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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 07, 1920
Page
4
The notice outlines weekly publication details at the Wt Yous building in Milltreet Ontario. It lists subscription price one dollar per year and ad rates based on insertion length and precision of instructions. Editor MP Moore signs the notice with contact telephony details.
Editorial notes the Telegraph and Tribune merger in Wolland to cut costs and Tommy Church's mayoral run in Toronto. It discusses Legislative session timing, New South Wales land sale reforms, cost of living trends from Ottawa, Oshawa Reformer expanding to thrice weekly, and promotes debentures for local improvements as gilt edged and safer than farm mortgages, with flexible denominations and prompt interest payments.
A reflective notice details rising newspaper subscription prices due to higher production costs and scarce supplies. It contrasts this with farm losses from storms, noting peaches, apples, and other Produce rot or discount in Niagara and Ontario counties. The piece questions public ownership of transport and calls for cooperative storage solutions. It urges the Drary Government to address distribution inefficiencies.
The Imperial Conference is expected to be delayed until 1922 due to Dominion disagreements on London administrative restructuring. A Canadian PMs’ meeting will occur next year as October looms with a province wide prohibition vote set for October 25 in Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and Nova Scotia.
An old dialect fragment recounts a conversation about paying debt and a man named Wyn Owiee. The speaker questions a neighbor about a mysterious incident and a promise to settle dues, ending with a cryptic remark on what happened.
A historical note describes a sequence of hens laying eggs over several months. It records 130 eggs in 190 days attributed to a specific bird and mentions birds named Emus and a decline into broodiness later. The account cites C. Viland of Dominion Woultyy Washand as experimental supervisor.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a lawyer seeking full truth from a defendant as the accused hints at personal stakes. The exchange suggests tensions over disclosure and possible self-interest in the information sought.
In a Farmers' Magazine letter the author argues for strict labeling of shoddy goods to protect dairymen and sheepmen. He laments competition from adulterated products and calls on governments to act against half hearted all wool claims, urging consistent regulation across industries.
A royal proclamation designates Saturday October 6 as Fire Prevention Day in Canada. It urges every mayor, reeve, councillor, clergyman, teacher, fire chief, and leaders of trades and women’s groups to organize prevention efforts. Canada has suffered extensive property loss and forest damage from fires, threatening future timber and growth.
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