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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 20, 1922
Page
4
The Listowel exhibition directors announce prize lists are ready early to aid advertising. Editorial notes rail on timely release, discuss potential gains from early distribution, then critique Ontario hydro projects and radial railways, urging prudent public funding and caution against overbuilding.
A Collingwood Bulletin item notes Parliament talks and poor representation while reporting Canada’s 1921 wool clip at about 24.25 million pounds valued at roughly 2.08 million dollars unwashed. It contrasts 1920 prices of 22 cents per pound with current 14 cents, highlighting producer discouragement as finished goods stay high.
An observant Western visitor praised Acton for neat homes tidy streets and apparent prosperity. He noted summer foliage will enhance its charm and urged residents to clear backyards of debris. The piece also cites Chief Dickson of Toronto on Ontario temperance act crime statistics and pro temperance progress.
Editorial notes report on a town issuing forty thousand six percent school debentures with praise for Alliston and a 20 vote margin. It discusses the Drury Government strength versus Ferguson and Dewart, contrasts drink trends in the United States, and notes Sir Adam Beck’s salary debate in Hydro matters. The piece recalls T F Claridge’s policy influence and laments Rev WJ McKay’s death, highlighting his thirty years as a Baptist editor.
Fragmentary text describes travel through plantations and river halts, with mentions of Vishy Kemper, Kann Dr. Kempeci, and a church scene. Dialog suggests theft accusation and religious setting, but many words are garbled and names uncertain.
An ad from a nursery at Fadlan Thi Awadatchmyeen announces a harvest of Manitoba maple, elm, willow, poplar, and other trees. The nursery offers wholesale prices for planting stock and asks farmers to place orders for delivery to their farms.
Unclear text fragments reference furloughs, a teacher, a book, and a meal setup at an event. Names, places, and dates are unreadable, making core facts unreliable and the passage difficult to anchor to a single event or person.
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