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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 21, 1915
Page
2
Ontario moves toward permanent early closing for taverns with a seven oclock Saturday hour. A provincial initiative aims to define drunkenness legally and empower magistrates, with licenses under review and wartime production and scarcity shaping policy. Local councils debate tax funding for war demands, while Red Cross efforts register strong community support and relief donations.
A lively social in the Parish Hall honors Myo Hart Coles with a well decorator program of songs led by Brow A Warnes George Jmith Holloway Nutley Hoarrow Tyler Quanton and Faver. Guests enjoyed luncheon after the singing and applauded speeches praising Canadian troops and the Empire.
Milton last week enjoyed ideal autumn weather and an estimated crowd over 10 000 for the Halton County Fair. Amid exhibitions of fruit and crafts the notable absence was the Highlanders band from Waralltoa and a contingent of Nugure soldiers. A signed contract and a disputed payment claim are noted, while local youths performed a clockwork drill to cheers.
The Youths Companion advertises 1916 subscriptions with 2.05 price, promising access to issues for the year 1915 free reading, including British and American writers, and a free Companion Home Calendar for 1914 with 225 payment.
Rev. C W Draper led a double service marking the Milton church anniversary with a large attendance and warm welcome. Morning sermons from Matthew 19:26 urged reliance on God, noting progress and loyalty of old members while welcoming new. Evening crowd overflowed as Draper praised church unity, urging continued devotion and community effort toward church improvements funded by a $440.17 balance at that time.
Ask your doctor about a cereal product described as a mix of whole barley and rye, with 30 percent whole wheat, deodorized and tasteless massed, plus 10 percent wheat bran. Promises features like brown porridge, oatcakes, and bread that taste better than meat and aid digestion. Sold at grocers for 10 to 25 cents.
A Canadian woman credits Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her from a necessary operation for organic inflammation and paralysis after severe illness. A Nebraska bride reports similar relief from left side pain after refusing surgery and using the same remedy, alongside Liver Pills, leading to renewed health and motherhood.
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