelph residents with Acton Bradford and Kitchener. Friends and relatives including Norman, Mrs. Win, Mr. and Mrs. Brister, and Misses Hern Hall joined in home gatherings. A railway guard on duty faced a light moment when a drunk man snatched a rose from his post and quipped at the guard who kept his composure. The piece ends with a moral line about Christian duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Hern
Nellie Hall
Tosonjo
Gard
Sealed in Self Analysis Among Youth Says Speaker
A speaker addresses young people about self analysis and humor. The message notes that many fail to see how their humor affects others and thus limit their chances of success.
Canadians Spend Millions on Toilet Preparations in 1932
A Canadian government report notes the total value of toilet preparations produced in Canada in 1932 reached 6.96 million dollars, led by creams, face powders, and tooth pastes. Expenditures abroad and imports add to the overall market, with 71 plants operating in the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Canadian Goverment Bureau of Statistics
United
France
British Isles
First Bottled Milk Market Emerges in Brooklyn 1878
History notes the 1878 introduction of bottled milk in Brooklyn with patent stoppers. By 1889 cork seals appeared and infant milk was guaranteed. Bottled milk reached public markets, schools, offices, and factories, evolving to consumer home delivery. Milk varieties like skim and whey followed as bottling advanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Wis
Patts
Mrs Margaret Stewart dies at 84 in Guelph
Mrs Margaret Stewart widow of Duncan Stewart died at Guelph General Hospital on May 2. Born in Esquesing she lived most of her life with her parents in Erin before moving to Guelph 29 years ago. A devoted member of Woolwich Street Baptist Church and active in missions she was a jubilee member of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Predeceased by her husband she leaves a sister Katherine and a niece Gina McGill a missionary in India. Funeral service held at Woolwich Street Baptist Church with interment forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Stewart
Duncan Stewart
Guelph General Hospital
Guelph
Esquesing
Adam’ Matheson
Erin
Woolwich Street
Stewart
Women's Baptist Missionary Society
Qanads
British and Foreign Bible Society
Katherine
John* McGill
Guelph Township
Georgina “McGil
India
Pith-a- Puram
Woolwich Street Baptist Church
Great Lakes and Canada’s Vast Lake System
The article surveys Canada’s lakes beyond the Great Lakes noting Lake Winnipeg larger than Ontario, Great Bear and Great Slave Lakes, and twelve other large lakes. It highlights lakes as climate shapers, transport routes, power sources, fisheries preserves, and vacation lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Canada
United States
Lakes Superior
Huron
Erie
Ontario
Lake Michigan
North America
Lake Winnipeg
Manitoba
Lake Ontario
Great” Lakes
Great Bear Lake
Northwest Territories
Lake Erie
Great Slave Lake
Great Bear
Lake Huron
Canada’s Water Power Resources Show Early Pioneering
The article traces Canada’s hydro power from 1607 up to modern development. It notes early mills driven by water in the Anna polis Valley, towns built near rapids for power, Ottawa’s early electric plant around 1890, and the Three Rivers transmission project in 1895. It cites seven million installed horsepower and the Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission’s 740 million kilowatt hours used by domestic consumers at about 1.57 cents per kilowatt hour, highlighting cheap electricity for home use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Annapolis Valley
Eastern
Ottawa
Three Rivers
Quebec
Ontario Municipal Electric Association
Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission
DREAMS AND MOVIES REVEALED IN TEACHER CONTRAST
In a child’s playful exchange, Doris defines a dream as films while asleep, prompting the teacher to ask for a clearer explanation. The moment captures a charming classroom dialogue about imagination and cinema.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris
Suspicious statement cited in milliner shop window clue
A terse interrogation quotes a judge asking what prompted suspicion about a man dressed in disguising clothing. A detective responds that Eile passed by a milliner shop window without looking in, suggesting a possible disguise or misdirection in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eile Paseed
Village of Acton Court of Revision Appeals Notice
The Village of Acton Court of Revision states appeals against the 1984 Assessment Roll must be received by May 14. Notices governers for the appeals process. The notice is dated May 10 1984.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athy
Ted
Ee NT Pe
Acton Proclamation Aligns with Daylight Saving Time
The Corporation of Acton proclaims daylight saving time from midnight May 12 1934 to midnight September 3 1934 to avoid dual time systems in the municipality. Citizens are urged to observe the change as directed by Reeve E T Thetford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation of
Acton
E. T. Thetford
TENDERS FOR COAL AND COKE
Tenders for coal and coke for Dominion Buildings Ontario will be received until 12 noon on June 14 1934. Forms and conditions available from the Purchasing Agent Ottawa and the supervising Architect Toronto. A 5 percent bid deposit is required. By order N Desjardins Secretary Department of Public Works Ottawa May 8 1934.
