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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 27, 1933
Page
3
The Free Press outlines rates for legal notices requests, readers, and ing attractions with per line charges and discounts. It notes free reports of meetings, free memorial notices and birth, marriage and death notices, and a disclaimer limiting liability for errors unless corrections are requested in writing.
Homecomers to Acton note visible town changes and advancing buildings during summer and autumn. Local residents believe progress comes from individuals fulfilling civic duties, inspiring further effort.
Editorial praises police persistence in catching at least one principal in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. It argues that long arm of the law should deter crime and shape public security and fear of lawbreakers through lawful punishment.
The Acton Fair began with doubts but grew into a town and county institution. Last week's success raised the bar, with gate receipts now much larger than twenty years ago, yet profits fund prizes and attractions. Directors plan bigger, better fairs in 1935.
The August report describes dull wholesale trade with overall satisfactory retail clearance of seasonal merchandise. Industrial activity remains steady with auto sector slack, but employment above last year. Steel fabricators busy. mining machinery and tool makers well employed. flour domestic market improved. canneries busy. electrical appliances and radio cabinet demand steady. Leather and boot factories satisfactory. dress trade improving. cloaks and suits slow. Cotton textiles strong, woollens modestly up. binder twine oversupply due to Western Canada crop. Meat packing scaled. paint and flooring in steady demand. lumber and paper active. breweries at capacity. export quality cattle in good demand.
The Fergus News-Record notes Acton tops Halton County in manufacturing output with 1930 figures from the Canada Year Book. Acton leads gross product at 2,804,706 with high wages of 1,020 compared to peers like Georgetown Oakville Milton and Burlington, highlighting Acton and the north county as Halton’s manufacturing heart.
The Daylight Saving nuisance ends on Saturday until spring. Thanksgiving Day nears and fall is evident. Foggy nights risk horse drawn vehicles without lights. The Mail and Empire accuses bye elections of bought votes. Liberals appear favored by recent votes. Magistrate McIlveen is to be reinstated, suggesting continuity in Conservative appointments.
The Sunday School lesson review covers biblical history from Rehoboam to Hezekiah and prophets including Elijah Amos Hosea Micah and Elisha. It emphasizes trust in God versus human boasting and the call for justice and true worship across lessons.
The article explains how honeybees store food for winter and the keeper may claim surplus only if replaced with a similar quality feed. It stresses a minimum forty pounds per colony, prefers clover or buckwheat honey, or cane sugar syrup, and advises feeding before temperatures drop, with Ottawa findings recommending completion by early October.
An advertisement promotes Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a safe effective medicine for a child troubled with worms. It asserts reliability and child friendly results in a period newspaper style. The card emphasizes trust in the product for pediatric worm infestations.
The Hedgehog or Template Machine scans tunnels to ensure safe clearance for trains. It travels within standard gauge tunnels from 13 feet to 13 feet 6 inches high and 9 to 9 feet 8 inches wide, using spikes and electrical indicators to locate obstructions and confirm gaps between car and track.
In arid Oregon ranch lands cattlemen read rainfall signals from artesian wells. When storms approach, atmospheric pressure drops at the surface and air rushes from deep wells. A strong hiss and a paper float above the opening indicate imminent rain and greener pastures for cattle. The report ends with Dr. Reisner's quote on usefulness.
To relieve catarrhal deafness and head noises the advisory suggests buying Parmint double strength from a druggist and mixing one ounce with 34 pint hot water and a little sugar. Take one tablespoon four times daily to ease nasal congestion and reduce mucus in the throat. The preparation is said to be quick acting, inexpensive, and pleasant to take for those affected.
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