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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 03, 1932
Page
8
Obituaries list multiple local notices dated Tuesday November 1 1932. Jennie McAninch widow of the late John McAninch of Morriston Ontario aged about 80. Elizabeth Mills widow of John Waterton of Sydenham Township aged 71. Minnie Adam wife of George N Cook of Grand Rapids Michigan aged 66.
Local items note Guy Fawkes Day on Saturday and Remembrance Day events in Acton on November 11. Weather reports, inflation signals, and warnings of petty theft accompany ads for seasonal sales and potatoes prices. Ontario’s new Lieutenant-Governor Herbert Bruce assumed office this week.
The quoted dialogue shows a couple discussing plans for a baby day and a playful raincoat idea. It reads as a domestic scene with affectionate, tentative planning amid informal chatter.
A North American citizen returns to the Holy Land after a pilgrimage noted in a travelogue titled The Seven Wonders of Jerusalem and Gali lee. The event is presented under church auspices at Acton United Church at 8 p.m. on Thursday. The piece reflects on the pilgrim's boyhood near the Sea of Galilee and his journey from North America back to ancestral lands.
The article explains how various insects such as butterflies moths beetles bumblebees and wasps rob nectar from flowers like balsam touch me not blue flax and roses causing poor pollination and seed set. It notes bees entering by spurs and thieves ending up with damaged blooms and reduced fertilization.
Bermuda known as the Bermudas or Isles of Rest doubled its advertising in December to lure visitors. The updated push yielded 100000 tourists in nine months, surpassing any previous period. Joseph J. Outerbridge, returning from Canada aboard the Lady Rodney, said more ads will be issued this winter.
Ottawa’s Division of Bacteriology proposes a hot water free cleaning method for milking machine tubes. After milking, flush with cold water, drain, then fill the double unit with a one half percent lye solution and leave until next milking. Rinse optionally with cold water before use. Further details available from the division.
Electors listed on Parts 1 2 and 3 of the Last Revised Noters List will vote on the by law Monday December 5 1932 at the same time and places as the annual municipal elections. The Reeve will attend at 10 am Friday November 25 1932 to appoint polling place attendees and to supervise final tally by the Clerk. If electors assent the by law will be considered by Municipal Council one month after November 3 1932 publication date. Dated Acton Ontario November 3 1932. 183 H N FARMER Clerk.
A guide explains finding dropped needles with a magnet on a string and stiffening cotton by drawing it across a candle. It notes cleaning rusty needles between matchbox strikers, and hiding scissors by tying a tiny bell to the handle with a bright ribbon to reveal their location. A shake of fabric helps reveal hidden items.
In Georgetown British Guiana dated October 31 a note on romance and trade reports a faltering diamond market yet rising gold exports. Despite waning diamond sales enthusiasm remains as tourists arrive from Halifax Boston and Europe keeping the jewel trade buoyant.
A Milton Hockey Club meeting announced officers for the season with President FD Mills and officers Elliott Cookman Bryans Shannon. A second session will decide if Milton fields one or two teams in the upcoming O H A league.
Henry Ford argues cleanliness means more than soap. He links personal hygiene to orderly surroundings and mental discipline. Cleanliness encompasses habits in self care, work order, clean thinking, and high ideals.
A playful exchange frames a doctor questioning a patient about meals as a joke about billing. The wit reveals tension between clinical inquiry and expected charges in a hospital setting.
A list of dubious cures and superstitions from the past asks if anemia can be cured by jam made from sheep parasites and if dog lard or goat fat helps tuberculosis. It questions belief in charms for rheumatism and eye diseases and cautions about superstitions around new moons and newborns.
The text argues investors seek 10 to 50 percent gains in stocks while ignoring potential losses. It compares this mindset to reading a trashy book or attending questionable entertainment and asks why people treat time and energy as less risky than cash. It concludes that merely avoiding harm is not justification for trusting with important life affairs.
A large firm manager, angered by a clerical error, confronts a clerk. The clerk explains, but the manager cuts him off asking who is the real manager. The clerk replies he is not, prompting the enraged boss to insult the clerk as an idiot.
A Department of Trade and Commerce report notes Germany as the largest market for Canadian eels with sizable annual shipments. A cargo of 50 000 pounds marks the season's second large shipment, kicking off renewed trade.
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