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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 04, 1921
Page
4
The editorial notes a government sale of warships including the battleship Dreadnought once home to a powerful fleet. It warns against children facing auto hazards, urging parents to teach kids street safety and the dangers of cars to prevent accidents despite careful drivers.
Town residents demand frank statements from Acton council and engineers after a Ratepayer letter questioned delinquencies in waterworks installation and contract enforcement. Officials urged to address concerns promptly, offering clear assurances to reassure anxious citizens and protect town interests.
A Forest Press editorial laments high town taxes and argues residents bear part of the burden through mail order shopping. It contends local spending supports municipal services and that sending money elsewhere increases local costs and tax loads.
Ontario Education Department explains phased enforcement of the Adolescent School Attendance Act proclaimed July 13 1920 with sections coming into force on September 1 2021 1922 and 1923. The plan aims to adjust schooling and employment for youths fourteen to sixteen and requires full time attendance unless home permits or employment certificates apply.
The piece argues that keeping found property is theft in moral terms, urging Golden Rule observance. It notes Ontario papers marking long runs, including the Markham Economist and the Newmarket Era, both family owned since their founding in the 1850s.
The 1021 statutes introduce revenue boosts through the Banks Tax Act and Land Transfer Tax at one fifth of one percent on land sales. Additional bills tax billiard halls bowling alleys and require out of province companies to file annual reports and pay fees, aiming to raise funds and improve corporate transparency.
Hon. S. F. Tolmie reports to Canadians that Britain is convinced the cattle embargo was based on a false claim. He notes no pleuro-pneumonia in decades and urges that if Canada is shut out, it should be stated as a policy choice, not a disease issue. Tolmie cites Canada’s exports to U S France Belgium Germany as proof of alternative markets.
In Hamilton a mass gathering of jobless citizens heard Hon. Walter Rollo accuse domestic manufacturers and retail merchants of holding to war time prices. He urged local support for shoe factory products, better water service connections, and a rapid police chief appointment to maintain order.
An 1930s-style piece blends rainbow optics with an upcoming bridge project. It discusses sun rays, raindrops, and bow formations, then shifts to plans for a long cable suspension bridge between Philadelphia and New Jersey with 320 foot towers and a 1760 foot span, plus cost sharing and construction timelines. It also notes a Canadian lumber mill project, giant saw blades, and poultry keeping guidance from Ottawa.
A fragment describes an evening rainbow as a sign of fine weather. It notes rain clouds and general weather moving from the west and southwest, with winds fading. The text reflects observational weather phrasing from a past era.
A fragmented Telok youth tale recounts a foreman testing a young worker with a joke about wheeling a barrow of smoke. The improvised exchange reveals social lines and a mother’s mixed anxieties over her daughter’s plans to attend events and prayer meeting tonight.
A garbled OCR style clipping portrays a playful dialogue about being cosmopolitan, mentioning a Russian joke, a black woman, an Egyptian cigarette, and a German band outside, alluding to a Blue Gella and Scotland as culture cues. The fragment hints at social tension and cross cultural references without a clear event or outcome.
Fragmentary OCR text references bodily pain, headaches, nerves and pills. Mentions obscure names and places without coherent context or outcome.
Do not include strong or tried foods in a lunch basket. Use waxed paper to wrap each item and keep hygiene high. Wash items by heat and dry, separate and wrap. Use nuts as meat substitutes for children and ripe vananas to chew well. Include small amounts of fruit, homemade sweets, and a small bottle of milk.
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