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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Feb 15, 1923

Page

4

Tribute to Canada's Soldiers at Vimy Ridge Memorial

Editorial notes France gifts Canada 250 acres of Vimy Ridge as a lasting pledge of friendship. The piece then covers Ontario liquor store referendum talk, with Labour MLA Homuth proposing a vote on liquor sales without prescriptions. It argues the province opposes free liquor traffic and backs government control.

France Canada Vimy J Ridge Cammy Homuth South Waterloo Ontario Quebec British Columbia

Ontario Legislature Eyes Roads and Radials Clash

The Stratford Herald notes the expected fierce battles in Ontario's legislature over highways and road taxation and the radial system. It highlights municipal interest in Hydro policies and the broader impact on local road construction and funding amid partisan debate.

Ontario Donnybrook Hydro Stratford Herald

Forest Free Press founder H J Pettypiece remembered

Forty years ago last month H J Pettypiece became owner of the Forest Free Press in partnership with Mr Auld. He bought out his partner after five years and built a respected Ontario weekly. He served Lambton County in the Provincial Legislature, led railway tax reform advocacy, was executive of the Canadian Press Association, secretary treasurer of the Forest Fall Fair, and held a leadership role in The Selected Town Weeklies of Ontario. His work aided Forest and Lambton.

H. J. Pettypiece Forest’ Free Press Auld Lambton Canadian Press Association Forest Fall Ontario Pettypiece Forest Lambtom Cfield Mra Mire BM. Millay Erin L. QO. i. An No Thos Robinson Chestur Velfountain Hotkalds Wonen’ Institute Gedreé Kirkwood T. D. Richmond North Erin U. FO Nodwell Hows Leitch W. G. Magill Geo. Cruklahunka Bra J. Py Uush Gourzetown Advocate

Premier Drury Beats Ferguson In Sharp Dominion Debate

Premier Drury Outshines Conservative leader Ferguson in a heated debate over temperance and policy. Drury controlled the pace, delivering pointed, mild jabs that left Ferguson winced and faltering at times. The exchange ended with Drury’s sustained edge and Ferguson’s noted ire. Kincardine Report.

Prohibition Debate and Deserted Wives Law Discussed in Legislature

The debate centers on a federal outlook for the coming session as government parties hold a slim majority. A proposed amendment to the Deserted Wives and Children's Maintenance Act adds adultery and venereal disease as grounds for judicial separation with alimony. J G Lethbridge argued provincial highway costs should fall largely on the province, not counties, while US governors press for harsher anti bootlegging enforcement led by Texas Governor Pat M Neff urging stronger prohibitions and removal of non enforcing officers.

Stould J. G. Lethbridge West Middlesex Lethbridge United States Pat M. Neff Texas

Forest Reserves in Canada Aim to Sustain Timber Supply

Canada maintains forest reserves totaling about 22 200 000 acres across Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia. These areas, not suitable for farming, are set aside to protect timber and ensure a steady supply for surrounding communities rather than to restrict use.

Dominion Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Jareas

Ferguson predicts Conservative victory in Ontario polls

The report of Hon J H Ferguson speaking to the Conservatives of London on F day evening says he declared the Drury Government moribund and doomed to defeat. He forecast Conservative return to power in Queen's Park, criticized Ferguson as a prognosticator, and noted his failed liquor traffic pledge.

J.H. Feguson Conservatives London Drury the Mail and Empire Queen's Park Ferguson Neil

Ontario's Great 'Problem' and the Electric Power Shift

In this Hanover Post excerpt Ontario's reliance on coal is questioned and the case is made for water-projected energy from falling water to power freight and passenger transport. The piece argues electricity should replace coal for lighting, machinery, and transport, reserving coal only for heating.

Ontario Hanover Post

The Turk it is and Lausanne treaty fate

Editorial notes discuss The Turk and threats versus retreat from trouble. It asserts the Lausanne treaty will be signed and US may drop coal embargo on Canada, while Canada could respond with embargoes on other goods. It mentions Halton Conservative convention next month to nominate a candidate for the Legislative. Possible candidates include Mayor George Hillmes, Reeve W H Jippy, and J A Willoughby.

The United States Canada Halton Chonen Jmilgon George Hillmes Oakville W. H. Jippy J. A. Willoughby Georgetown

Children should share chores and outdoor play concerns

A London doctor and school medical officer argues that schoolgirls lack outdoor playtime and health. He urges girls to share domestic duties with brothers, condemns indoor chores as work for girls, and highlights a push for equal outdoor activity amid gender norms.

London Domentic Dutica Yairk Trhune Anyar Ares Ali Pitts

The Value and Veces of a Woman's Laughter

A dated advice piece discusses how a woman's laughter can charm or deter, warning that loud harsh laughter harms first impressions. It urges women to practice in private to lower pitch, curb cackling, and cultivate a harmonious, attractive laugh rather than one that seems hysterical or empty.

Ashe Hagen

Shakespearean misquote sparks quirky legal tale in Boston

A Boston Evening Transcript note recalls a lawyer who took 68 percent in a peculiar case. The quirky attribution centers on a Shakespearean misquote about advertising value. The item reads as a humorous aside in local editorial chatter.

Richalespeare Boston “Evening Transcript

What Is A Whale Worthy

A damaged excerpt argues whales are highly valuable for whalebone and blubber, noting a Greenland whale yields substantial value from whalebone, blubber, and other products. It warns of hunting and extinction risk, implying future generations may view the creature as extinct.

Spelling Contest Ends With Ten Words Read Aloud

A judge at the Federal Building in Hartford exposed a spelling test with ten common words. He offered terms such as supercedes and vilify, challenging lawyers and officials to spell them aloud, with only a few participants performing correctly amid humorous confusion.

Hartfont Pellony Plaguy

Town and Country News from Oakville Area Highlights

Neighborhood news item listing year end receipts and expenditures for Oakville area, noting a 700 dollar library donation, town debts and mortgage items, local travel plans of residents to Meverley Hills and Buffalo, and reports on community events. Mention of church events, a Valentine party, missionary meetings, and local accidents. Includes notes on farm sales, bylaw readings, and civic concerns in Erin Burlington region.

OakWilly Ware Publica Library Joseph Tody Flavelle J. Eleworth Wavello Meverley Hilla Californila Margaret Wilaun Lake Shore Wuftala Kloknoas Oakvilly Moon W. C. Trent. & Co Aes Uprater Dack Imin George's Atury E Halladay Mia Harvey Halladay Ted Derr F.barth Aixingiet Georgy FE Haartwell China Iiterest Gorge Robinson Clynda Tow Klawan Anirew William Hnyder Norval Willlam Bnyoter Graham Vera

Come in and see us anyway for repairs or not

Visit to check this new machine whether you need repairs or not. A call to see the updated equipment is encouraged, inviting customers to preview functionality and potential benefits.

Non Cooperation Trials Teas Industry in India

The article notes that Gandhi's doctrine of non cooperation disrupted the tea industry in India. It states planters faced difficulty securing enough coolies to pluck tea and shipments were hindered. Resulting in about 9,000,000 pounds of tea in the world supply and expectations of higher figures in the coming year.

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