Canada to Exhibit at London Empire Fair Next Year
Canada will have a strong presence at the British Empire Exhibition in London from April 20 to October 31, 2024. The Anancet exhibit will be state directed by the federal government, with an estimated cost of 5.1 million dollars. The Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways will each occupy 10 000 square feet of adjoining space to showcase resources and manufactured goods to millions of visitors.
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Canada
London
England
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific
The
Empire
Ontario Temperance Act in Halton County figures 1922
The Board of License Commissioners report shows Halton 1922 outcomes under the Ontario Temperance Act with 95 convictions in the county and four against Standard Hotel licenses. Fines totaling 2255 to the Province and 5886.75 to municipalities, plus 12 jail commitments for drunkenness in Halton, reflect perceived benefits from prohibition.
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Board of License Commissioners For
Ontario
Halton County
Ninty
Idwaz Acton
Burlington
Georgetown
Milton
Oakville
Boiz
Halton
Hatron
Electioneering Shift to Pair Hunting in Paris Campaign
A new phase of campaigning emerges as Hillmer canvasses workers and urges voters to back Dale if unable to support him. A veteran Tory with strong rhetoric compels a voter toward Dale, but the approach fails to sway the average elector, noted among farmers and locals.
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Hillmer
Per
Dale
Hiller
Drury
Geen Momant
Paire
Prophesied Conservative Gains Amid Election Talk
In southwestern Ontario leaders forecast a major party rebound. Howard Ferguson predicts 25 Conservative seats on June 23, citing past deficits in Huron North Wellington South and Simcoe West. Wellington Ha? Liberal supporters expect a tide shift toward class government.
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Hon
Howard +Ferguson
Conservatives
Huron North
Jington South
PFL
Wellington Ha
Thig
Promice Drury
Poeterboro
Straigh
Obedience to Canadian Laws Emphasized in Election Note
In a Vancouver ruling Justice Murphy sentences Doukhobor Sam Chercanoff to three years for attempting to burn a Grand Forks schoolhouse. He warns that newcomers and citizens alike must obey Canadian and provincial laws or face penalties as the temperance issue dominates election attitudes.
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Justice Murphy
Vancouver
Sam Chercanoff
Grand Forks
B. C
Canada
Paying Our War Bill and Taxation Prospects
The Farmers' Sun argues that simplification cannot cut total tax burdens soon due to war indebtedness. It predicts possible tax increases before significant new public undertakings arise. The belief that wartime costs were already paid is deemed baseless as capital costs from overseas operations have not yet been settled.
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Sun
Skim Milk Remarks Trap Hillmer Meeting
In Acton last Friday evening Mrs. McNiven drew laughter as she echoed Mr Drury's speech. Telegram notes H P Moore, appointed magistrate by Whit ney government, operates The Free Press. The act of 1922 extended magistrates jurisdiction.
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Toronto Telegram
Hillmer
Acton
Tipe Free Press
Telegram
Editorial notes on Halton results and election issues
A collage of editorial notes from 1919 debates in Ontario papers. Mentions Premier Drury's pre 1919 majority, 2c postage, nomination day in Milton, redistribution proposals adding Puslinch to Halton, and opposition from MP Dr Anderson. References Baldwin's temperance stance and Ontario traffic enforcement debates.
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Drury
Halton
Reeve Hiller
Oakville
Mayor Dale
Georgetown
Milton
Dominion House
Puslinch Township
Anderson
Burlington Gazette
Pyjamas Earned a Victoria Cross Tale of Coombs
A wartime tale recalls Captain Wakeman and a heroic act by Coombs who, garbed in the King’s borrowed pyjamas, survived a submarine ambush. After receiving the Victoria Cross from King George, Coombs kept the story alive as the King lent him his own infamous nightwear.
