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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 31, 1919
Page
5
The text urges voters to mark four Xs in the No column to defeat measures and notes a well known fund of letters for brewers. It presents a charged instruction on how to vote and implies a stance against the public questions.
A report notes another breaking incident at Beardmore and Con Warehouses during siding and switch installation. A lacrosse match in the park Saturday saw Acton prevail 6 to 2 over Galis with 1,200 to 1,600 spectators. Georgetown reports Acton fans showed keen interest while Goderich officials inspected the electric lighting plant for potential purchase.
A discussion of how public figures are judged by phrases in speeches and the danger of words misrepresenting intent. The piece notes examples of praise misread as insult and urges careful word choice to reflect true meaning. It ends with an aside promoting Miller's Worm Powders for worms and health.
Susanna M. Wry recalls Howard Merrill, a college student who died after refusing alcohol during a fever. A county funeral becomes a political rally as the speaker urges dry-vote pledges and voter registration to support statewide prohibition, influencing local and state outcome.
The text explains banana bunches in the Azores form hands along the stalk with alternating growth. It notes that the number of bananas per hand decreases by one from hand to hand and that a banana stalk can yield multiple growth points though a given plant typically bears one crop after harvest.
Dr. Thomas Belectric extolled for curative qualities as an affordable remedy carried by druggists across Canada. The product is widely available, reasonably priced, and urged for universal use.
The ship Faith from San Francisco docked at a Gulf port after carrying 2,000,000 feet of California lumber to Chile and taking on 4,000 tons of nitrate. Agents say the vessel withstood rough seas unscathed and will port again once unloading and reloading finish. The ad seeks Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as an effective treatment.
The article lists month names used by Indians based on lunar markers. Each month is described with a descriptive label such as the hard moon for January and the harvest moon for August, reflecting seasonal cues.
A 1919 Toronto letter from ERNEST THOMAS to the Board of Social Service argues against alcohol indulgence, urging women to ballot against drinking and promote prohibition. The piece claims alcohol undermines health, resistance to infection, and civic virtue, calling for municipal and national social reform.
The Ontario Department of Agriculture released the fall fair schedule for nearby locales. Towns such as Acton Brampton Burlington Erin Galt Georgetown Milton Oakville Rockwood and others are noted with respective fair dates in September and October.
A garbled exchange shows a visitor addressing a young man named Charlie as he returns from college. The dialogue hints at a resemblance to his father and recurring comments from a June event but remains unclear and largely unintelligible.
Overseas Minister reports payments by the Canadian Corps in France totaling 167,931.01 to residents for crop and building damages, civilian value loss, and occupation impacts during the occupation period.
A historical fragment argues that the ratio of fault-finders to contented people is high and encourages an agreement to praise at least five things before criticizing again. It advises forming a habit of seeking delight rather than indulging in constant scolding.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a middle aged man pressing a widow about her daughter. He hints at a potential marriage to the daughter while the widow coyly acknowledges possible steps. The vanished scene conveys social courtship and family tension.
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