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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 18, 1920
Page
8
An OCR read shows garbled 1930s newspaper text with scattered names and phrases. It mentions dates like November 1 and travel advertisements, faded prices, and partial listings. The legible bits reference individuals and offices, alongside contact numbers and postal items.
The piece critiques strikes in Germany and notes U S gold flows while Britain invests gold for global influence. It praises a petition to license motor trucks and fund street upkeep, then urges Acton residents to commit to civic service amid looming municipal elections. It emphasizes hard work, self denial, and collective uplift over idle talk.
The piece notes farmers in the west attempt to hold back wheat to push prices higher, but reports from the International Institute and other experts argue against a world shortage. It states prices are about double prewar averages, suggesting selling wheat now would be wiser.
Counties of Huron and Perth have approved suspending the Scott Act and aligning with the Ontario Temperance Act. Suspension is largely formal and would bring the regions under the stricter temperance provisions, ending the Scott Act regime in those counties.
Hon Manning Doherty seeks the cause of the price spread between orchard apples in Ontario and what the old country pays. He could look closer to home where oranges arriving from 3 000 miles are sold 4 for 25c and Clarkson grown apples in the minister’s riding go 3 for 25c. Such hold-ups stain Canada in travelers’ eyes.
A Canadian Club dinner in New York featured Sir Auckland Geddes praising Canada as a growing nation of power for good. He said Canada is the interpreter between Britain and the United States, destined to strengthen cordial ties and mutual understanding, guiding peace and prosperity.
American Wespec and Sinn Fein sympathizers in New York protested Armistice Day by urging the Navy Club to remove a Union Jack. Capt. C. P. Jackson refused, saying to keep the Union Jack alongside the Stars and Stripes. The flag stayed.
Ontario government and employment bureaux report workers returning to farms. Across the week there were few new applications, most placed directly, with sixteen veterans and 47 others secured farm positions as winter concerns push people toward agricultural work.
Evidence shows no five year shortage in Canada or the United States with Carl Spreckles stating a surplus of 1.5 million tons. Refineries hold large stocks amid price manipulation, and prices are expected to fall toward prewar levels in coming months, harming the sugar gamblers.
The Ottawa Telegram quote shows a cabinet minister blaming newspapers for blocking a sugar order, highlighting how press scrutiny saved money for Canadians. The passage defends newspapers as watchdogs that uncover wrongs and press for remedies, noting their role across country weeks to metropolitan dailies.
A heated dispute over Canada national railways banning employees from running for Parliament or Provincial Legislature. Several dismissed workers claim grievance while labor leaders say rights of citizenship are at stake. Civil service liberties are not in question, since railway employees share a public service status. Public opinion remains unconvinced of a substantial railway grievance.
Hon. Walter Long at Whitehall cenotaph unveiling urges not to forget the living soldiers who saved us. Toronto City Hall and Acton memorials echo Major Burtch's plea that men who faced death should find work, lest we forget.
The Milton Reformers report Hon Charles Murphy, a House of Commons member tied to a recent insult to Lloyd George, will address Milton tonight at the Liberal Association event. Critics urge the old Liberal party not to elevate such figures, calling Murphy unfit for public trust.
France insists Germany must fully satisfy the peace treaty before admission to the League. Paris argues past coal, dumps, and disarmament obligations show Germany may evade duties. Britain may risk rupture of the Entente, but inclusion is essential for the League's survival.
A long, fragmentary recounting of Mary Had a Little Lamb tied to Mary Rawyer of Somerville. It covers the lamb’s origin with her family, the school incident, Harvard student John Hallatin’s retelling, later life, church sale funds, and Mary’s devotion to children.
A late nineteenth century classroom scene recounts a student’s struggle with complex natural laws. A revered lecturer speaks in heavy technical terms, prompting confusion until a fatherly figure shares simple, heartfelt memories that illuminate honest understanding and earnest study. The tale closes with an emphasis on approachable truth over grand theory.
An unnamed New York official publicly apologizes to a boy who served in the office after a harsh tongue lashing. He admits error, praises the boy for his care, and asks the room to witness his contrition before returning to private duties. The scene draws astonishment and quiet admiration from onlookers.
A Stratford on Avon resident, joyful and awed by anticipation, waits for a London-bound train at the town platform. The scene captures old world charm as she reflects on Shakespearean fame and the thrill of travel, noting the social bustle and the local sense of occasion.
Canadian researchers from Macdonald College and Ontario Agricultural College discuss milking cows two or three times daily. Findings suggest three milkings can yield more milk per cow, though udders distend and no clear advantage exists yet. Results cited from Agricultural Gazette of Canada and experts Var ton, Troeman, and Toole.
This piece outlines plain advertising guidance for merchants. It stresses clear and precise messages with full address, regular and permanent use, and the newspaper as a partner. It advises attractiveness tied to reader self interest, brevity, warm tone, and truthfulness to deter fakes.
Private marriages licansis: no witheases required and issued as residence. Acton, Ontario. Francis Nunan, bookbinder, offers neatly bound ledgers and periodicals, precise binding and prompt service. Wyndham Street, Guelph, Ontario, near Williams Store.
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