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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 21, 1920
Page
4
Toronto Palike Court last week cleared up a stiffing code under the Ontario Temperance Act. George Foster was charged with having liquor in a place other than his private dwelling. Testimony showed the liquor was delivered to a friend's home under cover of night. Magistrate Denison ruled neither residence was Foster's dwelling and fined him $200.
Ottawa press notes pressure for minimum wheat prices, calls for nationalizing industries. It praises a cattle herd accreditation plan and argues for railway and waterway improvements to cut freight costs. It cites Trafalgar Day schooling, Navy League aims, and warns on sugar import controls amid price fixes and public protest.
The Illinois State Free Employment Bureau warns this war era has shifted to tighter labor, with more job seekers than openings and only the most efficient securing work. Farmers toil on a family basis, giving farms prosperity earned through hard hours, contrasted with urban reliance on domestic help and rising scarcity.
Georgetown business leaders meet to plan a program for boys focusing on spiritual, educational, and physical development. The Herald reports unanimous resolve to implement activities that will brighten the boys future and enhance community status.
An editorial urges readers to stop belittling the dollar and to value savings and prudent spending. It argues a dollar saved builds future prosperity, while overvaluing spending weakens long term economic health.
The Free Press examines whether the right to strike is an absolute liberty or limited by community rights. It cites examples from industry and professions to illustrate how actions harming others or disrupting essential services may justify curbs on strikes. The Philadelphia Ledger is referenced on limits to quitting a job when it harms others.
An analysis warns that American hog breeding methods adapted to northern climates have failed for Canadian needs. With a grain harvest, a shift back to hog raising seems likely, though not on large scale, as provinces and dominion push Yorkshire and Berkshire lines while trimming lard types to suit export bacon demand.
A New York State medical view argues that drinking water with meals stimulates gastric juice secretion and improves digestion. It claims water with meals inhibits intestinal bacteria growth, reduces putrefaction, and helps food utilization, noting water dilutes gastric contents and may enhance amylolysis.
A patient describes a restless morning visiting a dentist, with pain and awkward humor. The narrator recalls teeth trouble, anxious thoughts, and a chorus of waiting figures as the dentist readies his apron and tools.
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