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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 12, 1925
Page
3
Editorial notes the government accepts a 4.4 beer as a revenue source with an estimated provincial yield of 2.2 million from the new tax, predicting broad spending shifts. Elmira council aims to appease factions after long tension over policing, selecting W. A. Forth of Toronto as chief to begin next week.
Premier Kg denounces hints of secession by delegates from the Maritime Provinces. He asserts no Canadian can contemplate such action and warns that true Confederation loyalty binds all provinces. He notes the lasting unity forged over fifty years ago.
The article notes the uncertainty of timing for a general election as Parliament remains in session. It predicts an election will occur "before a great while" during the fourth session. Liberal supporters praise Prime Minister Mackenzie King for not making serious mistakes and for enhancing the party's standing.
The Collingwood Bulletin reviews The Old Man of the Big Clock Tower weekly piece in Acton Free Press. It praises the town history sketches by the writer including brief portraits of several doctors and notes the work’s historical value for Acton and readers.
The Appellate Division of the Ontario Supreme Court held Belleville liable for injuries from an icy sidewalk, ruling the municipality must relieve dangerous conditions even if costs are high. It notes councils may commandeer adjacent property owners to fund snow and ice removal.
The law states any person who regularly takes a paper from the post office, whether in their own name or another’s, is responsible for payment. If a subscriber requests discontinuation, arrears must be paid or the publisher may continue sending the paper and collect all due. Courts consider refusing delivery or removing papers unpaid as prima facie evidence of fraud.
The Massey Harris Company annual report indicates tariff changes benefited the firm. Deficits of 1.5 million in 1921 and 642 thousand in 1922 fell to profits of 87 thousand in the latest year, signaling improved earnings under the new tariff. The company likely will testify to tariff constructive impact.
The Gazette Chronicle reports Acton plans a provincial Special Act to consolidate floating debt of 35 000 carried since 1918. Proceeds would extend payment into future years, letting posterity share the burden while current levies cover annual expenses. A prior 1910s halt reduced 3 000 unprovided funds, now wiped away, with each year’s expenditures met by current taxes.
An article notes England’s strict Sunday observance contrasting with Canada. Leeds refused permission for Sunday park games after petitions and a plebiscite in newspapers showed seven to one against allowing such games, praised as creditable to the city.
The Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association holds its annual meeting in Winnipeg in June with expected attendance of over five hundred delegates. The event promises technical programs and discussions aimed at improving weekly papers and boosting public service across communities.
The piece critiques liquor policy and double strength beer debates, notes merchants’ local influence, and cites Premier Ferguson’s ban on public officials playing Handbooks. It also compares Canada's standing among nations in hydraulic power and industry while discussing church lotteries, Chicago water issues, and typhoid controls via water purification and food safety.
The Westminster Hall roof, famed for its vast oak beams, faces replacement as dry rot and beetle damage threaten the timber. Builders race to replace worm-eaten spans while noting the hall’s historic role hosting Parliaments sessions and notable deaths and ceremonies.
An Ontario high school principal, irritated by recurring parental complaints, mailed a printed questionnaire to all parents. He asked nine pointed questions on parental involvement, respect for authorities, sleep, nutrition, reading the news, avoiding gossip, sports, table conversations, and adherence to public health and patriotism ideals.
The article recounts a memory by Mr. T. H. Way from his book Memories. He describes guiding a student to observe a twilight streetscape near Chesix Hospital and recalling the scene in exact detail after a pause.
A woman forgets her brown cocker spaniel during a visit. After hours the dog stays put until a phone call to the owner prompts whistling and a return home. A boy holds the dog as the receiver is put to its ear and the owner calls for Paddy to come home.
A doctor and a lawyer living on the same street share the surname Smith though unrelated. In June the doctor married, in July the lawyer left abroad. A Paris wire to the wife, read by the widow, stated it arrived as heat grew terrible.
Frank Day of Green worth Saskatchewan praises Canada as a land of opportunity for men who will work. In a Manitoba Free Press letter he shares his 30 years since arriving from England, describing his hard labor from mining to farming and his belief that a real man can make good in the West. He notes long hours, droughts, and the shift from factory work to farming, urging discouraged jobseekers to persevere and claim a place in this nation.
The article argues that while washing dishes is disliked it is best done promptly. It contrasts procrastination with a sense of freedom and achievement after completing the task. A student narrator notes that dread grows with delay and that finishing dishes quickly can feel like turning drudgery into a small art.
An old cautionary piece argues there is no virtue to tanning and sun exposure beyond skin protection. It notes UV rays destroy germs but stresses hats and clothing color choices affect comfort and sunstroke risk, praising green as the most restful and least attractive to flies.
A historic Banbury bun tale recounts the Bishop of Worcester buying buns from a station boy. The bishop pays threepence, asks for one bun for the boy, and the boy returns to share a bite, prompting a modest moral moment.
An elderly Seotehwoman famed for gentle speech responds when two neighbors accuse her of softening sin. She quips that even the devil has a bright spot, calling him a vorra industrious boay, showcasing her wit and charitable outlook.
The British Empire Exhibition will reopen at Wembley in April with improvements and a larger Canadian National Railways display. Mr H R Chariton, manager of CN’s advertising bureau, is in England arranging exhibit placement as crews scrub the pavilion exterior and prepare the site for settlers’ outreach.
Veteran Balto headed a twelve-dog team driven by Gunner Kesson to Nome Alaska amid harsh conditions. Mrs Frank Clarke of Sheepshead Bay N Y offered an antique silver plate trophy for best husky. Yukon, led by St Goddard for the Manitoba team under Iranquelin Paper Co colors won at Quebec and will hold perpetuity.
A small country town buzzes as the annual circus arrives. The farmer’s son begs permission to go, recalling a prior outing to see the lunar eclipse and pondering risks of a life of constant pleasures.
A marked advertisement touts favorable prices on first grade nursery stock including shrubs vines and perennials from Welland Nurseries. It also markets National Brands of fertilizers and spraying materials from National Fertilizers Ltd with locations in Canada and Toronto.
A man new to praising his wife tells her she is an angel in the morning and she feels charmed all day. In the evening she questions why she feels so honored, noting she is always flitting about learning and, by her own account, has nothing to wear.
Classified notice lists an honor graduate from Toronto University with details of residence at Corner of MH and Frederick Streets. Office hours 0.3 to 5.20 and evenings by appointment at an unidentified location near Bank of Nova Scotia.
A note referencing Wyndham Street in Guelph Ontario near the Williams Store area. Likely a location descriptor without additional context or events.
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