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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 05, 1925
Page
10
The piece critiques Agnes Metnaul MB for dismissing calls for higher protection. It records her frank reply that the Conservatives have no plan to pursue such measures. It notes Meighen and government alignment with Conservative indifference to foreign policy concerns.
The administrative committee of the federal council cites a recent US research report and urges churches to launch a new moral crusade to strengthen enforcement of prohibition. It warns against misreading the report as tenure or discouragement and calls for renewed action rather than modification of the stance on prohibition.
The Dominion Dairy and Cold Storage Branch newsletter dated October 10 reports butter exports for the year ending August 1929 up to 44,500,928 pounds valued at 12,450,283 dollars from 16,007,507 pounds worth 5,509,902. Cheese exports total 27,886,100 pounds valued at 2,060,385 dollars. Milk powder also climbs to 9,617,700 pounds valued at 948,919.
The general election leaves King with 101 seats and Meighen with 116 as Progressives hold 21. A coalition with Progressives and Labour or fusion with other groups could form a stable government. Public focus shifts to resuming business and renewing prosperity over party politics.
The London Gazette comments on Canada's general election noting taxation seen as heavy but Mr Meighen's high tariff stance has greater influence on voters. It suggests a desire for government change may have influenced the result as much as any factor.
A reflection on Thanksgiving as Canada's home festival rooted in Puritan New England origins. The piece recalls family reunions, memories of absent loved ones, and the enduring spirit of gratitude toward God for blessings and the enduring bonds that nourish through loss.
Editorial notes reflect on Thanksgiving and elections, warn of railway rushes for border crowds, and report Canada’s booming woollen mills and cattle exports to Great Britain. It cites new voting laws, licensing actions on patent medicines, and Imperial Exhibition results, plus local newspaper consolidations involving Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News.
A village assembles around Aunt Mary Baker to repair and enlarge the parsonage. Through sales, subscriptions, and clever fund raising via candy, dinners, and events, the home is expanded for six hundred dollars with four hundred in hand, proving that optimism fuels parish efforts.
Soil for hotbed work requires proper preparation. Selecting sandy loam sods, alternating manure layers, and autumn or June piling builds a fibrous, nutrient rich base. If needed, add manure or fertilizer. sandy loam from fields may be used in fall. if heavy soil used, mix in clean sand. Drainage and watering matter for growth and profits.
A humorous anecdote recounts Mr. and Mrs. Cabiff facing marital strain after Mrs. Cabiff’s cookery deteriorates. Mrs. Cabiff pressures Oliver with meals that worsen his digestion, prompting her plea that he no longer loves her as before. He defends his affection while admitting his stomach is failing.
A man plagued by his neighbor’s cat yowling on the back fence consults a lawyer. The lawyer explains the cat does not belong to him, and questions whether he has a right to shoot it, emphasizing ownership rules and fence boundaries.
Margaret Dickie returns from a year study of music in France. Events include Women’s Institute popplen on November 7 and a talk by Mr. Willson of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals on November 12. A new Georgetown post office is proposed as Gravenhurst plans a $20000 facility. A Mill Street barn owned by W Whitmes burned early Tuesday, destroying the structure.
Hallowe en masquerade social at Brisbane School House. Thanksgiving entertainment planned at United Church Erin under Ladies Aid. Rev BE Hall assists during Miss Gregg’s absence after death of her mother. Rev John Lindsay to start at Lindsay Presbyterian on Nov 18. Local real estate changes as R W Campbell sells and buys in turn. Autumn wedding at Belfountain as Marjorie Elizabeth Graham wed Francis William Root.
Burlington reports that A. B. Coleman who got 120000 in 1918 from the Dominion Government for the Hotel Brant now sues for a further 395000. The article notes hunting trips nearby and social visits including travelers from Jamaica and Australia and the town welcoming Rev. and Mrs. Tilton at Trinity United Church. Potato growers enjoy rising prices from 1.00 to 2.60 per bag while new radial railway service extends to the Guelph line.
The Ladies Aid of Knox Church plans their annual Christmas Bazaar on Thursday November 26. The report notes multiple local happenings including visits to Boston, a leg injury to Albert Strachan during football practice, a 26th wedding anniversary celebration on Dunn Street October 24, and various regional notices from Oakville and Toronto.
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Deacon Thoriag recalls Moses Rogers, a ninety one year old man famed for his work ethic. In a tale from youth, Moses competes with John and Jim Boardman in hay loading, shouting More hay as he struggles to stay atop a rocking wagon before it totters and crashes. The anecdote portrays Moses’s stubborn energy and humor in rural life.
A tale from Lip Pincott’s Magazine recounts a Penn expedition observing a Southern solar eclipse. An astronomer jokes a household worker’s chickens would roost at eleven, and the old man’s astonishment leads to a twist: the chickens were not yet hatched nine years earlier.
Instructions for a wedding themed party game where guests cut pumpkins from yellow cardboard and paste magazine pictures to spell out a fortune. Each pumpkin carries topics like his initials profession wedding gift costume trip home quarrel hobby pet and favorite dish. Ten numbered boxes provide pictures to form a spoken fortune.
A lecturer in a California town faced a dangerous interruption as a lank young man in the audience declared his intent to fetch a gun after an invitation to travel into the jungle. The incident endangers the lecture and raises safety concerns for public gatherings.
A story shows Mrs Lawton improvising in a grain sale she once taught school but mismeasures buckwheat while helping a customer. The seller notes the error as she learns about bushels and pecks from the granary.
The article defines Indian summer as a mild autumn period after frosts when maples turn colors. It notes usage varies by region and time, citing Canada and England traditions and describing late November occurrences with warming sun and thawing ponds before cold returns.
A fragmentary narration discusses fairness and sympathy for a girl named Mary in a past scene. Mary, five years old, frets and is difficult at night until her older sister tucks her in with a hopeful remark. The dialogue hints at perceived double standards and tension within the family.
A historic health note lists five methods to cure a cold including hot foot baths with lemonade, hot face sponging, nasal rinses, inhaling ammonia or menthol, and four hours of outdoor exercise. It also claims quinine can break up a cold early and notes blood circulation as the key factor.
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