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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 29, 1919
Page
4
Ontario reports discuss Victory Bonds and War Savings Stamps driving small investors. Acton Tilsonburg and nearby towns advance housing schemes, shoe plants, and cooperative boards. Government rules enable community halls for education, religion, and public debate amid postwar rebuilding.
In the House of Commons last week a spirited discussion followed the introduction of Dominion prohibition measures. Hon. N W Rowell defended the act and praised Ontario's 1916 Temperance Act, noting the wartime sentiment and the women's vote likely to push for prohibition while asserting Ontario would vote against it.
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