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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 08, 1925
Page
4
Editorial notes Hon. E. C. Drury a former legislator and Progressive Party nominee for North Simcoe. He received a unanimous nomination to run for the House of Commons, with Thomas L. Ross having retired in his favor.
Authorities from Canada and the United States approve regulations to stop illicit clearances of small motor boats carrying liquor to Cuba and Mexico. The pact aims to exchange information on narcotics traffickers and curb border crime that has plagued border communities for months.
Fifteen thousand men marched through Toronto in rain as part of the Holy Name Society's annual show of abhorrence for coarse language. They seek to elevate reverence for the Name of their Saviour, avoiding using it as a common oath and setting a worthy example to men nationwide.
The London Spectator editorializes on Canada's general election, noting Mackenzie King and Meighen present main issues. It cites a possible Protectionist tariff response against U S imports, troubled National Railways post Grand Trunk takeover, Maritime provinces discontent, and emigration to the United States reducing population.
F G R Peterson of The Times in London expresses a high opinion of Canada after an extensive eastward tour. He notes vast resources and positive life and labor conditions across Maritime, East, Prairie, and Pacific regions and aims to accurately inform Britons and youth about Canadian opportunities.
Canadian export trade grows quickly as Vancouver reports buyers tied to Oriental firms placed orders for about eight million bushels of wheat. The same interests are said to seek large flour quantities and over 100000 barrels of flour may have left Vancouver for the Orient in the last thirty days.
Editorial notes discuss Kaiser Wilhelm and democracy, prairie grain floods, CN Railways growth, and banker optimism. Judge Coatsworth sentences a drug offender to five years and 1,000 dollars fine. Domestic letter rates, Western Canada prospects, and immigrant settlement grants are covered. Traffic harmonization talks, campaign rhetoric, Indian liquor prohibition steps, and American farmers buying Saskatchewan farms conclude.
Mr and Mrs W E Agnew visiting relatives in Alliston. Mr C E Wood judged sheep at Georgetown Fair last Saturday. Arthur Brame and Afr Jack Jones returned home Friday. Everett Shapland and wife left for Florida. Miss Loraine Tuck weekend with Mr and Mrs Melville in Buffalo. Mrs Edward Cherry, ex resident of Burlington, died in Galt. Elmabeth McArthur guest of Miss Hilda Munson. returning to St Thomas to be head dietitian. New pumper hose truck from Bickle Fire Company delivered. 218 students at local High School. Burlington claims county’s largest high school attendance. Ex Chief Jack Elliott farewell hosted by firemen. clock presented by Chief Coates. Fire at Atlantic store in Freeman about 1.15 am Sunday. damages noted.
A roundup of local social activity includes Mr. and Mrs. John McJannett of Burlington visiting relatives in town, Chicago guests Mrs. Simons and her son-in-law Mrs. Herschman, and Miss August Martin entering nursing studies in Toronto. Also recorded are injuries from a straw cutter accident to Mr. M Lyons of Trafalgar, Halton Rifles history, and notable anniversaries and appointments including Mr. and Mrs. William Cunningham’s sixtieth anniversary and Percy Woots named Bailiff of the Fifth Division Court in Halton-Champiton.
Readers report weekend visits from Toronto and St Johns residents plus a mention of MacDonald Institute studies for Margaret Laughlin. The Erin U F C campaigns against groundhogs have killed over 700 in four months. Erin Township School Fair at Hillaburg drew a large crowd with strong live stock exhibits and quality tent displays.
In Whittier's tale a New Hampshire Quaker visits during the Civil War with a Green Mountain disciple of Fox owning a stand of oak trees. The government seeks to buy timber for warships, testing faith and peace. The oak on the Quaker’s farm heard the Alabama’s guns in battle.
Toronto visitors and out of town guests frequented Georgetown over the weekend. Local events included a Bermuda talk by Dr F R Watson and a Fall Fair Union Jack presentation by the Georgetown Fire Brigade. The water supply report praised purity, and a traffic notice urged stopping at painted white lines.
A reflective piece on hosting tensions around punctuality and early arrivals. It contrasts the din of duels with dinner etiquette, warns against overhasting, and notes the hostess’s anxiety when guests arrive either too early or on time. It ends advising flexible leeway for preparation.
A Western circuit case showcases Abraham Lincoln using a plain spoken mockery of eloquence. He compares his rival’s rhetoric to a steamboat with a boiler and whistle whose engines stop when it whistles, drawing laughter and clinching a victory for Lincoln.
A Napoleonic era anecdote recounts a young English officer on a thoroughbred who outpaced a French pursuit. As the French general urged surrender, the rider taunted with quips about his Norman horse and Versailles. The officer’s pistol misfired and he fell behind, while the Englishman rode away laughing.
An advertisement promises fast relief from rheumatic pain and uric acid buildup using Rheuma. It touts kidney and liver action and features E. J. Hassard and other druggists offering Rheuma at a small price with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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