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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
2
The weekly issue discusses global prohibition trends and a mass women’s protest in Scotland against liquor, plus wartime economic strains. It notes rising food and meat prices, labor shortages, and calls for strict enforcement of Ontario’s temperance act with heavy penalties for violations. It also highlights recruitment efforts in Halton and Dufferin counties as local men join the military, while warning about public safety and fuel policies.
A menaced council meeting considers resignations from G N Wackhall and Fledrician Warkbal, with moves to fill vacancies on the Local Hoard of Wealth and Health Council. C F Malley and Alex Mall lead for accepting Mackhall and advertising for an electrician. William McNab to join the Local Board of Waaleh. Finance reports approve several accounts. Court of Revision set for May 7 at 4 pm.
The official visit of W. Bro De Hanna to Walker Lodge A Vde A N drew broad interest. D. D. C. H. accompanied by Lucy Heo and W. OA. Robinson, with remarks by W. M. Bro. Y T. Cogk, praised Walker Lodge’s standing and its charitable year gifts to Nutrite, Red Cross, and Halgiin Woellaf. The district secretary reported satisfactory books as luncheon honors and toasts followed.
The article extols thrifty women as key in household economy and national effort. It stresses prudent spending, avoiding waste, and using every resource wisely while relying on male support for guidance and balance. It links thrift to war-time national welfare and personal virtue.
OCR reads as wartime update from Acton region. Mentions T. B. Henderson leaving Aitawelle overkoaw Carp, Maines Holloway in the Ted Ratt area, and Bruce Stewart son of Mrs A. Stewart mobilized with his battalion at Whinlpor. Klug assigned to Northumbria unit in London, Egypt duties noted. Mob Cook desertion and training at Bandling Camp, England. Niagara-on-the-Lake facilities closed for holiday. women provision corps raise funds for the 9th battalion. I. Vossell of Oakville killed in action late April. Acton parish notes church service led by Rev W S Aintth. Local soldiers returning by auto or bicycle from Milton to Acton. J Victor Coleman left Toronto for Niagara camp. will be with unit in summer. Chas A Martin enlisted in Perth battalion. his transfer front news. Mrs Edison Haslth of Port Arthur cites Wallace Halthe now at Nalylum front. Milton War Auxiliary led social evening under Mrs C. C. Healerson. R J reported unfit for service and sent to England. Nearby Acton residents in good health with some recent medical updates.
A garbled panorama describes a palace with painted Heures and gilt iron features, condemning its stagnant tanks and neglected gardens as shabby and in poor taste. It blends exotic curiosities with scattered observations on art, jewelry, gossip, and a long digression into ordnance, African laws, earthquakes, and moral debates, all rendered in fractured prose.
A historic legal dispute over miner’s wages travels through multiple courts, ending with the House of Lords upholding a miner’s entitlement to ten shillings and sixpence. Similar cases highlight costly litigation between coal firms, shippers, and public authorities across the era.
A fragment describes a portable theater in a provincial town where a manager refuses to pay a bill. A doorkeeper confronts the manager, while a masked figure in a red cloak and huge hat threatens to cut off the lights unless payment is made. The scene ends with a commanding order to go and fetch the manager.
A fragmented narrative blends a cautionary tale on learning with urban loneliness. It contrasts a desperate street scene with reflections on wisdom from philosophers and writers, weaving Thackeray and Dickens with a stray tale about a crafty animal and a wary traveler. The piece shifts between surreal images and moral musings, ending on a note of social isolation and a plea for tempered knowledge.
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