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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 01, 1934
Page
10
The Acton Free Press lists subscription at 700 dollars yearly in advance and details advertising charges for various categories including class and display ads. It notes policy on errors, proofs, and liability limits for published advertisements.
The Bowmanville Statesman recalls a reader comment on local advertising ethics. A transient painter painted signs for three merchants while local artists were idle, prompting the notion that merchants must actively seek advertising to avoid losing business to outsiders.
As winter returns, relief programs started three years ago remain a major challenge. More people work now but earnings are low and debts rise. Citizens' generous funds are exhausted, savings vanish, and governments tighten rules on relief agencies. The season promises heavier demand and tougher problems.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports that on October 1 1926 employment rose to 933486 workers from 923078 on September 1. The index reached 100.0 up from 98.9 while bush operations added over 600 jobs the most since 1920. Mining, transport and construction show notable gains though some sectors shed staff as seasons end. Ontario shows an upward trend with 3,899 employers and 3865 more workers than September.
A public protection notice urges caution after a recent regrettable shooting incident. It states no minor under sixteen may possess firearms and warns that air guns fall under the same penalties. It stresses strict enforcement to protect the public and prevent tragic accidents.
The Ontario Government will begin on Thursday to relieve municipalities from the twenty per cent highway levy. The 1932 Auditors' Report shows Halton County faced highway costs over five thousand dollars in construction and maintenance over four thousand. Starting November first the County Council need not raise this amount, with savings increasing next year. The move aligns road funding with motor and gasoline taxes. Election promises are fulfilled promptly and fully.
The column muses on winter signs and hockey chatter, notes municipal election prep, and shifts in political focus from provincial to federal capitals. It critiques the Latchford Smith report on the Abitibi Canyon deal, praises beverage room hour changes, and lauds Col Drew and Mr Godfrey. It ends with postal etiquette thoughts and a tongue in cheek jab at postage.
The Fergus News-Record cites a population of 2 600 for Fergus and presents the editor’s view that while larger town size brings advantages, growth also alters life in ways that merit sober consideration, a sentiment contrasting with towns that always welcome expansion.
The study outlines Jesus at age twelve in the temple showing human learning and divine guidance. It contrasts Jesus humanity with His divine nature, notes Mary’s confusion, and emphasizes growth in wisdom and favor with God. It then urges believers to add grace to grace, pursuing virtue knowledge self control patience reverence love and service.
An old advertisement claims the liver can affect digestion and daily bile flow. It promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a purely vegetable, safe stimulant to restore vitality, urging readers to refuse substitutes and buy at druggists.
An advertisement for Mother Graves Worm Exterminator urges immediate use to prevent children from suffering from worms, claiming a simple strong remedy can provide prompt relief.
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