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Wakeman
Coombs
Georget
Captain Wakeman
Coomba
Coombe
Endubmarine
Mont
Nex
Admiralty
London
Gnan Jollakin
Sandringham
King Gorges
Hila Majesty
Riddles in a Curious Beehive Style
A garbled collection of wordplay and puns about beehives, be holders, and odd questions. It features jokes about hollowness, books with endings, nobles with titles, common advice, and croys as the meat of birds. The text is fragmentary and humorous in tone.
Observation in Northeastern psychology class reveals prank and misperception
A psychology class at Northeastern University experiences a disturbance when two students clash and a shot is fired, though observers later report the gun was a banana. Professor Schlagenhaus uses the incident to illustrate failures of observation amid chaotic recollections and misdated timelines.
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Northeastern University
Milton J. Schlagenhaus
Fred
Dreas
Achlagenhaus
Wonderful results from two bottles of Dreco
Mrs W Arnold of Mt Hamilton Ontario tells how her husband nearly died from stomach and liver trouble. After taking two bottles of Dreco he became strong enough to walk daily and regain vitality. The Arnolds praise the medicine and urge others to try Dreco sold by A Brown Acton and by druggists everywhere.
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W. Arnold
East 33Rd Street
Mt. Hamilton
Dreco
Arnold
Faust
Drese
Acton
A. Brown
Plan Spring Garden Better with Simple Planting Notes
W T Macou urges gardeners to map spring improvements by marking beds with notes on where to add bulbs and flowering perennials. He suggests choosing hardy plants like Snowdrop Snowlake Crocus Chionodoxa and Scilla to fill gaps and mentions later blooms such as Tulips Columbine Bleeding Heart and Irises.
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Zeeland
W. T
Macou
Dayminion Horticulturiat
Appearances Deceive on a Death Route
A mishmashed tale recalls Andy driving a small wagon on a route to a village. A death delayed him as he carried a coffin for a burial and an Indy passenger found no space except the coffin top. A bystander called out to stop Andy.
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Andy
The Government to Intereating Tall Plan to Stay Aerial
An oblique Detroit News note cites a New York daily claiming the government proposed an air sustaining scheme. The piece hints at a prize and a printer’s misprint in reporting.
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New York
Detroit News
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Acton Free Press
Ontaria
Herald Addlinn
Jabal
Opt Specife
WE P. Moore
G. Aldills
Editorial
Candida
Yalates
Paris
Newmarket
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Lady Astor
Farmers’ Sun
Mercury
Act
Dundan Star
Ike
Glaag
Moaj
Quist
Field
University of Ottawa
Ceomant Rambinow
Vito
Azatic
Bertie
Hertie
Hartle
Bank of Montreal
Iby Shorey
Business Directory
J. A. McNiven
Carper Lowar Avenue
Elain Street
E. J. Nelson
Fredemigk
Wes, Laird
Woolwich
Neat
Dox
Harold Nash
Farmer
M. A. Barristar
Bollestor
Notary Public
Conveyancer
Perryman
Ont
H. G. Meir
J. M. Bell
Dentral
Toronto University
Omflca
Corner
Broderick Street
F. G. Gollop
D.D.S
L.D.S
Ombe Qver
Bank of Nova Scotia
Prancis' Nunan
Avery
Wyndham
Guelph
Williama
Lodge Directory
Sons OF England
Lodge Woodgreen
Hall
Jet -Precious
J. Little
Gramophones
Smith’s. Furniture Store
Wyndham Street
Guelph, Ont
Arton Free Press
Tue Fru Press
Tan Fae Parss
Trap Fuen
Japan
Spon
Vinitlus
Thetford
F. Kennedy
R. J
Kerr Auctioner
Real Eatate
Salon
Kerr
Hower Avenue
Quebec
D. Alex. Niven
Harveys
Hulldens Ami Wauniei Et Councils
Watlmutes
Ato
McLean
Douglass Bt
Quelpil
Granite and Marble Works
Toronto
Dominion
Weat
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