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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 06, 1934
Page
2
The Second Line abutments have been trimmed improving the roadway. The Dublin swamp area could benefit from similar shrubbery clearing to enhance the main thoroughfare for Acton residents. Speyside to Milton saw substantial work including curve removal and widening. extending northward is now due.
The article urges students to seize the new school year noting the strong value of education and the practical subjects in the current curriculum. It emphasizes that opportunities for advancement depend on diligent study and attention to the courses offered as exams approach.
A historical note discusses Acton adopting small remuneration for municipal officials including Reeve Councillors and Public Utilities Commissioners. The authors supported the idea but now question its success and uniform application. They compare with school boards and other bodies, notingUneven payment across offices and ongoing debate about proper limits and town funding.
The piece debates lowering interest rates and their impact on municipal and government bond income versus wage earners facing higher tax demands. It notes interest collectors once faced suspicions during wartime high expenses and argues outcomes hinge on which group holds the majority among taxpayers and bondholders.
The Financial Post reviews J. S. McLean's analysis for Canada Packers noting Canadian hog producers lost about 12 million dollars last year due to subpar hog quality. If Canadian bacon fetched five shillings more per hundredweight, farmers could gain roughly two dollars per hog, or 12 million total. The piece emphasizes individual farmers must improve output with guidance from authorities.
Newspaper men gathered for the Directors luncheon on Press Day at the CN E with Mr Mc Cormack NYT Ottawa correspondent and Sir Ian Eraser delivering brief messages. The crowd focused on the blind exhibit praised by St Dunstan's head and the usual fair sights including the midway bands and grandstand spectacle.
The piece notes rising attendance at the Canadian National Exhibition despite bad weather. It critiques a new liquor law and urges stricter enforcement rather than warnings. It also reports the Jackson family estate selling New Market Era to Andrew Olding Hebb, a former Toronto newspaper man and Dalhousie University graduate, who will join the weekly paper.
A Sunday School lesson on Hezekiah reconnecting Judah to God. It stresses repentance, obedience, and turning to the Lord through the Passover as central worship, urging timely response and surrender to God’s guidance. The piece highlights atonement by blood, counsel from others, and the danger of stiff neckedness.
A brief guide from Salada Tea on brewing tea to achieve full flavor. Use fine quality tea, fresh water, and an earthenware pot. Scald the pot, add one level teaspoon per cup and one extra for the pot, pour fresh boiling water, steep about five minutes, and stir before serving for a fragrant, delicious cup.
The piece satirically notes that neighbors fear crime and police dogs while worms threaten children. It promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy for intestinal pests and mentions various quotes about life planning talk and psychology.
A brief devotional note asks readers to consider contrition and obedience, asserting that God preserves witnesses and invites readers to examine their own willingness to respond to divine voice and commands.
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