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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 15, 1934
Page
7
A brief verse fragment questions the use of a spare minute. The narrator muses on the minute’s value and the tendency to fill time with worry or delay, urging timely use before it passes. The tone resembles a reflective, light verse from an older period.
The issue notes Galt nearing a status as a no city, minus frost at 15 degrees. Acton teachers raise 38.76 for a patriotic fund. T Statham & Son sell grocery to D C Russell of Erin. Halton contingent photo viewed by hundreds. A Salisbury Plain letter from Sergt Harwood speaks of wet weather and requests more copies. An Austrian reservist and parole case, Earl Roberts dies in France visiting troops, bank merger Met Bank and Bank of Nova Scotia with A A Rollitts continuing as local manager. Births Beardmore and Cole McLam announcements.
An advertisement touts Dr J D Kellogg's asthma remedy as a cure for misery from asthma. It claims inhaled vapor soothes bronchial passages and eases breathing, urging readers to try it with confidence based on thousands of grateful users.
Canadian button makers in Ontario and Quebec totaled eighteen plants with $1,326,745 capital and 568 workers earning $434,561 in 1933. Output reached $1,135,624 with vegetable ivory tops, pearl and celluloid buttons. Imports fell to $167,241 while exports remained minimal at about $13,980.
Persan Balm is advertised as a subtle charm enhancer for women. It claims cooling healing properties and skin softening, whitening hands, and youthful loveliness, urging all women to choose this toilet requisite.
A narrator recounts a single eventful Thursday balancing poultry work with an Institute meeting. She handles killing and washing chickens while racing to Toronto, faces a flat tire, then rides a flat-bed truck with strangers to reach the gathering.
The Central Experimental Farm Ottawa reports 1934 field crop yields were generally maintained despite drought and dry weather. Corn, turnips, mangels, sunflowers, potatoes, barley, oats, peas, and mixed hay yields are listed with 4 to 23 year averages for context. Crate feeding experiments show buckwheat screenings and small potatoes provide economical gains and good meat quality when fed with home-grown grains. Breeds suitable for crate feeding include Plymouth Rocks Wyandottes and Jersey Giants.
Friday at Unkel Hens the eggs tally rises with seven found by Jake and four by me with ten samples. Saturday Mrs Bender receives ten thousand dollars from her husband’s saw mill death, easing her grief. Sunday Sunday School class debates causes of fights. Monday Joe Hix knocked over by a ottompbeel, his wife distressed after mending his suit. Tuesday report on football game notes a large bevy of feminine Rotters. Wednesday Ant Emmy ponders how to live in hard times with scarce money. Thursday the preacher explains creation but hints Union tension.
Complete in itself, the remedy claims to end worm infestations without need of additional medicines. The product asserts it never fails to do its work and relies on its standalone formula.
Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta wheat pools report continued ability to honor provincial obligations despite years of low crops. 1929 overpayment totaled 22 million dollars and is being repaid from elevator earnings with capital and interest settled. Manitoba Pool Elevators posted a 361,046.22 net surplus for 1933-34, funds used to repay province and build reserves while Saskatchewan and Alberta pools receive about 60,000 for Port Arthur Terminal.
A woman returns from a doctor visit and says she needs a change of climate. Her husband, listening, notes the radio predicts 20 degrees colder tomorrow, reflecting domestic humor.
A woman bought a home on the US Canada border and hired a surveyor to confirm the country. The surveyor ruled the house lies in the United States, prompting her to exclaim she will escape Canadian winters.
The text notes advertisers’ cut ranging from 3 to 5 percent and sometimes higher with high consumer resistance or large gross profit. It implies a manufacturer spending $50,000 yearly on press ads supports total annual product sales between $1,000,000 and $1,500,000, and that selling price includes this advertising expense.
A mother warns that a young man named Allen is in trouble after losing an uncle. The conversation hints at potential consequences, suggesting danger to his relatives as rumors spread.
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