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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 02, 1937
Page
2
A Chattanooga storekeeper posted an empty cigar box with a sign asking patrons to drop coins as if his slot machine were missing. The gag drew customers to fill the box, proving they will tip humor into their coins, yielding about the same value as if the machine had remained.
The Acton Free Press details subscription changes proofs, address updates, and service continuance requests. It notes advertising acceptance with error limitation and requires a signed written proof for corrections, limiting liability to the proportion of space affected.
An 1937 roadway report notes better on street maintenance in Acton. Mill Street blocks were tackled with grading to drain surface water, catch basins improved, and Provincial Highway crews laid material on low spots. Last year’s thin coating was unsatisfactory, but this year’s program promises longer lasting results.
The editorial notes prior to a County Council meeting that the Treasurer offered to fill both clerk positions for her current salary plus about 100 for a stenographer when busy. Halton County Council instead set two salaries at 2500 each funded by ratepayers. The piece commends six dissenting representatives for opposing excess expenditure and views the vote as training for future politicians.
The Bowmanville Statesman says advertising is a valued commercial commodity funding news and community value. It rejects free advertising requests as unfair to the paper and its readers, asserting paid ads keep the newspaper and town informed.
The article praises the growth and service of the Canadian National Exhibition as it opens for two weeks. It notes past visitors, lasting value, and the transformation of the grounds reflecting its evolving role for Canada and its people.
The Acton Council notes a reduced County Rate due to provincial actions. The province covers maintenance and construction of highways, mothers allowances, old age pensions, and other items, producing substantial savings for ratepayers this year. The council says few future savings are likely and credits the provincial government for the subsidy covering one mill of the tax rate.
Pupil return to classes marks end of summer vacations. Early attention urged to prevent highway crashes. Clocks go back Monday to reclaim lost hour. Prince Edward Lennox votes on Hepburn with Jimmie or Mitch as distinction. Fall Fair and elections mix. Canada’s slaughter and meat packing output figures cited. United Mine Workers treasury data and campaign donations noted amid broader labor activity. John L. Lewis aims to raise funds in three months as referenced by the Globe & Mail.
A taste of The Free Press notes events of September 1917 including Thanksgiving set, school reopens with named teachers, Red Cross farewell for Mrs Henderson, Daughters of the Empire fund-raiser plans, Acton soldier Fricker wounded returning to Quebec, private Tur Free Press note, British battle gale and coal famine, Exhibition record attendance, and the death of Indiana Scott in Galt aged 89.
A young man introduces himself to a very deaf man. The man asks for the name and the reply sounds like a joke about a small drink, ending with a playful miscommunication and a pun about a drop occasionally.
A historical note discusses cancer as a group of diseases arising within the body and not from a single germ. It highlights the role of biology and ground-work in preventive and curative efforts, likening progress in cancer to advances from physics and infectious disease research. It references figures like McCullough and mentions insulin discovery as a parallel to medical breakthroughs.
The text discusses cancer as a breakdown within the body's own tissues and emphasizes that cancer arises from the body's own cells. It notes that cancer is not an external invader but a process that develops from normal cells.
A quip on addressing a correspondent and handling debts asks whether to use Mr or Esq. and humorously notes how to reflect owed money by swapping phrasing for avoidance in informal records.
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