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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 23, 1919
Page
5
The Acton Free Press in Acton Ontario lists subscription price at 1.60 per year in advance and notes extra charges for U S offices. Advertising rates specify transient 10 cents per line and 5 cents per subsequent insertion. Editor H P Modie signs as publisher.
The House of Commons is poised to pass a bill empowering government control of the Grand Trunk Railway with Senate support likely. Congress has enacted prohibition enforcement. President Wilson may sign soon. Lloyd George urges a real peace with Germany, criticizing punitive postwar mood. Crerar backs oleomargarine to aid farmers facing high living costs. A Canadian economic upturn is noted in bank clearings with large regional gains. Local council votes favor the shoe factory transfer and the proposed waterworks by law to boost employment and health protections.
Hon. N. W. Rowell introduces a strong measure to cut opium cocaine and morphine use. The resolution passed without opposition and the bill received first reading, likely to pass both Houses by a large majority. Other notes cover veterans pensions, unemployment insurance, Victory Loan taxation, and a defense of women voters.
Fragmented text offers a satirical, admonitory list condemning internal misdeeds within a club. It cautions members to avoid attendance, avoid dues, and resist efforts to recruit others, while critiquing vanity and hypocrisy among peers. The piece reflects discourse on loyalty, duty, and social obligation.
Fragmentary historic note urges recalling Lincoln and the last best hope of mankind amid a rush for pleasure. Mentions window attractions and a general contusion, urging caution and memory of a higher standard.
W S Wair, Superintendent Experimental Station Kentville N S provides guidance on protecting canes and biennials like digitalis foxglove columbine and hollyhock from freezing. Techniques include bending canes over rows covering with straw or manure, mounding soil, and careful mulching to conserve moisture while avoiding crown rot during thaw cycles.
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