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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 23, 1927
Page
4
Editorial notes start on a 5,500,000 bushel capacity United Grain Growers elevator at Port Arthur. Cost is 2,000,000 dollars with completion targeted for February 1928. The structure will be the world’s largest single-unit concrete elevator with 600 feet frontage and 1,400 feet depth, plus a 1,000 feet dock.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture reports cool wet weather caused a backward spring, with June prospects showing a commercial apple crop of 3,767,300 barrels, up from 2,084,230 in 1920 and above the five year average. Other fruits range from fair to good, with strawberries up in British Columbia, pears up in Ontario, and cherries and peaches varying by province.
The Kingston Whig-Standard notes pedestrians are gaining recognition under new traffic norms. Courts support walkers at intersections without officers, requiring drivers to slow or stop. Yet dangers linger at turn-through corners and hostile honking may force pedestrians to jump to safety.
A reflective, exhortative piece urging honesty about failures and mistakes. It argues progress falters when leaders cling to vanity and obstinacy, and stresses that admitting fault earns respect and improves future performance. The essay uses sports metaphor to caution against overconfidence after striking out.
Do Not Judge Too Quickly urges readers to withhold verdicts until facts are clear and to offer constructive criticism rather than fault finding. It argues townspeople work with conscience and foresight, and that initial impressions may mislead until all facts are known and understood from multiple angles.
The Winchester Press notes a city daily offered to transfer its plant and staff to local clergy for a single day. It warns about the challenge of editing, printing, and managing a newspaper, including editorials, general commentary, and local news, plus the business tasks of keeping offices supplied and wages paid.
Bank of Montreal reports generally favorable crop conditions across the Dominion last week. Alberta wheat seeding finished with smaller acreage than last year but good moisture and no hail damage. coarse grains up slightly. Quebec rains slow operations. Ontario mixed with seeding delays in Eastern Ontario. Maritime Provinces average. New Brunswick wet. British Columbia improving with ideal growing weather.
The piece previews the upcoming Diamond Jubilee and hopes for fair weather over the three days. It comments on mixed reactions to the Government Control System, with prohibitionists dissatisfied, brewers unhappy with beer sales, and drinkers grumbling about prices. Ex Kaiser Wilhelm says he cannot return to Germany, and the Border Cities Star notes the risk someone may recognize him.
On June 27 the Canadian National Railway introduces an extra westbound train for Acton in the morning, enlarging the western mail service between 7.45 a.m. and 5.10 p.m. This addition promises convenience and better scheduling for travelers and mail.
A condensed tribute recalls Sir John A. Macdonald as a pivotal figure who shaped Canada after Confederation. It highlights his role as negotiator and political strategist, his expansion of the Northwest, and his influence on policies that bound French and English Canadians, leading Confederation and the nation’s early growth.
In a muddled dialogue a Boston visitor and a Plainfolk sister clash over tact and a 125 year old high-boy china piece. The narrator recalls yesterday’s social missteps, noting a shift from youth to maturity as she faces family expectations and lingering pride.
An outspoken traveler provokes a clash over a stubborn open window on a railcar. After taunts and challenges, the quarrel escalates as a passenger insists on closing the pane. The window proves stuck, and the confrontation ends with mounting tempers.
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