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Dominion
Province of
Ontario
Dept. of Public ‘Works
Ottawa
Adelaide ‘St. East
Torranto
Ont
Vitaete
Alan Beatice
de Gecordance
N. Desjardins
County deputation seeks highway cost relief from 20 to 10 percent
Led by Wi Davis Conservative candidate from Oakville Halton County Council members Reeve Morden Thorpe Currie urge Ontario Minister of Highways to cut the county share of the Toronto Hamilton highway project from 20 percent to 10 percent. They argue the road serves through traffic more than local needs and note heavy volumes on the corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S.'Davis
Oakville
Halton
Councell
Taranto
Hamilton
Reeve Monien
Toronto-Hamilton
Toronto
Buffalo
Detroit
Reeve Morden
Reeve Thorpe
Reeve Currie
Macaulay
Aunt Teeny Reflects on Old-Timers and Modern Youth
Mrs. James Bowman known as Aunt Teeny recalls a hospitable doorstep years and a large family. She compares today’s children with those of earlier days, noting happiness varies with time but remains strong. She recalls dances with horse-drawn transport and cites family longevity from Glasgow roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Teeny
James Bowman
Nassagaweya_ Township
Bowman
Star
Toronto Star
Canada Air Routes and Flying Clubs in 1933 and 1934
Canada maintained twenty air mail routes in 1933 with eleven on a yearly basis. In January 1934 the Fort Resolution Great Bear Lake line extended to Coppermine. Twenty two light aeroplane clubs logged 8 087 hours in 1933 nine months, with 18 private and commercial licenses issued. Toronto Flying Club led with 1 090 hours. Edmonton and Northern Alberta Aero Club had 639 hours. Montreal Light Aeroplane Club totaled 387 hours and won the Webster Memorial Trophy for the second straight time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Fort Resolution
Great Bear Lake
Coppermine
Arctic Ocean
Dominion
Toronto
Montreal
Daylight Saving Time Debated by Town Council
The Acton council reviewed the Daylight Saving Time proposal and questions prepared by the Secretary. An earlier motion secured a 90 day option on Mill Street lots for a suitable site. A letter from Mr. Ellis of the Bureau of Municipal Affairs noted no barrier to building the new Public Utilities Building if funds exist and approval is given by the Ontario Hydro Electric Power Commission. Notices were ordered in The Free Press about the Court of Revision Daylight Saving By law and dog control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill Street
Ellis
Bureau of Municipal Affairs
Public Utilities
Acton
Utilities Commission
Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission
Being on the Safe Side
A lady motorist on a country road spots two repair men on telephone poles. She quips they think she has never driven a car before, highlighting a humorous misperception about driving safety.
Proverb Quartet on Wisdom and Self Control
A fragmentary meditation on virtue and self reliance contrasts deeds with words and warns against envy and dependence. An old voice urges return home and preparation over risky ventures, noting that action reveals character and empty displays carry no real merit.
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Qin Mid
George Brister
Win. Brister
Bradford
W. Cols
George Hawthorne
Cora
Amee
Dire
Micintyre
Kitchener
W. Hawthorns
A. "Mason
J. O. Matthews
G. A. Dills
W. D. Dewar
Amd
E. Nelson
Goderich
W. Cripps
C. McColl
Janes Gibbons
Young Street
Land OF Great Lakes
Court of Revision
Department of Public Works
W. T. Patterson
R. C
Tait Optical CO
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James Cagney
Ruby Keller
Dick Powell
Joan Blondell
Tarzan
Fox News
Will James
MR. Brown
Jack Buchanan
Poncey, May and
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Cat and
the Fiddle
Ramon Novarro
Jeanette Macdonald
Oma
Joan Crawford and
Clark
Wi. Davis
Levy
AIR Routes and Flying Clubs
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Georgetown
Acton, Milton
Georgetown Lumbero. Ltd
N. Mcleod, Acton
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