18 Oct 1934
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 18, 1934
Page
1
The Acton Free Press outlines subscription continuation default if no cancellation notice, remittance methods, and advertising rates for legal notices and small ads. It notes free reports of meetings and specifics on poem, birth, marriage, and death notices, with liability limits for errors in published advertisements.
The piece notes strong investor confidence with over subscriptions to a Dominion refunding loan and a provincial loan while savings rates fall. It also previews Acton’s upcoming YMCA work, highlighting Dr Best and the global YMCA movement and how the organization adapts to community needs worldwide.
Canada produced 29,988,626 pounds of creamery butter in August 1934, up 8.5 percent from August 1933’s 27,642,370 pounds. Seven provinces showed gains while two declined. eight month total reached 165,349,196 pounds, a 6.5 percent rise from last year.
The passage contrasts Peary’s polar attempts in 1902 1906 and 1909 with Edison’s repeated failures. It argues persistence separates success from defeat noting Peary’s eventual pole discovery and Edison’s eventual light and phonograph breakthroughs. It asks readers if they will stop at failure, urging relentless effort.
The message praises Eastern Canada's aid to Western Canada with food and clothing during hardship. It calls the act a brotherly gesture and stresses shared prosperity, duty, and the need to help the West when adversity strikes while uniting the regions in mutual support.
The Free PRESS thanks readers for supportive remarks about editorials and explains that editorials reflect the editor's sincere views. Some opinions will be right or wrong, and disagreement is expected as a healthy exchange aimed at the greatest good for all.
Milton Golf Club property to be sold by mortgage sale. Spring bidding may rise on land. Bank savings rate cuts next month affect few. Irish potato varieties shown in The Free Press window show district produce strength. Angle parking on Mill Street proposed for order and convenience. County Councillors Fished Wiarton trip. water warmer now than December. Temperance groups push Local Option as freer sale of liquor tests communities.
Enumerators for the Dominion Election Act place names on voters lists marking the third registration push this year. Attorney-General notes Halton does not require full time Police Magistrate service. The speaker observes Halton improving and hints at other unneeded services unknown to the public.
Sunday School lesson for October 21 emphasizes steadfast prayer and how to pray, with focus on Matthew 6 5 15 and Luke 18 1 14. It discusses private prayer, the model prayer, and the requirement that prayer align with God's will, supported by related scriptures and notes on temptation and forgiveness.
A vintage ad promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a liver stimulant and laxative alternative to harsh calomel. It argues digestion and elimination improve when the liver is treated, urging readers to ask for the purely vegetable remedy by name at druggists, price 53.
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