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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 27, 1909
Page
5
A local pamphlet argues that patronizing city department stores drains town resources and harms schools, churches, and charities. It urges merchants to advertise locally to retain trade, stressing loyalty to hometown businesses and the risks of outsourcing purchases.
The paper notes a shift as large firms pull traveling work on the road while orders slow. Prohibition affects several regions as towns fade from previous prominence. Wheat season results show delayed wheat work but near completion with favorable seedbed conditions and a notable 20 percent crop area rise to about 7.8 million acres. Lever Brothers Toronto offers a "famous" coconut soap with a promo. Butternut milk wash for the face, facial soap, and a grant purifier are advertised.
Reverend Alfrad G of Knox preaches on Luke 4 4 6 urging the church to train ministers and support a Knox College facility. He stresses personal responsibility among youth to remember God as Creator and Redeemer and to reject worldly intoxication while urging strong missionary leadership and endowment for a university center.
The Acton Amusement Co and Abramgh Mr Maria Saxe applied for a license to operate a moving picture show with electric current. Council to consider 010 payment, with right to cancel and disconnect for complaints about entertainment. Also permits to reconnect Dominion Hotel drainage were discussed, while a Board of Health order may force cut of connection. Council demanded urgent street lighting improvements and stricter power house access, with 90 day deadlines and potential resignation of the electrician if not met. The report urged faster evening service, daily inspections, and proper tool inventory for the power plant.
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