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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Apr 03, 1919

Page

4

Acton Ontario Newspaper Ad Rates and Notices 1919

The Acton Ontario press lists advertising rates and conditions for 1919. It notes annual subscription price 1.60 and per insertion charges, with contract display terms for ads 100 inches or more, plus publisher details and office address on MW Street.

Ateatu Thusaliy Nernbads MW Street Acton Ontario Heation Ourice Pyatioce Aeldieces Moor

Daylight Saving Plan Provokes Dominion Wide Unease

Editorial notes the Daylight Saving scheme likely to cause widespread annoyance as railways adopt the system and timetables shift ahead of standard time. MPs opposed it in the House of Commons while locally factories post adoptive times and services, mail, schools, and farmers face scheduling confusion and inconvenience.

House of Commons Dominion

Acton Soldiers Memorial Gates Favored at Town Park Entrance

Civic Committee on Acton Soldiers Memorial reported last Thursday that memorial gates with stone abutments naming local soldiers should grace the town park entrance. A $3,000 fundraising goal was proposed and the Beardmore lot at Mill Wilbur Church and Fellows Streets suggested as a preferred site benefiting from highway traffic.

Civic Committee On Acton Messrs. Beardmore Mill Wilbur Church and Fellows Mill Street

Editorial notes on arms, butter protests, and reforms

Editorial notes discuss Canada adopting a national coat of arms representing provinces, butter price protests led by Mothers Clubs, and debates on women’s political rights and farm community halls funding. It notes government shifts on women’s representation, a bill enabling farmer wives on school boards, Daylight Saving stance, and rural community hall grants up to 25 percent of costs to a $2,000 cap.

Canada Dominion of Canada Union of Mothers’ Clubs of London London Mothers’ Clubs

Tariff crisis fades as budget looms in. Western provinces press demands

The article notes the tariff issue cooling for now with future action tied to the budget. It reports Western leaders pressing for consideration of their demands, mentions Lloyd George’s push against conservation, Baker’s war debt figures, and Borden’s position at the Peace Conference. It also covers Ontario liquor enforcement plans, soldier settlement schemes, and municipal dog control curbs to protect sheep.

Thon. White Viamier Lloyd eGorge Ponte Ontario Dominion

Two Liberal MPs to discuss farm welfare and population decline

Two Liberal members will bring motions to discuss rural depopulation causes and postwar adjustment needs. Col Atkinson urges measures on fair prices, re-employment, pensions for widows, public health, unemployment, and welfare to improve provincial comfort and prosperity.

Parliament Prince Edward Col. Atkinson North Norfolk Atkinson

Provincial Highway Deputation Presses Northern Route

A large delegation of municipal representatives from Acton, Brampton, Guelph, Goderich, Stratford, and others urged Ottawa to survey and build a provincial highway from Toronto to the border via Georgetown, Arkona, and Thedford, arguing it will benefit the northern district. The Prime Minister acknowledged the request but said immediate decisions cannot be made, promising consideration and forward planning with existing provincial and Dominion funding. Acton officials highlighted local routing interest and the impact on surrounding communities.

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A Debt To Yourself On Being Athletic Not Athletes

A reflections on why athletic ability should not define a person. The piece argues that a strong body is valuable but should not overshadow other values and duties. It urges individuals to be athletic while pursuing broader personal, professional, and community responsibilities beyond sport.

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Real & Cot Macdonalds Attempt Near Door

A fragmentary eerie scene shows Macdonald and a brother entering a nontrapped car near a door. Hints of whispered orders and a looming test of patience evoke a puzzling, troubled reflection on fate and divine plan amid vague dialogue and faded moral matter.

The Autocrat at the College Lecture

In a charged scene Doctor Helmen delivers a stern lecture to students, asserting moral duty and college traditions. His forceful, dramatic rhetoric shifts the room from curiosity to sobering reflection on honor, responsibility, and the price of indiscipline.

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Soldiers Too Big Clothes Too Small War Message

The article notes returning soldiers exceed in chest measurement while civilian clothes fail to fit. Red Cross reports eighteen thousand pounds gained in uniform adjustments, stressing mental growth may surpass physical gains. It questions moral and religious development alongside physical and economic recovery.

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