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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 07, 1922
Page
4
City passes law prohibiting bets placing betting holding of stakes and publication of racetrack odds on horse races. Penalty fixed at 500 dollars or ninety days in jail or both at court discretion. Editorial notes Canada would benefit from such a law.
A farmer from Embrun appeared before Magistrate Fraser last week charged with using unseemly language over the telephone. He was found guilty. The law forbids profane or obscene language on telephone lines and penalties apply. This case warns others to censor words during heated phone disputes to avoid fines.
Orillia Town Council has approved a by law setting transient traders license at 250 credited on tax bills if the trader stays a year or more. Orangeville follows with a lower fee. Acton needs a like measure to protect legitimate businesses from transient, taxpaying traders.
The Canadian Manufacturers' Association invites members to submit views on the present Dominion Banking Act as Parliament prepares to revise it. The Act dates to 1868 with revisions every decade, reflecting growth and changing needs, and debate centers on bank advances to customers using goods as security including substitute goods.
Canada remains the world’s second largest wheat producer with an estimated yield of 388,773,000 bushels this year, behind the United States which tops 10,123,000 bushels. Ninety percent of Canadian wheat comes from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, with vast arable lands awaiting further development.
Leaders at the World League Against Alcoholism convention in Toronto call for full cooperation with religious groups to push prohibition. Speakers from Canadian and U S denominations urge religion and prohibition to go hand in hand, with a focus on clean fairs and curbing gambling and obscene shows at expositions. Wisconsin offers fifty dollar monthly scholarships to men in trades who train as teachers, promoting practical education and the shift from apprenticeships to technical schools to prepare workers in useful trades.
The piece urges select confidants among youths, arguing for trusted friends to share personal matters. It notes Premier Drury and Attorney General Raney strongly back broad prohibition, with no sign of returning to liquor sales or government control on beer and wine in Ontario.
The bulletin outlines fox breeding history, export values, and market shifts from early 1900s to later, noting fox scarcity, rising prices, and wartime impacts. It cites Domlilyan Moller authority and mentions Charlottetown and Wall locations, with industry changes and health notes tied to a broader economic frame.
A fragment discusses superstition and belief shaping the mind. It warns that belief in omens or lucky days expands, drawing others into mental fault and weak judgment. The text urges maintaining integrity of understanding by rejecting nonsense.
A garbled passage shows a father and child in a breakfest scene with talk of a white egg and a white hen. The text features misread words and odd spellings, suggesting OCR errors from an older newspaper page. The fragment hints at a rural or domestic setting and a humorous or rhetorical exchange.
A garbled fragment hints at a Southern California scene involving a frat group, a puzzled respondent named Posey, and a puzzled exchange about a mysterious object. The readable text centers on confusion and a festive or investigative moment amid campus life.
Editorial notes discuss possible motor license fee increases and projected revenue. World prohibitionists meet in Toronto to pursue worldwide abolition of alcoholism. Reeve Barber of Acton becomes the first elected member of the 1923 County Council due to Acton’s earlier elections. Brampton may form a Public Utilities Commission with Hydro and Water Commissions. Calls for lower urban speed limits to curb accidents. Prime Minister Bonar Law emphasizes Dominion powers. Parents Maintenance Act case in Guelph orders a son to pay $10 weekly for his mother’s support.
A fragmented meditation on labor and independence, contrasting young people who rely on others with those who resist obligation. The text critiques debt, rent, and a freewheeling sense of personal entitlement, emphasizing responsibility within the home and society.
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