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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 31, 1921
Page
4
The Acton Free Press lists advertising rates and display terms. It notes prices per inch for display ads and a policy for notices. The piece includes misprints and shows the publisher contact information and office hours.
The Pembroke Standard editorial argues for a referendum slogan tied to prohibition and wage changes. It links liquor laws to border smuggling, rail wage cuts, and postwar economic pressures, while criticizing school boards and municipal officials for perceived overreach and impractical policy stances.
The writer questions a clause permitting private import of Aquor Yor with liquor at prevalent prices. They argue the poor and average cannot afford deliveries while the wealthy face no such disadvantage. They urge referendum support for QC T A implementation and Sandy Act to ensure fair delivery.
A sharp critique targets Mr. Howard Ferguson in the House for naive comments and a boomerang effect. The Drury government is criticized as a mere talking machine while Liberal and Conservative leaders face blame for tactics of senseless criticism and “herring drawing.” Sensible criticism is praised. nagging is condemned in this local session.
The question of daylight saving resurfaces weekly with stubborn persistence. Farmers dislike starting earlier in summer, while townspeople favor extra daylight at day’s end. Farmers have long blocked national daylight saving re enactment and hindered state level continuation.
The article notes the public’s admiration for tidy homes but laments widespread postwar neglect of painting. It explains prewar care, cites high paint and labor costs, and urges restoration as prices normalize to protect structures from weather damage.
The Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario will begin post graduate courses for dentists within weeks. The move aims to provide intensive laboratory and lecture programs not previously available to graduates, marking a major advance in practical education for dentistry in Canada.
The Ontario government plans a new town at Kapuskasing with government provision of parks and housing. It compares to US Steel model towns but raises questions about private ownership, citizenship pride, and whether the single industry will both employ and control the residents.
A wandering reporter narrator recounts a tale of simple mercy and generous help. A country doctor offers milk and care to a weary woman and later a renowned surgeon provides hospital treatment at costless kindness. The family learns that giving brings unseen rewards and that hospitality heals more than illness.
A fragmentary reminiscence ponders Mark Twain and other literary figures. It contrasts Twain’s view of ordinary people with his own restless creativity and a bygone exchange about earning money from writing.
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