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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 25, 1926
Page
3
Public notice urges readers to vote on prohibition questions referencing drunkards on city streets and home life. It frames the ballot as a moral duty, comparing to soldiers in the Great War and appealing to voters to stop temptation and protect families.
Gleanings from Acton detail council plans to estimate cost of a new Union Jack flag, hedging along East Acton Estates, and a proposed public chapel mortuary for South Acton. The piece also covers a garden party win, the Acton Wesleyan Tennis Club, parish events, fundraising drives, and local court actions involving drink.
Fragmentary poem about a married couple aging together. The speaker recalls shared joys and storms weathered, vows made in church, and enduring love as time passes. Strong imagery includes silvering hair, golden hair, and quiet devotion amid changing years.
A hunter named Jim, nicknamed Buck after a misfire, recalls his first deer hunt up north. He shot the deer once, but the real buck was the mounted horns on a stump hiding a hidden trap of old holes. The incident earned him the nickname Buck for twenty years.
A Toronto Star reader letter questions whether only supporters of prohibition are friends of temperance and whether backers of Mr Ferguson’s proposed regulations are enemies of temperance. The writer argues many temperance supporters oppose the current law and warns against party loyalty overriding temperance aims.
A collection of aphorisms and excerpts from Matthew Arnold Carlyle F G Peabody Shakespeare Mill and Milton. It discusses how prudence experience industry and courage elevate the few and benefit the many and reflects on virtue tranquility and righteousness as paths to happiness and safety.
Dr William Mayo of Rochester Minnesota after attending a Clinical Congress interview says prohibition will persist in the United States. He notes stern enforcement on the Atlantic coast and in Rochester while predicting slower changes in new generations and fewer drinkers in colleges and universities.
A snippet from Harper's Magazine portrays a conversation about manners and money. A tailor questions a gentleman about payment, while the other replies he never asks for money, prompting the tailor to infer lack of gentility after delays.
In a provincial court, Judge Soaken questions a defendant charged under the Alberta liquor act. The man admits he has no prior court appearances and unexpectedly claims the judge recognizes him as his own bootlegger, revealing a confession-like exchange.
A straw pulp and paper venture will be incorporated as Western Canada Straw Pulp & Paper Co Limited with HQ in Edmonton. James Ramsay leads the project to build a plant this fall to use the 1926 straw crop, producing grades of paper and board under Bache-Wigsy patents. Farmers welcome the potential market to prevent straw waste.
A Boston Transcript correspondent notes the death of Mr. Vowell. The item offers a cautious reflection, suggesting thanks that the passing was not more alarming or open to speculation.
A young bride struggles with a cookbook and stove. She calls her mother crying that the recipe required boiling then beating for ten minutes but her cake burned, leaving her puzzled by the instructions.
A speaker contrasts two temperance policies, noting service of the Ontario Temperance Act since 1916 and twelve government liquor stores. The choice is between continued loose control with prescriptions and a strong official permit system to enforce temperance, seeking public opinion backing for the law.
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