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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 13, 1921
Page
5
Fragmentary text lists a 1938 election notice from a Canadian weekly newspaper with names and a residence reference, including several unclear terms. The readable items indicate voting or candidate references and an address line, but many words are garbled.
The Globe cites forged permits for releasing 100000,600 dollars of whiskey and flags corruption. It discusses Ontario matinee profits, Grand Trunk earnings, meat export declines, and U S nonparticipation in the League of Nations, with N W Rowell commenting on League work.
R. G. Dub & Co. official M.c Lamburn notes in The Toronto Board of Trade News that the current business mood is likely short lived. He cautions that while disturbing events may still occur to demoralize the market, these are seen as necessary for a brighter future development.
Military plans prepare to mark six thousand graves in twelve hundred cemeteries across the Dominion. The Imperial War Graves Commission will place headstones, beautify the plots, and provide perpetual care for Canadian Expeditionary Force and Royal Air Force members who died in Canada or while en route to or from the front.
The Free Press notes lack of respect for Sunday and recalls months ago that the Council can pass a by law licensing and regulating restaurants. It alleges tobacco cigars cigars drinks and candies are sold on Sundays in town without meals to customers, a practice to be stopped in a Christian community.
Provincial government and municipal councils fund annual public library services to provide literature for all citizens. Acton Public Library offers thousands of volumes open to residents. readers can freely choose works and engage with great authors for intellectual growth and enjoyment.
The town places $40,000 waterworks bonds on the market, showing strong demand from brokers and solid financial standing of Acton. The bonds promise annual interest paid on time and prompt principal repayment. The issue mirrors prior construction bonds with the same rate and favorable terms for investors.
Esquesing Township marks its centenary this month with ties to Acton and Georgestown. The council first met on a January rest day a century ago at the Standish homestead. Current retiring Reeve James Standish and first clerk James Fraser are noted in local history.
It is generally conceded that John R. Elliott, Esquesing, will win the wardenship on the first ballot at the County Council organization meeting on the 25th. Elliott was elected to Esquesing Council for the seventh year by acclamation and is favored due to long municipal experience.
A criticized Ottawa government may abolish the Senate to ease political strain amid thousands seeking Senate seats. The British cattle embargo on Canada faces possible removal as Lord Beaverbrook backs lifting the ban after a London meeting with 3000 meat industry representatives urging government action to resume home-killed meat supply.
Prohibition forces in Ontario brace for a key April vote as temperance groups mobilize for the fight. Following precedents in Nova Scotia Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta the Dominion Government moves to prohibit liquor importation into the four provinces from February 1. Ontario faces a bone dry future and urges readiness.
London reports say leading allies press Germany to live up to peace terms with strict disarmament. Britain and France are in close accord on arms limits and secret explosive and poison gas processes. Premiers’ meeting January 10 fuels belief of a swift comprehensive agreement.
A provincial notice warns of rising illegal firearm carrying and directs County Constables and Provincial Police to prosecute and confiscate weapons. The Attorney General urges earnest action, with warrants to forward seized arms to the Provincial Police Superintendent. Crown Attorneys are asked to assist in enforcement.
Campaign evidence favors buying goods in Acton over Toronto for staples. Merchants show daily items cost less locally, avoiding travel, meals, and car fares. Printing catalogs and postage burden public funds, so supporting local shops saves money and trouble. Now is the time to buy.
A muddled tale follows Imogen Walworth and Marlon as a doctor notices romance shifting into practical labor. Marlon, posing as a common laborer, falls for Imogen while planning a staged identity, only to reveal genuine feelings and return home with a betrothal soon after.
The voice of mutual friends nearly secured a consulate post for Roosevelt, but in the eleventh hour his true trade caliber was revealed by chance. A cobbler’s large group in Jerusalem faces hard times. trust and commissions shape prospects, with news of diminished output and rising poverty unsettling daily life.
An errand boy recounts his task delivering parcels across town during the Christmas rush. He notes he has a Brent deal of work and asks a grocer about wages while explaining he’s doing a horse out of a job. The exchange shows the boy’s anxiety over earning and employment.
A fragmented reflective essay contrasts social hierarchies and mobility in small communities. It discusses how employers favor proven workers, how inferiority shapes opportunity, and how talent from modest origins can rise, while small towns struggle to keep capable people from leaving.
Old guide outlines methods to boost heat using a circulating fan. It suggests placing a fan to push warm air through registers, boosting room warmth, increasing furnace draft, and aiding drying clothes. Tips emphasize efficiency and safety for winter use.
A fragment describes a rainbow myth linked to water drawing by mechanical means in the Dow country. It mentions a party of Vuela and nearby Bronoow while naming an aquly and the bent water pine.
An early 20th century report describes a hidden transmitter and vocal phonograph system enabling hands free signaling between a masked operator and distant workers. The device uses throat sounds to trigger a watch transmitter and may connect to railway car crew for ignition and signaling, with possible contactless steering in a dangerous setting.
A garbled excerpt from a Boston Eventing Transcript shows fragmentary dialogue about a girl named Gittle May and a mother figure, with unclear references to family ties and implied actions. The text is distorted and contains many misspellings, making the intended event hard to determine.
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