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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 08, 1923
Page
9
Halton County officials learn the provincial highways department found an error in county expenditures totaling $10,453.50. The reduction could lower the county rate charged to each municipality, as the overcharge has been levied pro rata on the county’s nine municipalities.
J A McCausland tells a Montreal audience that Ontario will adopt a sane liquor law like Quebec's by next Christmas. He claims Premier Ferguson will grant the public's wishes, though Ontario electors have consistently rejected such a law. Ferguson is said to know public opinion well.
A 1923 Canadian National Lines report shows 38 crossing incidents at protected crossings from May 2 to September 21, mostly due to driver carelessness. Despite safety devices, motorists take chances and accidents rise. motorists must educate the culpably negligent to reduce fatalities.
Westminster Abbey funeral for Bonar Law gathers royal, political and religious figures. Prince of Wales, J H Whitley, Earl of Balfour, H H Asquith, Lord Fitzalan, Lord Carson, Lord Beaverbrook, Austen Chamberlain, J Ramsay Macdonald attend as representatives of a united empire in mourning. The event bridges diverse factions in a page of national grief.
The new Minister of Highways announces strict rules for motorists at year start. Reckless driving and leaving an accident scene carry jail, and enforcement aims to curb speeding. He urges drivers and leaders to cooperate for safer highways.
The Newmarket Era urges memorials for soldiers who died in Flanders and praises local acts of remembrance. It notes Canada must honor fallen heroes with a lasting monument, applauding Acton for its Soldiers' Monument.
Quebec prohibitionists meeting in Montreal approve a set of resolutions urging stricter enforcement of the one bottle rule for minors and convicts, halting liquor shipments to dry regions, and tighter cooperation with U S authorities to curb rum running and bootlegging.
The Detroit Retail Merchants Association urges stores to spell Christmas in full, arguing that abbreviating the holy holiday’s name is inappropriate. The appeal asks Detroit business men to adopt a rule requiring the full spelling of the word.
Ontario rural schools struggle with low attendance prompting calls for consolidation. Canada, Britain and the United States coordinate inland revenue aid to fight drug trafficking. Hon. T. A. Crerar returns to Parliament as debates resume. A monument for Sir James P Whitney is planned with broad support. Britain backs Canada’s development via credit legislation. A coal commission report indicts wholesalers for high profits. Ontario considers shifting highway policing to municipalities. A Port Colborne banquet stresses citizens’ public duties. The 1922 Consolidated Municipal Act enables roadside prize programs for school sections. Dr. Sherwood Eddy warns Germany’s dire state and predicts conflict if France–Germany tensions persist.
A thanksgiving proclamation urges gratitude for Canada's natural wealth and urges worship and family gatherings across Ontario. The piece then shifts to agricultural advice on dry rot in stored potatoes, detailing causes, symptoms, and prevention measures including storage, handling, and sanitation from the Dominion Plant Pathology Laboratory.
A four year old girl named Emily mispronounces meals, confusing breakfast lunch and supper. Her mother corrects her gently, insisting she learn the proper meal names and announce her needs clearly at the table.
The readable lines hint at a translation puzzle or cipher about a wrench and a ghost in a Germanic recovery. It mentions translation to Raadah and phrases about being and courage, with references to Chrome and lemon as odd keys. No clear event or person identified.
A narrative recounts Ralph Ryerson’s perilous encounter with charging cattle. Halph Myerwon and others lure steers away, sparing Ryerson as a stampede erupts. He hides behind a barrel, then escapes by riding a distractor animal and using a whip to separate the herd. The incident leaves Ryerson with a scar and a lasting memory.
counterfeiters are thwarted by a Bank of Ireland note that cannot be counterfeited due to color-shifting greens and blues that fail under photography. the notes feature a large oval with the word one pound and a star design including esin the ancient name for ireland and rays formed from bank of ireland text.
An early classroom scene shows a teacher explaining elementary subtraction using concrete items. A hesitant pupil asks if you can subtract three quarts of milk from two cows, illustrating the confusion with unfamiliar spelling and phrasing.
A public auction is announced by Roy Hindley for November 7, 1923, at Bramoas town. Items include cattle, horses, sheep, and farm equipment such as a Disc Harrow, plows, drill, manure spreader, wagons, hay, grain, and various tools. Terms: cash for certain items. no reserve. $10 minimum bids on some lots. approved notes for credit.
The piece discusses how rumors originate and spread, with examples of false bank schemes and public distrust. It warns that rumors harm business and individuals and urges readers to weigh information carefully and use judgment.
An irascible Brijegroom of seventy three, marrying his third wife, entered the vestry to sign the registrar. After several fruitless attempts to make a mark, he complained to the clerk that this was the second or third time he had been tricked and warned he would bring his own pen next time.
A fifteen year old foreigner found wandering near a New York City park faced deportation risk with authorities granting a preliminary hearing. The boy described his journey and actions in detention, claiming to have traded items with others to survive. The board suggested he could stay under immigrant assistance, noting low danger of becoming a public charge if kept in New York.
We asked customers who tried Excelsior Flour and every one said it is the best pastry flour they have used. The brand boasts top quality ingredients to ensure the finest flour for baking.
A local dispute in Wortre-0,0 area involves money lent on mowtoages. Court records show a Saturday hearing scheduled with the clock at 10 00 a m to 6 00 p m.
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