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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 19, 1926
Page
5
The editorial urges reaching one thousand members for the Agricultural Society in 1920. It asks residents to join and support the Fair Board, noting the officials sacrifice much to run the Aylmer Fair and emphasizing value for the $1.00 membership.
Economic data show prosperity in agriculture mining lumber and fishing with strong Pacific Coast fish demand and favorable new season. A Kansas City judge sentenced a 19 year old for reckless night driving giving jail or a $200 fine plus rules about car access and curfew. The local paper condemns idleness and praises the discipline of work as key to character.
Analysis notes savings banks provide high safety as robust institutions in cities and across sizes. They offer easy deposits and withdrawals, with typical notice requirements to prevent runs during panics, while allowing conversion of investments through pledged securities or sales when needed.
General Lincoln C Andrews head of the U S Prohibition Enforcement Division has returned from talks with the British government. A new system will be organized to make liquor smuggling practically impossible and both governments have agreed on administrative machinery to stop illegal shipping. This first direct international arrangement enhances enforcement and reflects mutual regard for legal integrity.
The Kincardine Reporter notes a Port Stanley stunt marriage backed by the London and Port Stanley Railway aimed at drawing an excursion crowd. The bride and groom received a lavish shower while the officiating clergyman collected a fee and hid his name. Citizens call such sacralige a desecration of dignity and decency and warn of boycotts by self respecting brides.
The text urges strong cooperation among civic and official bodies for the town's progress. It cites World War unity as a model and praises the Municipal Council's current drive to instill active cooperation across departments, promising growth and financial improvement for ratepayers.
This prose urges living beyond mere facts toward imagination and faith. It stresses religion patriotism and liberty as the soul’s sustenance and recalls sacrifices in the Great War. Leaders may fail yet a steadfast spirit keeps a country true, honoring those who died to prove faith.
A fragmented editorial note emphasizes disappointment with two cent postage and lower taxes, while praising the town newspaper as guardian of local interests. It cites a Brantford Expositor warning about bootleg liquor and extols the newspaper’s role in promoting order and local discussion.
Margarite Ivens from Toronto spent holidays with Mrs. John Newton. Mr and Mrs William Bryden of Wallaceburg and Mrs A Nellaon and daughter of Dresdert visited Mrs McDowell. Milas Winnifred Ivens visits friends in Detroit.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Lawrence of Palermo moved to Montreal to reside there. Postmaster and Mrs Cote returned after a quiet month at a cottage on Georgian Bay. Mrs W T Laskey is reported progressing favorably after an operation at Toronto General Hospital last Tuesday. Dr Harry Colwell spoke to Rotary about his medical mission in India, and he left with his wife Miss Annie Andrew of Oakville ten years ago for service in Delhi and Calcutta. Oakville Horticultural Society announces its second annual floral and vegetable exhibition at the Masonic temple on August 21. Mrs Collinge, widow of a St John’s United Church choir scholar, has died in a London hospital after wartime service.
Local items report deaths on fishing trips, appointments for camp director roles, and staffing moves at Franklin Park. Social notes cover residents visiting Philadelphia and Toronto, farm harvests, crop conditions, and road improvements near Ospringe.
Burlington notices describe the Nelson Township Horticultural Society flower show at Fisher's Dormer School on Tuesday August 24, plus a Lions Club field day and garden party on August 25. Other items include a Water Commission hydrant painting, Dr Huenett’s fishing trip report, a funeral visitation for Mrs Hammond, a Citigena Band concert on August 18, and local bylaw discussions about stop signs.
The report notes Norman Longstreet and family from Kitchener visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. Longstreet for holidays. It also records Robert Kerr selling a show team to Mr. Innes of Simcoe for $900 and mentions Mrs. Pickering and relatives staying with Rev. Waddell in Stoney Creek.
Mr John Marshal from Edmonton Alberta visits Dr and Mrs Abbott. The annual Horticultural Show will be held on a Wednesday this year. Mr and Mrs F Frank recently returned after three months with friends in St Johns NB. Maggie McMillan has returned to North Bay after weeks with her brother and sister. The United Church picnic for Hillsburg Coningsby and Erin was at Stanley Park last Monday with fine weather. Mr and Mrs George McMillan of Winnipeg are visiting, using Busholme as headquarters. Mr McMillan is son of the late Donald McMillan who ran a blacksmith business in Erin years ago. It is fifty two years since he left Erin.
Summarizes local social news from Georgetown including picnics at Eldorado Park, visits by residents to Laurentian Mountains Winnipeg Port Arthur and St. Louis, complaints about street light breakage and potential prosecutions, a new Toronto Kitchener Bus Co waiting room arrangement, a farewell gathering for Dr. T. Ne Marcellus at Cedar Croft, and a nurse training plans for Aileen Ross at St George's Sunday School.
Bridget, engaged to plumber Terrance Dolan, nearly cancels wedding after breaking a tooth in a cellar fall. She laments the loss of her smile but tells Terrance who reacts with casual indifference, implying a tooth is small beside cooking duties.
A group of workmen argued heatedly until Bil refused to speak. He admitted Bob had earlier "thrash[ed] the matter out" with Bob and Jones. Bil concluded that Bob went to the hospital while he himself went to the police station.
Harper's Weekly recounts a Massachusetts baptism where a nervous father holds his infant toward the font. The bishop signals turning the baby, and a weathered mariner shouts guidance. The crowd reacts as the child is oriented toward baptism.
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