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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 13, 1934
Page
13
A reflective passage condemns imposing one’s own moral standard on others. It urges against judging youth by rigid rules, molding dispositions, chasing perfection, overemphasizing the present, and dismissing alleviation or weakness outside one’s limits. It cautions against external measures of worth.
Two simple salad recipes for entertaining guests. Hollywood Salad serves one with lettuce bananas nuts orange slices and marshmallow garnish. Spanish Salad serves six with tomatoes green peppers orange pieces and minced onion, dressed in French dressing.
A readable fragment provides instructions for a chocolate junket with bananas, an orange pie recipe using fruit juice, and a Bavarian cream with gelatine. It details steps for preparing the desserts, including mixing, heating, setting, and finishing with meringue or whipped cream.
A local column reflects on the pull of home and memories as Acton prepares for its annual Fair next week. The writer notes Jack Agnew’s arrival from Winnipeg, the Y M C A project on Mill Street, and nostalgia for livestock exhibits while anticipating community gathering and progress.
The writer reflects on faded ambitions as a new building rises, praising community effort and local men who backed the project. He hopes for warmer days to watch the work and recalls Acton Public School scholars of 1871, inviting readers to share memories.
A historical note extols Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a powerful relief for severe asthma symptoms. It claims immediate easing of restricted air passages and notes wide dealer availability.
In tough periods people learn to value small blessings rather than large fortunes. A man who lost a high paying job found gratitude in a modest first paycheck, while many Canadians now feel lucky to have paying work. The piece urges continued appreciation of small favors in any era.
A cautionary note explains that searching for signs of trouble, whether in relationships health or work, makes you notice only negatives. It argues that seeking evidence of being slighted or ill health quickens your perception of problems, so avoid looking for trouble as it rarely yields worthwhile outcomes.
The Workmen's Compensation Board logged 5 127 accidents in August compared with 5 489 in July and 3 560 a year ago. Death cases totaled 25 versus 27 in July and 18 last August. Benefits awarded reached 425 973.77 with 349 289.39 for compensation and 66 084.38 for medical aid.
Diseased potato tubers raise marketing losses through rot in storage or transit and raise consumer costs while lowering growers’ profits. Seed use propagates disease and soil contamination, though seed and soil treatments plus strict roguing and seed plots help reduce losses. rely on Dominion Laboratory guidance for details.
A Lincolnshire plowman Albert Burton unearthed 178 Roman silver coins while plowing at Swaby. A coroner declares a treasure trove with Burton to receive 80 percent of the coin value sent to the British Museum.
A study notes green apples command better prices in the British West Indies and British Guiana. Red apples from Canada and the US are sold by street vendors, while green apples reach leading stores, shaping perceived higher quality. Halifax and Saint John cold storage and CN Steamships Lady service boosted the trade.
The Industrial Department of the Canadian National Railways reports a Berwick plant as the only facility in the British Empire licensed to distill fruit juices and produce white distilled vinegar from apples. It can process 300 000 barrels of apples yearly and plans to expand. The site will also make apple brandy for export.
A quote attributed to General Smuts compares politics to a calling akin to ministry, arguing that treating public service as a vocation could elevate the profession and its integrity.
Public auction on September 15, 1984 at 1 30 P M will market Lot 67 Plan 28 on Mill Street Acton Ontario. The sale includes a frame dwelling with eight rooms a stable and household effects. Realty terms require 10 percent deposit with balance in 15 days. Administrators William A Chisholm and H N Farmer acting.
The passage stresses that only full earnest effort yields success. It warns that half tries guarantee defeat and urges continuous, untiring work to avoid absolute failure.
Moneylending on mortgages operates at Mill Street Acton Ontario from early morning hours to late afternoon with Saturday closure at noon. The notice lists service hours as 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday until 12 o'clock.
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