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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 01, 1931
Page
2
The Free Press rejects unsigned submissions citing writer responsibility and potential disavowal by editors. The editor states signed letters carry weight and protect the publication from presenting authors' views as the paper's own.
Ontario Department announces a southerly link between Toronto and Hamilton to relieve unemployment. Construction begins November 1 with cost shared by municipalities and 3 000 to 4 000 jobs created. County Council not mentioned, fueling debate on county authority and rubber stamp criticisms.
A Western observer notes resilient spirit amid hardships in the Prairie Provinces. He cites lower living costs but rising fruit prices from producer to consumer, with rapes priced at one basket down from last year and a 24 cent merchant profit. Calls for government inquiry into price spreads and potential rationalization of shipments via a government railway.
The piece notes Britain abandoning the gold standard with other nations following, causing currency fluctuations and rising unemployment while governments seek taxes to cover rising costs. It reassures readers that despite global turmoil, confidence in British integrity remains and suggests prudent, local buying as a stabilizing tactic.
The passage notes the fall focus on coal and snow shovelling, remarks on unemployment not improving and limited government aid, cites Roger Babson on Britain's crisis and eventual global improvement, and discusses Hydro property valuations and upcoming municipal meetings. It includes Saskatchewan butter production growth and Canada’s asbestos industry, highlighting Thetford, Quebec as a mining center.
Americans bought 48 800 cases and 2 200 kegs of beer at Windsor convention raising liquor revenues for Ontario. Expenditure reached about 150400. The Liquor Control Act is described as a temperance measure in the current financial climate and seen as hard to grasp by the average man.
Fragment from a personal account describing a farm year with a disguised Indian camp, corn harvesting chaos, and a partner hired to help. The writer recalls attempting to stock corn, managing the stove and kettles, and facing mischief from mice and burglars while domestic life spins with humor.
Soldiers at Melytaiy Mound endure heavy shelling as officers urge rapid action. A sergeant shouts a blunt command to shell the advancing enemy while crews rally under bombardment.
Fragmentary OCR text touts a remedy called Anthony Remedy by Kellogg. It claims universal success and urges readers to try it for relief, though details are unclear and multiple garbled phrases appear.
Canadian orchid hunter AL Mu Tawrinioe Gi foroita, aboard the Lady Gomera, returns to Montreal with rare orchids from a two year South American expedition. He plans to sell plants through a Toronto firm as collectors bid high prices. He travels with Mako, a young Colmbian forest worker, while pursuing more species in Colombia.
In a brief exchange the parties agree to meet halfway on a year old debt. One side signals readiness to forget the remaining balance while referencing a doctor or finel figure as the point of contact. The exact terms and identities remain unclear in the fragment.
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