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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 09, 1921
Page
4
Ratepayers in Crewsons Corners and nearby townships press Councils of four monships to form a union school section with a school at the Corners to ease long travel for district children.
A Natal Advertiser critique argues that reducing hours to create jobs ignores that most unemployed lack skills and that expanding the wage bill with surplus workers raises prices or reduces profits. The piece insists greater production in industry and agriculture is needed, not overstaffing.
An editorial excerpt from The New York Sun contrasts Canada’s postwar stability with labor tensions elsewhere. It notes peaceful readjustment by government toward business, demands collaboration of capital and labor, and highlights Canada’s shift from agriculture to growing manufacturing, aided by waterpower, coal, minerals, and expanded railroads.
A newspaper-voiced commentary notes that farmsteads are steadily improving in appearance with kept lawns painted buildings neat fences preserved trees and planted shrubs. It argues tidiness boosts pride ownership and could raise market value as farmers invest time in beautifying home surroundings alongside expanding profits.
The Ottawa vote on the Parliament Buildings rest resolution is cited with minister P B McCurdy saying the tower will be finished in two years and inscribed with biblical verses. An item from the London Daily Mail discusses French settlement by ex-soldiers and postwar ties. The Presbyterian General Assembly in Toronto debates Church Union, noting 375 Union Churches and urging action to align with the trend toward union with Methodists and others.
A wearying exile in Canada marks the long service of royal envoys to Ottawa none gainful in pay but bearing heavy public duty. The Duke of Devonshire among others spends years apart from home life and world events, yet accepts the role with broad public approval. The Duke of Connaught, who advised ministers on military matters, was recalled to support the Empire’s war effort. The text notes the Devonshire tenure as eleventh in line.
Editorial notes discuss the Temperance Act and Ontario liquor import ban to take effect July 18, praise the LL D. honor for RE G. Drury, and note prohibition support in Ottawa Parliament. It mentions restricted physician prescriptions, wheat and potato acreage trends in western Canada, and a Red Cross plan for traveling dental parlors for Saskatchewan children.
The Veterinary Director General’s report covers the year ending March 31, 1918 and the twelve months to March 31, 1936. It lauds Canada as the healthiest country for all breeds of live stock with few diseases and successful containment of outbreaks.
A bus ride scene features a Yankee taunting about monuments and builders. The conductor and passengers trade jabs, mentioning Nelsons Column and other famed works, with casual boasts and misheard names as they near Pauls.
A murky dialogue reveals a troubled youth seeking guidance about love. He confesses fear that a girl’s affection may be misread if he shows too much care, while another voice urges restraint and clarity in his actions.
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