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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 12, 1922
Page
4
The Newmarket Era notes the annual meeting of the King George Hotel in a town last week. It reports the temperance group has owned the hotel eleven years and paid a 10 percent dividend this year after a 0 percent prior. The board shows a $2,200 surplus after dividends.
The International Joint Commission approves a plan to connect the Great Lakes to ocean shipping via a thirty mile St. Lawrence canal. Reported to both the U S Secretary of State and the Ottawa government, the project would be financed from power sites along the canal. Locks would double current Niagara Falls power output.
A Canadian representative publication delivers a compelling issue featuring monthly highlights in Canadian history with flag days for schools. It includes Impressions of Ontario by McGill’s Caldwell, The University’s Role by John Boyd, In the Canadian Rockies by Robert Carey, Glengarry journey by Alden Griffin Meredith, and Prom Month to Month analysis by Sir John Willison. It also offers various short stories, poetry, and illustrations, underscoring national thought and effort.
Oakville Burlington Georgetown elect local newspaper publishers to mayor and county boards. A S Forster Star becomes Oakville mayor after long council service. E A Harris Gazette Burlington eyes wardenship and county education. J M Moore Georgetown Herald serves on Hydro Electric Board after years in council and school board.
Ernest Thomas, Toronto, compares Ontario election figures to Referendum results on temperance and non importation. He notes turnout parity with 1924 and 1921 referendums, identifies vote shares of Liberals, Progressives, Conservatives, and the distribution of seats, and argues that prohibition support cannot be belittled by turnout ratios or party margins.
Newsprint prices for weekly editions fell January first by a quarter cent per pound, now at a low per ton rate. Postal rate hikes of 100 percent beyond the central zone dampen hopes for subscription relief. Dairymen's Association remarks on farm education favoring practical work and winter schooling for boys, citing Minister W R Motherwell.
Mondorn Highway Road Making Ontario engages in broad road-building with neighboring provinces and U.S. states, bidding on reinforced concrete highways and signaling systems. PA signs push safer traffic. Ontario Motor League notes slow adoption. Canada remains a key U.S. trade partner, with Canada exporting grain timber and paper while the U.S. contemplates tariffs on Canadian wheat.
The council is urged to adopt a perpetual care plan for all plots at Fairview Cemetery to maintain uniform, neat appearance. Many towns use this system, benefiting residents and non residents who support upkeep. Guelph shows it is workable.
Editorial notes celebrate Canada issuing its own five cent nickel. It calls the current American usage of nickel a misnomer and praises Ottawa’s minting of a lifelike portrait of Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King. The January Canadian Magazine lauds his keenness courage straightforwardness sincerity and integrity as factors in his leadership victory.
The article discusses the energy value of oranges, their digestion, and dietary effects. It highlights how oranges supply energy, counteract indigestion, and aid chemical balance, noting juice as a versatile antidote and suggesting daily oral intake with bread and other foods.
The Canadian record hen Lauty Dot of White Wymniletts pullet stock completed her yearly record on October 1 producing 326 eggs, with a long laying period from March 2, 1920, through October and a winter output detailed. A second bird, Tanly Detly, started laying in October and ended January, with notable performance in the year.
The Natural Resources Intelligence Branch of the Department of the Interior released a map of Canada showing leading natural resources by province. It highlights Ontario and Quebec timber, Newfoundland farming, New Brunswick creamery, Prince Edward Island farming, and British Columbia fruit and mining. It notes mining, farming, and industry opportunities across provinces and includes railways and trade routes. A copy of the map may be obtained at no charge from the department in Ottawa.
A garbled humor column presents a string of vignettes at a harbor and shop counter. Jokey exchanges about cutting hair, a violinist in a music hall, a school exam spoof, and a comic accidental hat loss unfold in quick, rough dialogue. A running joke about mistaken identity and misused phrases threads through.
A fragment recalls a Northern Ontario editor who took money from an Indigenous man for a newspaper and later pressed for a meal and a receipt. The exchange centers on payment for the paper and the unresolved debt, with the Indian asserting the need for documentation.
A fragmented report describes a new discovery yielding by products from oil and motor spirits, including wax, gas, lubricating oil, ammonium sulfate, and synthetic fuel. The claim is the fuel offers twice coal heat and burns cleanly, with large potential value from Mayland mines. later notes reference other U.S. events and inventions, including a buoyant swimming aid.
An Austrian paper laments a return to barter amid rising costs. Tales recount doctors charging half a loaf for consultations, surgeons performing multiple procedures, and grocers facing debts after expensive operations. A patient recalls extreme expenses, with mentions of tooth extractions, home brew, and patent foods reflecting economic strain.
A business observer notes that the character and ability of the person at the top determine success, spreading through the organization from leadership to every level. The piece stresses the value of trustworthy leadership and prudent investments.
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