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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 14, 1935
Page
8
Births announce LUVCAB and TYRER weddings in Acton dated 1935 and 1936. Obituary recalls Mrs John Nicol memory in Guelph notices. Messages honor the late wife and mother Mrs Nicol with family expressions of remembrance.
The notice highlights holiday shopping ads, the Royal Winter Fair starting next Wednesday, new subscribers offered Pure Preuss, and the Christmas edition due December 12. It also mentions drainage work, new house occupancy, and local church services plus recent library acquisitions and embalmer examinations.
A psychologist quizzes a boy about cats with simple questions. The boy answers two eyes and two legs, then asks if they have ever seen a cat, highlighting confusion and possible developmental concerns.
The late Mrs. W J Whaley of Bracebridge was laid to rest Wednesday afternoon October ith after services at the Speedie home conducted by Rev P W MacInnes. Interment followed at United Church Cemetery with pallbearers including William Alton Chas Fish Roy Tackaberry Kirby Williams and Robt Brooks. Visitors from distance included Kirby Williams and Miss Byivian Whams Actan Mr and Mrs Twackaberry and Roy of Newtonbrook and Mr and Mrs Newark of Orillia.
Burlington residents make weekend trips to Sudbury and Creighton Mines. Hunters from Hamilton pursue the Wilberforse region for weeks. Postmaster Ghent recovers after major surgery. Edward Ritchie wins a metal work scholarship at Hampton Technical School. Local police arrest Wm Green of Buffalo for drunken driving after a collision. Water bills spark protests as rates rise and critics dispute excess appliance charges beyond 24 000 gallons in annual allowance.
In 1932 Canada’s cotton textile industries produced goods valued at $45,351,012, down 11.1 percent from the prior year, with exports rising to $1,388,440. The sector operated 95 establishments, employed 16,818 workers, and added $24,169,116 in value through manufacturing. Raw cotton use reached 89,726,163 pounds costing $9,472,255. Imports totaled $23,700,929 led by the United States and United Kingdom.
A. B. Bruey argues that accepting self sacrifice as societal law transforms humanity into a loyal, joyful brotherhood. He envisions a future society arising from good lives and deeds, with the able serving others and no return to old ways.
A fragmented verse piece argues for stern plainness and honest life as a natural basis of poetry. It emphasizes real life, practical truth, and a sober view of hardship, while warning against harsh morbid sentiment and artificial excess.
The Enquesing Council met at Township Hall Stewarttown with Reeve George Currie presiding. The council approved relief accounts totaling $144.66 and rates interest $505.63, plus payments for Poppy Day Legion, jurors, dog incidents, and road works. The meeting adjourned to December 16 at 10 a.m. or call of the Reeve.
Canadian gypsum sales in 1944 reached 461237 tons valued at 805170 dollars, up from 1933. Production across Nova Scotia New Brunswick Ontario Manitoba and British Columbia rose, with 493205 tons mined in 1934 and 174356 tons calcined. The industry traces to 1770 with strong postwar recovery and expanding demand for fireproofing boards and acoustic plasters.
The article notes village medical practices for gout and smallpox using soap doses and shell powders, plus a mistletoe ale tonic. It cites historian Alice Hammond Hayne-Powl describing how apothecaries lacked formal exams, and many remedies came from local doctors in English country life.
A commentator argues that excessive parental sympathy and constant comfort harm a child’s development. The text warns against over-protection, noting future problems stem from shielding children too much from hurt.
The article outlines St Pierre and Miquelon as a tiny French remnant off Newfoundland, once part of a larger empire. It notes historical French control in North America, the French and Indian War loss, and the islands’ enduring but diminished role as a fishing station and harbor for navigation.
The Fish and Sea Food Institute states there are 102 available fish varieties and no anticipated shortage. It notes fish supply is abundant, a key vitamin D source and easy to digest, with Great Britain Italy and Japan as major markets. U S production runs about one billion pounds yearly amid drought and grain shortages driving meat prices higher.
A daylight meteor can appear unremarkable yet be unfamily large and near the surface. Celestial visitors travel through space in seasons, becoming incandescent when entering Earth's air envelope. Some are fully consumed, others fragment or explode on impact, with rare large fragments found on the ground.
Dr. TL Engst describes a man with stomach ache who lit a cigarette after supper and caused an explosion from gastric gas mixed with inhaled air. The blast burned his fingers and the cigarette flew across rows of seats as the breath ignited.
Peanut is a legume with a unique growth habit of vines and underground pods. It is rich in nutrients including fats, proteins, phosphorus, iron, and vitamins.
A milkman declares you may whip our cream but you cannot beat our milk amid a confused report about Blue Ridge and a crucifixion note. The piece mixes garbled place names with a bizarre claim, ending on a defiant, if odd, local sentiment.
Editor Fars Parss details a family journey from Palermo to Acton Ontario through Cooksville Brampton Thornhill to North Bay and Latchford. He notes fog rain warm temperatures, rough roads, arrival at 5 45 PM, arrivals of furniture, and local farm activity wages and hunting prospects.
A fish named Double-kyee has a remarkable feature in which one half of its eyes stays in water and the other half out in the air. This adaptation helps the animal swim near the surface with eyes partially exposed.
Canada’s sea fisheries registered a rise of over 37 000 cwts in quantity and 73 000 dollars in inland value for August compared with last year. Sea fish and shellfish total 1 673 000 cwts with landed value 2 502 600 dollars. Pacific coast landings up about 41 000 cwts and value up 64 000 dollars. Atlantic coast value up nearly 9 000 dollars but total catch down about 13 000 cwts.
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