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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Sep 19, 1929

Page

9

Record Flour Production Sets Canadian Output Peak in 1927 28

Canada reports a record flour output from the 1928 wheat crop with 94 745 316 bushels milled and 20 893 252 barrels produced, a rise over 1927 28. Wheat flour exports reached 11 808 775 barrels, up 1 943 021 from the prior year. School fairs grow in popularity across the county with two major township events drawing large attendances and teaching younger Canadians farm skills.

Canada Esguesing Nassagaweya Chese

Modern Electricity Transforms Household Labor and Home Life

A past discussion at a Canadian exhibition highlights how electric appliances revolutionize chores. washers and wringers, electric stoves, refrigeration, and easy operation have lightened domestic work as industry and home life merge.

Liquor Question Dominates Imminent Election Campaign

The piece argues the liquor issue must be kept front and center in the upcoming election. It critiques Premier Ferguson for delaying a date and notes parties diverge on the Liquor Control Act. It predicts temperance voters will demand clear stances from candidates.

Ferguson Liberal Party Cnd

The Docent and the Talkerd at Tall Mast Show

The country slows are in Tall Mast where farmers bring draughts roadsters and currage horses, fine sheep, hops and hens, gardeners with turnips and mangels, and Indien with baking fancy work. Sour grapes folk bring prize tickets and boast of home exhibits that might have beaten them.

Chesley Enterprise

Beyond Doubt Edison Sees Divine Intelligence Governing World

The text presents a quotation attributed to Edison asserting that a vast Intelligence governs the world. He argues against atheism by citing ice crystals in water as evidence of purposeful order guiding natural phenomena.

Edison Tee Dees Sink Rts

Acton Park motorists urged to slow for by law limits

Local notice cautions drivers in Acton Park that a by law limit of 25 miles per hour is in effect and warns that excessive speed damages the course. It praises Acton Park as a premier racing ground and calls for measured driving to protect the grounds and reduce enforcement actions.

Acton Park Corporation and Beardmore & Co Seateodsource Frames Acton’s Park

Editorial notes recount local changes and national issues

The piece surveys weekend accidents, grocery mergers, immigration data for April to July 1929, upcoming fall politics, and Canada's agricultural output. It notes Loblaw–Dominion ties, liquor store attitudes, fair weather at St Mary’s, and forecasts a 1929 wheat crop of 293,102,000 bushels amid drought. It honors Editor Harris’s 30 years at Burlington Gazette.

Harris Burlington Gazette Burtington Hurlington

Community Notes From Georgetown Gazette Weekend

Town activity highlights include engagements and visits by residents, local officials, and visiting relatives. Notable items cover bowling tournament winners, the gas pipe project, street improvements, and a by law to appoint cemetery caretakers.

Diary Fragments From a Turbulent Week

A scrambled diary fragment recounts social events and rumors from a midweek to weekend period. It mentions church activities, a preacher, a wedding, a party, and a questionable romantic scene, with lines about love, gossip, and domestic details.

Bishop Requests Weekend Substitute After Sudden Death

A village vicar writes to a diocese bishop noting the sudden death of his wife and asking for a substitute to cover weekend duties. The tone suggests a clerical request amid personal loss within a parish network.

Car talk and a puzzled tease from LaPortind Herald Argus

A humorous exchange features a character asking if Mancee knows about cars and another joking whether cooling a car involves stripping the gears. The Herald Argus report captures light local banter and April mood.

LaPortind Herald-Argus

Funeral Visit Urged Despite Painful Walk

A clerk asks to attend his mother in law's funeral this afternoon while noting that corns cripple his feet. The ad highlights Holloway's Corn Remover as relief, implying the product helps ease walking pain.

Holloway

Miner Rescue Scene From Dusty Mine Echoes

A mine superintendent ascends from lower levels to relay a final exchange with trapped miners. A cave-in entombs workers while one named man asks a question about marriage, another answers in a Jugubrivua voice, suggesting urgency and danger.

Wraimen

Scot Who Went Abroad Seeks Work Finds Manager's Job

A Scot named Tam travels abroad to seek employment and interviews a factory manager. After questioning the visitor’s origin the manager recalls a past Scot who became his successor, remarking that the same Scot might still be present. The lad insists the Scot is indeed there, prompting surprise.

Tam Agul the Shen Muanager

Fall Fair Dates Announced Across District Towns

A list of fall fair dates across the district is shown with events in Aberfoyla, Burlington, Drayton, Cult, and other towns. Notable dates include late September and October fairs, with multiple villages hosting events on varying weekends.

Mra I, Armour Overnes H. Colliver Oakville Halton County Rhields News. Inc EB. Ford Chicago Geto. W. Ford Joan Wright Meadowbrook Jas McLellan Toronto Broadview Lodge Airs G. McNabb Williams Marjorie L Hardy John Tardy Erindale Dewart H. Carpenter Albert Carpenter Carpenter Dundas Highway Star Puce Posse Vendora Aberfoyla Weiss Arthur Narte Sorand Valley Mitta

Quick relief for stomach troubles with Magnesia remedy

If your stomach torments you try a dose of Hisuraced Magnesia after meals or as directed. It soothes the digestive organs and aids normal digestion, giving fast relief from gas, bloating, and discomfort. Available as powder or tablets at drug stores for prompt comfort.

Tia Thia Jain

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