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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 11, 1920
Page
4
The Acton Free Press issue, dated Thursday, August 31, 1930, lists legal notices and public ads from Acton and surrounding areas. It details advertisement rates at nine cents per line for vertical types and mentions the editor and publisher Moorre.
Editorial discusses renewed smallpox concerns in Canada and the United States urging precautions and quarantines. It notes unemployment growth, William Jennings Bryan’s advice to President Wilson, and hopes for an early peak in economic strain. The Milton Reformer's 36th birthday is celebrated as a loyal community paper. Minimum teacher salary in Ontario set at 2000 dollars with concerns over municipal tax capacity and board funding.
The Orillia Packet celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with a special issue featuring reminiscences from founder William Hale and local residents. The paper, run by Hale family members for five decades, touts a history of integrity and service to Orillia and district, echoing its 1870 prospectus commitment to be a reliable family paper.
The project has surpassed initial fears as Sir Adam Beck oversees hydro power growth. Current distribution exceeds 300 000 horsepower with an additional 50 000 horsepower ready for immediate use in Ontario.
The report notes a national debt decrease of 2,034,356 dollars amid higher revenues and reduced war expenditures. Officials express confidence the government can steadily lessen indebtedness month by month through prudent financial management.
A provincial tally outlines the Canadas temperance shift after the October 25 votes in Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and Nova Scotia. Drys secured strong support showing a major temperance tilt though liquor traffic will persist via cross-border and illicit channels and a future federal fight is anticipated.
On the second anniversary of Armistice Day, November 11, 1938, the piece reflects on peace after four years of war. It notes unrealized dreams and ongoing reconstruction, urging Canadians not to be downhearted and to continue building into the third year with resolve.
Many farmers are adopting formal accounting methods aided by the Commission of Conservation. Over twenty thousand farm account books have been supplied to Canadian farmers to record receipts and expenditures, livestock, crops, labor, inventories, and annual yields, with clear instructions and multiple helpful records.
An armistice anniversary echoes through Europe and the British Empire as two minutes of silence honor the war dead. Civilians suffered alongside soldiers with famine, disease, and hardship spreading across allied nations. Britain leads a humanitarian drive, urging support for relief through the British Empire Fund and Canadian Red Cross to aid war sufferers in Europe.
Dean Johnson of New York University urged that advertising drives demand and enables lower prices by promoting production. He argued advertising is not a cost but an essential economic tool that creates wants and sustains large-scale output, noting a billion-dollar annual U S advertising outlay before the war boosted welfare.
In praising the Sabbath as a divine safeguard of civil liberty and moral character, the author warns that turning to personal pleasures destroys family life and religious life. Public worship within the sanctuary is urged as a source of peace, strength, and national virtue, essential to good citizenship and religious inheritance.
Minerva Jones attends an Americanization class where she struggles to learn to read and write her name. After patient instruction the teacher sees relief as Minerva finally traces the letters and proudly posts her success, later revealing she has changed her name to Mary Anerva Jackson.
The Free Press and Acton Macraury announce licenses for marriages and bookbinding services including ledgers and periodicals bound in durable covers. Listings cover nearby Halton, Willson, Dufferin counties and Guelph with contact details for W. J. Gordon Harness Maker and other sale notices.
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