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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 30, 1935
Page
14
A playful verse contrasts spring house cleaning with dust and microbs invading homes. It notes the scent of flowers and birdsong while urging readers to resist overzealous cleaning, echoing a lighthearted clash between tasks and seasonal freshness.
A reader urges year round salads with fruit and vegetable blends. Includes fruit salad with a tart red jelly dressing, a strawberry delight dessert and a chocolate ice box cake ideal for summer occasions.
A memoir of Acton fifty years past recalling cemetery purchase, by law votes, taxes and debentures. It notes elderly residents, prices for butter and eggs, building activity on Young Street, unusual May snow, and 1884 versus 1934 municipal finances. It references the Northwest Rebellion and local merchants closing at 8 pm on Saturdays.
The advertisement states Miers Worm Powders quickly remove stomachic and intestinal worms in children without causing shock or injury. It notes possible vomiting as a sign of strong action, not a sign of nauseating properties, and promises thorough, painless results.
Exports for the fiscal year ending March 1935 rose 13.8 percent to 6.509 billion dollars with British Empire shipments up 22.8 percent to 341.292 million. United Kingdom remained Canada's top customer at 274.022 million, while the United States rose 15.5 percent to 224.053 million. Switzerland showed the sharpest per cent gain, up 195.3 percent to 623,264. Canada ranked fifth in world exports and eighth in total trade, with imports ninth.
A fragmented diary by Ross Parquhar lists daily notes from Priday to Thursday. It covers medical forgetfulness, a convict sent home from Pennitenderry for good behavior, educational debates, a town mayor incident over funds, broken engagements, and a doctor’s glasses mishap alongside a promotional note for Br. Thoms Eclectric Oil with household and livestock usage.
Johnny had been the guest of honor at a party the day before. His friend asked if he enjoyed it and waved a good time. He replied with a vague statement, declaring he is not hungry yet.
Dialogue shows Johnny asking for candy and his mother offering it only after he keeps a bet. The exchange implies a test of patience with a promised reward once he complies. The scene centers on a household negotiation over self control and delayed gratification.
Canada’s 1934 silver output boosted national wealth with higher prices, adding about eighteen million dollars. The price lift to 1.29 an ounce elevates expected annual earnings for Canadian producers by roughly two to fifteen million dollars, benefiting silver and related metal producers across British Columbia Northwest Territories Ontario and Quebec.
A professor returning home late hears a disturbance under the bed and asks who is there. A burglar replies no one, prompting the professor to joke that he could have sworn someone was there before bidding good night.
A reader reports relief from constipation after using Kellogg All-Bran cereal. The letter praises the bran’s bulk and vitamin content and advises daily use with meals, noting test claims and urging medical advice if relief fails.
A Chinese student at a United NorwegIan Lutheran Church middle school in Fanchong wrote an essay on saving China. Missionary Gandehl had it translated and published, praising the call to personal reform and faith in Jesus as a path to national renewal.
A dialogue scene shows a porter urging crossing the bridge to Aberdeen while a lady objects with a tin chest. He dismisses concerns about her chest or leg, insisting the crossing proceed for Aberdeen.
Doctor J A McNiven is listed as physician and surgeon with office and residence at Corder Bower Avenue and Elgin Street.
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