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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 11, 1933
Page
9
The Free Press outlines pricing for advertisements including 12c per line for first insertion and 8c per line for subsequent insertions, 10c per line for Readers in black type, and various free or discounted notices. It also notes minimum charges, display rates, and limited liability for errors pending proof requests.
The Free Press editor joined peers from Ontario and Quebec in a two session gathering to discuss common weekly newspaper challenges. The event included informal chats on solutions, social time, and a banquet at the Royal York Hotel ending with a keynote by Norman Sommerville KC.
The weekly gathering heard Norman Sommerville describe his three month tour of Central Europe. He discussed poverty in Vienna including currency collapse and debenture redemption, and German despair after 1914. He portrayed Hitler as a circus manager, outlining rising power and government actions.
A vivid account describes Central Europe’s character, England’s revived faith, and Canada’s resilient anchor in leadership and institutions. Newspapermen from Ontario and Quebec return home with renewed faith and gratitude, recalling Sommerville and Matthews as links to Acton and the broader press world.
The article argues that both Conservatives and Liberals have rejected including beer and wine in party platforms. Liquor interests push for policy, but parties resist a fixed plan. A public vote is urged to express opinion free of party influence amid ongoing agitation.
Editorial notes praise the Hydro program for water heater installations in Acton showing strong adoption and comfort. The piece also questions a tariff board salary raise from 12000 to 14000 for Justice Sedgewick while other members earn 10000, and notes Ontario farmers returning to the south after failed attempts on northern lands with minimal subsidies.
A farmer recalls extraordinary rainfall that flooded a creek and damaged a bridge near Ginger Farm. He compares the scene to English moat houses with drawbridges and notes impact on seeding, chicks, and hens while pondering market wheat prices and daily newspaper reading as a small bright spot.
A vintage ad asserts dust triggers asthma and claims the Kellogg asthma remedy relieves symptoms and restores normal breathing. It cites hundreds of testimonials yearly as proof of effectiveness.
Edgar Guest exhorts readers to keep faith as the soul’s strength, noting trials are temporary winds that test belief. A Galilean lake parable echoes calm after the storm as a reminder to stay hopeful and undaunted despite aches and burdens. Persian Balm touts a cooling, nonsticky skin lotion for a roseleaf texture, preferred by discerning women for its refined charm.
The Virgin's Bower is a rapid growing native climber in Eastern Canada that can reach 20 feet or more. It clings by tendrils and should be planted where there is something to fasten to and grown in well manured loamy soil near buildings for best results.
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