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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 04, 1934
Page
3
The Free Press outlines yearly subscription at 700 dollars in advance with address changes and cancellations rules. Advertising rates include legal notices readers notices and special”Coming Attractions” items with various per line and per word charges and a liability disclaimer.
The message proclaims Monday as Thanksgiving for the Dominion of Canada. It notes the country’s happiness and lack of wars or pestilence, urging grateful observance daily. Providence is credited with favorable conditions, and readers are urged to give thanks for all they enjoy.
Witnesses on Mill Street describe two young men and a teenage girl in a drunken episode last Thursday. One man collapsed in a gutter and vomited while the other planned to withdraw him to a car. The piece questions enforcement of the new law and asks for moderation and discipline.
The piece argues centralizing small Fall Fairs into County Fairs ignores local capability and community support. It criticizes four day central shows as squeezing out smaller exhibitions and notes big events have outgrown community effort, risking loss of local interest and unpaid participation.
Fire Prevention Week was proclaimed for October 7 to 13 to teach fire prevention in public schools and urge property owners to remove fire hazards. It notes fire waste as a serious economic problem and cites that at least 75 percent of fires stem from carelessness, urging municipal authorities and citizens to act to reduce waste and protect life and property.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada produced 299,982,448 pounds of copper in 1933 valued at 21,634,853 dollars, up 21.1 percent from 1932 and the highest since 1930. Production shared by Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.
The 1919 Victory Loan bonds mature November 1 and holders are advised to convert to the 1934 Refunding Loan. Officials argue Dominion of Canada Bonds offer unmatched security and attractive yields, predicting prompt, enthusiastic conversion from current holders and new buyers alike.
Editorial notes celebrate Canada’s favorable outlook and a quiet week with Drew Roebuck headlines. It notes a predicted severe winter, a new Y M C A building in Acton, a ban on door to door stock pedaling, and a Liberal Conservative government adjusting to public demand for economy.
A Sunday School lesson on John 15 presents Jesus as the true vine with the Father as the husbandman. It emphasizes abiding in Christ to gain life and fruit, cleansing through the word, and the resulting power in prayer and joy.
An old advertisement asserts that a sluggish liver causes blues and poor digestion. It promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as the best safe vegetable remedy, urging use by name and to refuse substitutes.
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