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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 18, 1919
Page
4
Letter to Acton residents reflects on upcoming municipal elections and the busy year. It urges considering candidates by record and capability rather than personal grudges, and condemns vandalism of posted notices by children. It notes ongoing town projects and calls for responsible, constructive participation.
An involved account details local option conflicts, fines totaling 31,260 paid into court, and Lehman selling his business to Charles A. Decker. Decker ran a glove company in Oakville before prohibition in 1818, after which the Milder & Mowat firm leased the premises and later served military orders during the war.
A judge in an eastern court sentenced a man who beat an orphan boy with a halter strap to five years in prison after a guilty plea. The court heard强 the judge denounce such cruelty while urging society to end corporal punishment at home.
A garbled OCR lists slogans attributed to Mina Anita A. Gurdon urging political action in 1920 and 1930 contexts. It references “Bound the Jubilee Enforce the Lew” “Teach Total Abelmendh” and other phrases promoting health morality prohibition and civic duties, with mentions of foreigner voters and public drinking fountains. The text is fragmented and unclear but indicates campaign style slogans.
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