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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 27, 1919
Page
3
The Acton Free Press published weekly from the museum building in Acton Ontario. Subscriptions cost $1.60 per year with United States delivery possible. ads charged by line with first insertion higher rates, display ads priced per inch. publication under editor and publisher HOI, MOOHI2.
The Supreme Council decided the peace treaty will take effect on December 1 after ratifications. Nations approving the pact aim for lasting harmony and no future wars. Also noted is a new anti theft measure via thumbprint imprints on car dashboards and related police records. Canada plans a memorial cross for mothers of fallen soldiers, with eligibility clarified for mothers and wives.
Canada rejoices over a Victory Loan subscription totaling sixty six million dollars this year. The figure, added to prior subscriptions, signals strong loyalty and financial capacity among Canadians. The article urges thrift and vigilant government stewardship to ensure maximum benefit and lasting prosperity.
The Globe praises restraint on wasteful fuel use and urges railways to repurpose worn-out ties for heating. It cites rail lines burning cords of ties and calls for intervention by the Fuel Controller. A Toronto speech by Hon. R. H. Grant notes new farmers pledge honest governance and aims to serve all classes.
The Hon. S. F. Tolmie, Canada’s new Minister of Agriculture, writes in The Agricultural Gazette about Canada's economic burden and how to reduce it. He argues that growth in natural resources and especially permanent, large scale agriculture will drive revenue and debt reduction, emphasizing conservation of virgin soil and the need to avoid mixed farming with livestock as the foundation of lasting agricultural success.
The Canadian Trade Commission offers Canadian firms a path to obtain German dyestuffs under the Peace Treaty option. Applicants must declare dyes lack obtainable from British United States or Swiss sources, then proceed to German manufacturers. Premier Drury criticizes party politics while promoting road funding and proportional representation. Ontario could receive about 8 million of 20 million federal highway aid for a five year program. A new voting system would group ridings and rank candidates by preference, enabling cross party support.
The Victory Loan signals strong demand for Made in Canada goods as European buyers seek Canadian products. Financing limits new orders, but Canadians raise cash to extend credits abroad, foreseeing a period of activity. The loan’s success steadied the Toronto stock market during a New York panic where paper wealth evaporated.
A two volume report by Justice Hodgins outlines a broad Ontario plan for registering and classifying mentally defective individuals. It calls for permanent homes or refuges for feeble-minded women of child bearing age and segregation of both genders in institutions or colonies. The document aims to benefit mentally and morally those involved and signals major state action. The piece also notes thanks from the Victory Loan campaign to Ontario newspapers for strong press support.
A lone traveler journeys through a rough backwood region and stops at a dilapidated shanty for dinner. The family, joking about not having food, claims they have only "resting on a log" and cannot supply a meal. The traveler imagines farm nourishment but finds no milk or sustenance available.
The text describes an acid produced from indigo via nitria action, later mentions car bene and acids, and notes a yellow odorless solid with a bitter taste. It claims the acid yields a yellow tint to elk and wool and is used for common chal purposes.
A man returns from trout fishing with twenty five big trout that were stolen on the train. His wife jokes that he has brought back a tale rather than a catch.
A fragment discusses the tricolor flag in honor of France, noting Mary Queen of Scots and traditional color meanings. It cites the white for the Dauphin, blue for Scotland, red for royal guards, and mentions 1789 revolutionaries adopting Mary’s colors.
A rough OCR passage quotes Abraham Lincoln urging independence and leadership. It extols fearless individuals who champion unpopular causes and work for unity, healing national wounds, caring for veterans and orphans, and achieving a just peace. The text emphasizes charity for all and firmness in right.
J P Scarrow informs Acton and district that he has opened the store to Keaney’s Boot Store for high class tailoring and cleaning, pressing, repairing, dyeing and alterations. Made to measure military coats dyed and remodeled, all orders receive prompt attention. patronage solicited.
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