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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 13, 1934
Page
14
The piece invites all ages to the Acton Fair with plans for music prizes exhibits and a wide display of horses cattle and crafts. It notes family humor romance and hopeful weather and ends with a signoff from Mrs Fanny Christie Perryman encouraging attendance.
Items from September 17 1914 include A J Thomas buying the G A McDonald farm in Erin William Neilson Ltd agreeing to supply 65 000 chocolate bars to the Government for Valcartier and a Field Day grant of five dollars by the Board of Education A Kennedy wed Bessie May Dick at Ashgrove with Rev J A Ferguson officiating and the Toronto Suburban Electric Railway nearing Guelph progress on a tall tannery chimney and a new Toronto Hamilton paved road project.
Persuasive advertisement extols Persian Balm as magical for the skin. It highlights cooling soothing relief from roughness due to weather, a delicate fragrance, and a rose leaf texture that enhances appearance for discerning women.
A well known swimming instructor argues interest in swimming has surged enabling year round healthful recreation. The crawl becomes dominant with focus on position breathing and practice as many learn or improve.
A call to young people to lead themselves by practicing leadership within. The message urges individuals to choose their path, start now, and be ready to guide others through personal initiative and self discipline.
The advertisement urges keeping a bottle handy in the stable for quick relief. It promotes Egyptian Liniment as a preventive and remedy for horse distempter with assurances of fast action and easy use.
The writer recalls a Labor Day drive to Queenston and Niagara Falls with friends. Crowds at the Falls were vast, traffic was heavy, and the party moved on to Queenston Heights for a picnic. They overnighted in Queenston Village, then crossed to Old Fort Niagara for a three day Four Nations festival, touring the fort and reflecting on enduring pioneer heritage.
The speaker praises Switzerland as romantic with generally good roads despite a few bad spots along mountain descent, noting Bert’s remarks about the country.
A young speaker asserts personal right to choose a husband, claiming parental blessing. The dialogue reveals parental trust in the suitor's suitability and opens on a note of social expectation.
A witty exchange features a speaker affirming belief in love at first sight while conceding it is not advisable to rely on it for lasting romance. The quip highlights cautious skepticism about instant attraction.
The government plans free barber shops in the West for Native Americans, aiming to help them but eliciting remarks that settlers received similar gestures in earlier times. The exchange notes how such services echo past offers to settlers.
A playful exchange reveals a couple’s dynamic as one partner claims the role of leading man only on stage while the other agrees with a wink. The dialogue underscores a shared love of performance and mutual support in their relationship.
A quotation notes decline in sports with a boy dismissed for not stealing bases and a remark about reformers needing solemnity.
Fall field work is advanced at the Central Experimental Farm with early potatoes ready for harvest and ensilage corn nearing the late dough stage. The Egg Laying Contest shows uniformly high production with many birds over 200 eggs. eye weights improve. Fish meal proves a strong poultry protein substitute in five year trials at Nappan. Bees should store at least forty pounds of winter food using clover or buckwheat honey or sugar syrup if needed.
Delegates from many nations travel to Brunn at the foot of the Spielberg to vote for the next Gypsy king. Ballot papers decide among ten to twelve candidates. the last king, a Polish Gypsy, died recently. Wealth does not determine the outcome.
A brief numeric sequence listing values such as 2 00 1 00 2 50 3. 25 3 00 79 500 300 appears, with no clear context or associated event or organization. The fragment provides isolated figures that may reflect measurements, prices, or codes but lacks identifiable entities or a narrative.
The Executors Jeremiah Bell and Richard N. Brown announce notice under Section 51 of the Trustees Act Chapter 150. All claimants must send full names addresses descriptions claim particulars and security details to the solicitors H N Farmer Acton Ontario by October 1, 1934. Executors will distribute assets to those entitled and will not be liable for claims not yet notified.
Notice to creditors of the estate of Mary Rachel Moore known as Minnie Moore who died August 10 1934 in Acton Ontario. The administratrix Martha Holmes requires full names addresses and particulars of claims and security if any under Section 51 Trustees Act. Creditors must send details by October 1934 or risk nonpayment of claims.
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