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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 22, 1928
Page
2
Ontario Government compilation shows over 11 million tourists visited Ontario in the first ten months of 1928, up about 20 percent from the full year 1927. The data imply strong interest in Canada as a travel destination amid US and European vacation trends.
Canada reports October gains in exports including wheat rising from 19,420,654 to 43,687,219 bushels valued at 48,430,820. Total exports reach 141,316,210 with imports at 111,012,084. For seven months exports total 773,786,123. imports 737,434,049. Customs revenue climbs to 18,404,758. seven month revenue up 14,135,842 with income tax up 4,486,755.
Acton ratepayers face a Monday vote to appoint a Reeve four Councillors four School Trustees and a Public Utilities Commissioner in a crucial annual meeting at the Town Hall. The shareholders must choose leaders to grow Acton, with a $1,400,000 capital base and assets over liabilities.
The Canadian Government Bureau of Statistics announces an unrevised estimate showing a wheat crop of 440,000,600 bushels, up 60,588,900 from 1927 and surpassing the previous record by 26,414,000 bushels. The report highlights the Western country’s robust harvest.
A Vancouver shipment of 285,725 bushels of Canadian wheat to India marks the first time Canadian wheat has reached this major wheat growing country. A second shipment of 235,000 bushels is slated for Calcutta in December amid the ongoing export push.
Canada reports total revenue of $235 792 712 for the first half ended September 30, up more than $14 million from the prior year. The debt was reduced by $53 million on October 15 via cash payments of 15 percent bonds maturing that date.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 1927 per capita ale beer and porter consumption at 5.28 gallons valued at 4.60 dollars. Domestic brewery output reached 51.5 million dollars, exports 5.48 million with most sent to the United States. Imports rose to 410 thousand. plants numbered 73. The piece notes temperance as education alone may not suffice.
The Oakville News accuses municipal ownership of failing to reduce rates, noting Oakville charged 10 cents per kW while Acton residents pay 1.14 to 2.14 cents. Acton’s town finances show a $600 refund from the Hydro department, prompting questions about which system offers real savings.
Local items recount weekend travel by families to Midland and Toronto, visits from relatives, and town sports and club events. Attendees includeLt Col Oblholm and Duncan McArthur at a Highlanders banquet, a Lions entertainment featuring blind artistes, and Halton hockey league meetings to plan the season.
The piece reflects on omnipresent Santa Claus as a metaphor for booming business, notes Canada’s strong dollar in New York markets, and mentions bootlegger regulation. It also reports Cornwall Freeholder shifting from weekly to semi weekly publication, praising this progress and forecasting greater usefulness with broader readership.
A reflection on how skilled nurses are trained through demanding practical work, with critics arguing that the drudgery of kitchen and laundry tasks is essential for true nursing discipline. A prominent organizer defends the need for hands on chores as part of forming compassionate, capable caregivers.
A settler near the upper Mattawa River in New Qutarlo caught a wolf last winter by attaching a bell to its neck. He released it among his lambs. later, lambs vanished as the bell drew the wolf back to the flock. Children heard the bell, realizing the wolf wore a “sheep’s bell.” The farmer abandoned the practice.
A European traveler recounts giving tips to Chamouni locals from chambermaid to bellboys and a porter while noting an extra bow requested by the landlord. The coroner and clerk weigh in with mock inquest remarks as the scene closes with a question about other possible claims.
A string of miswritten aphorisms and mispunctuated lines about thinking wisely planning well and public perception. It includes corrupted phrases attributed to various authors and no clear narrative or event. The piece resembles a collage of adrift maxims rather than a connected article.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a Wener graduate associated with Toronto and mentions names Corney MAL and Frederick Bheeta. Details are severely garbled and cannot establish a clear event or outcome.
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