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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 02, 1933
Page
14
A garbled OCR fragment appears to quote a verse or poetry line attributed to Arthur L. Salmon. The text blends references to homeland, April, a cuckoo song, lark, mist, and passion with unclear punctuation and odd word juxtapositions.
A column notes events from November 6 1913 including Helen Leishman of Chicago purchasing from A T Brown and a new electric motor installation. It mentions Hallowe en parties, Hytro Electric connection for Glen Williams and a council contract on missions. John Leishman weds Annie Seathon Smathers. Henry James Ge Poidevin dies at St Josephs Hospital.
A Dominion Department of Agriculture survey notes a market gap for aged ewes in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Western Canada ranchers propose a contract paying in lamb weight based on the average Western lamb price, with multi year terms and options for direct farmer rancher deals. The 1933 average lamb price was $3.52 per hundredweight.
Seb Hicks reports a curious incident at the chauntry post office where a man entered and asked Have you spies foe Mr Jones The inquiry ends with Is it me. The exchange hints at a mistaken identity or prank amid local confusion.
A Sunday school lesson blends Acts 15 and 2 Corinthians 3 1 with a bee wintering guide. It discusses the Council at Jerusalem siding with faith over works and explains bee cluster heat management and wintering.
The undersigned owner conducts a cash auction of stock and farm equipment on November 8 1933 at 12 30 pm. Located two miles east of Erin at the Erin Caledon Town Line the sale includes several horses cattle hogs hay chickens a wood binder mowers a drill a cream separator and assorted tools. The farm containing about 160 acres with a brick house bank barn silo and utilities will be offered for cash with a reserve bid and conditions read at sale time. J A Martin and McEnry clerks assist.
Time tables show daily services at Acton with Sunday only slots. Timings include 10.07 am 6.12 pm 6.34 pm and an eastbound Chicago filer at 9.35 pm stopping at Georgetown at 9.44 pm. Westbound services run daily except Sunday at 8.65 pm and a 7.00 pm daily slot with Sunday 10.28 pm listed.
A promotional note urges Acton merchants to start Christmas advertising early in The Acton Free Press. It highlights ready Christmas pictures and decorations, offers to assist with ad copy, and stresses using ads to inform customers about stock and specials before Christmas. The message markets The Free Press as the best local advertising venue.
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