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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 04, 1920
Page
3
A garbled notice lists advertising details for Acton area publications. It mentions contract dismissal for ten months or more, payment terms, and advertising options with costs, deadlines, and publishing schedules.
Editorial discusses female enfranchisement and child training, praise for Ontario ministers, Britain and France cordial ties, Yukon liquor prohibition support, and local electoral remarks. Mentions Premier and cabinet figures, gerrymandering, and proposed provincial highway moves along with economic measures to curb luxuries and boost Canadian production.
A local necropolis debate grows at Fairview Cemetery as severe winter weather and burial vault shortages reveal a pressing requirement. Officials note that a burial facility addition is an urgent municipal duty to address unsafe conditions and inadequate access.
Ontario farmers gain by motor cars amid government road plans from Lake Ontario to Georgian Bay Port Credit to Owen Sound. The Eight Hour Day issue will not trigger a crisis this session as coalition parties seek a commission study before potential legislation next year.
An upcoming government bill aims to require lightning rod equipment on elevators mills stores and other buildings housing foodstuffs. If enacted the rule would take effect soon after January 1 1921 with penalties for noncompliance.
Dean W. J. Rutherford of the Saskatchewan College of Agriculture says farming has transformed into a real business. He argues farming now blends production with marketing and export aims, requiring graduates skilled in agriculture and economics to strengthen rural communities and link farming with city economies.
The British drink bill advances amid war concerns and rising costs. Debates in Parliament discuss shorter sale hours and state control experiments. Lady Astor urges drastic reforms while defending readiness for prohibition among voters, emphasizing women and children affected by liquor.
Fragmentary OCR shows a trade reference to corrugated metal roofing, mentioning Mooney and Acton. The text appears garbled with unclear names and numbers, but indicates a listing or advertisement for roofing materials and related services.
Fragmentary OCR reveals a lengthy, unclear report with names and places obscured. The text hints at ongoing investigations, possible delays, and references to officials, locations, and dates, but readable specifics are scarce and uncertain.
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled schoolroom talk with misread phrases and names. Incoherent questions reference a pupil, teachers, clothing, and a shifting Earth metaphor, with many typos and nonsensical lines.
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