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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 08, 1934
Page
5
A motivational passage asserts that any task or obstacle can be overcome with willpower. It argues truth, change, and progress arise from inner resolve, urging courage to try and to tap the deep force within the soul to reach goals.
A Canadian Mines report details renewed activity in the Barkerville area within the Cariboo mining division BC. One producing company operates a 100 ton daily mill, up from 50 tons, with another planning 50 tons daily by November. Ore averages about half an ounce per ton from pyritic quartz veins and limestone replacements near the Jack of Clubs Lake area. Wells townsite at the lake’s foot is surveyed and under construction.
After 27 years in Winnipeg sewers Alf Steele retires to keep chickens and garden. Born in Lincolnshire England he worked in Middlesborough before Canada. He rescued lost items from catch basins including rings eye glasses keys false teeth and more.
Rice and cheese roll and chicken and rice squuffle are shared as seasonable dishes with steps and ingredients. Candy etiquette guides suggest placing bon-bon dishes at table corners, keeping candy visible, color matching, and using small pieces for table service.
Fry ham and brown with 2 tablespoons fat. Add 2 cups orange juice and 2 tablespoons flour. Cook until thick, about five minutes. Pour sauce around ham and garnish with parsley and orange slices.
J. J. Shaw argues that a world with no errors offers no training value. Each plan failure and speed adjustment advances education, and overcoming difficulties develops intellect and spirit. The work, with many plans wrong and many obstacles, trains strong, courageous hearts. Stay practical and face immediate realities.
Chicago honors the intrepid head of Italy's air armada with Balboa Avenue renamed in his memory. Ann Crolutas is shown pointing proudly to the new Balboa Avenue marker.
Jim Toney, an Indian basket-maker from Wolfville Nova Scotia, describes a hand to hand fight with a maddened bear after felling its cub for government bounty. He was wounded with lacerations as the mother bear charged him. His two brothers arrived with guns, and a volley scattered the bear back into the forest.
Figures from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics show illiteracy among Canadians over five rising over the decade, though in step with population growth. The 1939 census counted 660,505 unable to read or write and 34,936 who could read but not write, up from 615,167 and related totals in 1921.
Explorers in Catahoula Parish Louisiana uncovered skeletons of Indians over seven feet tall. Smithsonian researchers locating a burial mound at Lafitte Lake reported 15 to 20 skeletons in the grave.
A concise riddle states that the moon remains in place because of beams. The line suggests a playful, celestial mechanism behind lunar positioning.
The piece contrasts elevator lights signaling ascent or descent with how youth progress. It argues years don’t guarantee knowledge and warns against neglecting reading and serious study. It cites a football star reliant on a car as an example of moral and physical decline and notes family influence and the need to continually strive upward.
Proper lubrication adds miles to a car's life and avoids costly repairs. Regular thorough lubrication keeps trade in value high, prevents squeaks, and saves money over time. Visit us for systematic service and safer driving.
W T Anderson editor of the Macon Telegraph argues advertising pays only when credible. He warns against novelty ads and billboards, criticizes circulars and radio hype, and extols newspapers by their dates, reader trust, and commitment to truth and accuracy.
Business hours for Mill Street in Acton Ontario are 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays with Saturday hours ending at 12:00 noon.
Barrister Kenneth M. Langdon of Acton Georgetown offers legal services at T Seynuck's Cafe on Main Street. Appointments available by phone Acton 65 or Georgetown 88. Office hours are Tuesday and Thursday 1.15 PM to 4.30 PM, evenings on request.
A. J. Buchanan announces dental office hours in Lelshman Block with evenings by appointment and gas for extractions. P. W. Pearen, successor to Dr Bell, advertises dental services from Mill Street Acton. A veterinary surgeon offers prompt attention to all calls with reasonable terms, based on Mill Street Acton Ontario near Wiles Café.
Successor to the late Dr. H. A. Coxe offers veterinary services in Wyndham Street, Guelph. Night and day phone numbers, office in Coxe’s former quarters. Accounts books made to order, periodicals bound, ruling neatly and promptly.
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