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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 26, 1924
Page
4
A fifty year reflection on progress under Queen Victoria through George V, praising steady adherence to board principles. It argues local journalism serves public needs, supports business effort, and emphasizes revenue through advertising and paper costs as essential to a thriving newsroom and community.
The Expositor argues that Brantford taxpayers must fund city expenditure through taxation decided by the City Council. It warns that residents imagine money comes from a hidden fund and stresses the need for public awareness of taxes wrapped in rents and civic grants.
The article argues that every manufacturer seeks to cut costs and highlights that Ontario’s accidents cost six million dollars annually. With over five thousand accidents monthly to the Workmen's Compensation Board, roughly two hundred incidents occur each working day. It proposes extending safety measures as a logical, legitimate way to lower production costs for both employers and workers and reduce losses.
An editorial argues for valuing skilled trades over traditional professions. It cites a shortage of skilled workers, warns of family and educational neglect of the trades, and asserts hearty pay, status, and opportunity for those who apprentice and master a trade despite wearing overalls.
A scuffed editorial critiques U S political scandal fade, Ontario party governance, and city hopes, noting the Dream of municipal improvements faded. It contrasts Saskatoon bootlegger hunts with Denmark Norway naval patrols, mocks miscast Canadian exhibition acts in London, and laments embarrassed Western Canadian publicity.
Local notes cover club elections in Toronto with Mrs Ht G Black named president of the Hoeffoonian Club. Miss Florida Harrison appointed as auditor for the Bilton Hydro Electric Commission successor. A Liberal Conservative meeting in Milton draws attendees including Mrs Fleck and Mrs McGibbon. County Council to reassess the county rate on Friday. Notable exams reported at Toronto University and art programs with honors at Milton High.
A fragmented tale follows Akilissi the last survivor in a narrative arc where a wilderness boy encounters a notorious brigand. In a pivotal scene set near a city, Akilissi offers the brigand mercy, promising to care for his wife and children if he surrenders. They travel to a police station where the brigand turns himself in with gratitude.
A long readable fragment recalls Prince George’s Lisbon visit and an awkward horse moment resolved by a local English student in Portuguese. The item also notes Toronto visitors, couple’s weekend stays, and church notices amid social commentary on theft and community events.
Georgetown notes show Mrs Talph Rosas visiting friends in Mt Port Arthur and Duluth while Mr Wm Barter of Acton visited town Friday. A Palmer ton couple spent Sunday here with Bre and Mrs Nelseon. Norval resident Vallen F Maguire visits Buffalo relatives. Mrs Pedlay of Toronto visited Dr Reed's last week. Mrs D McGuire and Miss Irene Price of Toronto hosted at Mr Join Price's. Colin Sheardon and son John of Bolton called on Bre and Mrs Nelseon Friday. Harold Wrigglesworth and son from Toronto spent the weekend with Mr George Wrigglesworth. Kathleen Ryan and daughter from Toronto spent the weekend with the Misses Ryan. Brill Co plans nine new up-to-date fronts for their business block. Armenian youths enjoyed a polo night at Brooley Park with Hrinih Guia. Bombone saw the gathering and teased them late at night. The dump at the park burning for days. Rev HK Drysdale of Rochester, visiting Toronto for Rotary, made a quick stop to Georgetown friends Tuesday. Arthur M Tyrsell of Kamloops, an old Georgetown boy, visited over the weekend and recalled old times. he is a former Kamisopa mayor and Rotarian, part of Taronta’s convention week.
A physician, Dr J M Warren, habitually offered advice to a poor patient who could not pay. After she stopped consulting, he asked about her absence on the street, and she replied that she had not seen a paying doctor for months. The anecdote mocks the doctor’s expectation of compensation and the patient’s frugality.
A Georgia traveler recounts a visit to a town station where a backwoods Negro asked for a Macon ticket. The agent offered a straight return option, prompting a humorous misunderstanding about a return journey and fare.
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