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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 08, 1925
Page
3
Editorial from Tin Fran Press thanks subscribers advertisers and correspondents for the past support and expresses gratitude while soliciting continued backing. The note marks Jubilee Year 925 and fifty volumes, aiming to remain a staple weekly visitor to every home in its constituency.
Burlington mayor Harris announces he will not stand aside as colleagues seek higher office and asks for ratepayers support for another term. He cites past service on the Public School Board and Water Commission and urges unity and progress for Burlington in the coming year.
Discussion follows Hon Taschereau’s carding banquet proposal to lower federal duties on alcohol. Critics say current duties fuel contraband profits and that cutting excise by five dollars a gallon would reduce illicit gin and Canadian rye cost, keeping money in Canada. Debate notes Quebec’s government control and contrasts with Ontario claims.
The Older Boys' Parliament of Ontario at Toronto last week endorsed Premier Ferguson's temperance policy with unanimous support. Members passed a resolution favoring total abstinence, arguing youth need information on alcoholism to resist temptation. The stance offers guidance for provincial social service leaders and may justify broader council activities.
The Forest Free Press enters its forty-seventh volume with the New Year. For forty-two years it has been owned and edited by H J Pettypiece ex M P, whose business skill editorial ability and experience have built a home paper trusted by its readers. The paper enjoys high patronage and continued success.
The Hanover Post has purchased the Ayton Advance and will merge the weekly into the Post. The Advance, long-lived for a small village, succumbed to publishing costs despite proprietor Oscir Widmeyer and local merchants' efforts.
Dominion Secretary J Clark Reilly announced the seventh annual Canadian Building and Construction Industries convention to be held in Montreal January 28 to 30. He said stagnation from war conditions is nearly ended and the meeting should stimulate 1925 construction activity parallels with the United States revival arriving soon.
A Montréal dispatch reports New Year 1925 celebrations crowded hotels and restaurants as thousands, including hundreds of Americans across the border, joined jubilant crowds. The scene drew praise for U S prohibition enforcement compared with Canada.
The Fergus News Record cites debates on U S and Britain debts to be settled with both nations if possible. Canada’s 1924 mineral output rose to 205.462 million with gold at 31.522 million, Ontario dominating. Reeve Hampshire withdraws from Esquesing Council amid Nomination surprises. Reeve McIntyre expected to win Warden in 1925.
Mrs Mortimer documents a day of childcare as her husband Mortimer boasts of the mind’s unfoldment. The ledger-like list covers wake times, meals, baths, attempts at social calls, and a dangerous incident with a button, ending with a vow to claim a “woman’s time” for domestic duties.
Readers are reminded that kindness is powerful and protective. The text argues kindness strengthens character, earns trust, and acts as a higher law of society, noting it pays dividends in friendship and moral influence despite not always receiving reward.
The speaker imagines taking cherished memories and sensory joys to heaven including a locket a letter worn ribbon and a baby’s fingers the scent of moonlit gardens a frost glistening afternoon a sunset over pine mountains and a dress that shimmers with roses blue and amethyst heaven would thrill at these personal treasures and pleasures.
A domestic vignette shows Mrs Williams guiding her son Bobby to take medicine after a tense moment. Mr Williams rarely intervenes, but in a looming threat he steps in with firm words. Bobby complies, fearing being sent to bed without medicine.
A female physician narrator recalls graduating as the sole woman in her class and pledging to practice rather than marry. She treats a young man, Dick, whose mother urges social visits, leading to a romantic engagement. Dr. Philips, her former mentor, jokes about breaking the vow as the tale ends.
A garbled dialogue shows a lawyer pressing for guilt and the client admitting guilt. The attorney then outlines the need to establish an alibi, creating a simple path for the case.
In a clipped classroom scene a child asks for correction as adults discuss growth. The exchange centers on guidance and improvement, highlighting a moment of learning and discipline in a school setting.
A sea captain recounts an eerie fog night when a distant fog horn sounded from a ship in procession. After three false headings the horn echoed from the same position, until staff realized the “horn” was actually a cow on the forward deck supplying milk for passengers.
Fragmented verses reflect on kindness and friendship across years, ending with a grim line about Hitler and cruelty. The piece ponders how small acts of kindness persist beyond the giver and questions the impact of memories and prayers amid historic cruelty.
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