Movement toward Church Union endorsed in Toronto sessions
A Joint Committee on Union of Congregational, Methodist and Presbyterian Churches endorsed organic union and outlined plans to finalize the union as quickly as possible. The process will take several years at least before a consummation. Sir George Foster urged co operation to improve Canadian social moral and spiritual life during a Toronto address to university students. England likely to lift cattle embargo soon after Scottish meat traders demand immediate legislation. Japan asks U S mediation with China over Shantung, seeking early settlement before the Washington conference.
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Toronto
Sir George Foster
G. C. M.ag
George
Scottish Federation of Meat Traders
MfcTolmie
Manning Doherty
Japan
United States
China
Shantung
Hughes
Baron Shidchara
Washington
Poor Writing in Public Schools Draws Criticism
The Aylmer Express reports that many pupils in public schools write like a scrawl rather than a legible display of penmanship. It notes declining standards over recent years, urges remedial action, and condemns widespread abbreviations and failure to spell out the word and.
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Aylmer Express
Iit
Honor Matriculation Plans Faulty Ve
Toronto educationists condemn honor matriculation as a fault in requirements. Principal W L Grant of Upper Canada College says four unrelated honor subjects cram learning and weaken concentration. He urged business and professional leaders to press for radical reform of the system to improve university entrance preparation.
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Toronto
W. L. Grant
Upper Canada College
University of Our
Campaign to expand St Lawrence waterways and power
The Canadian Delp Waterway and Power Association will hold a meeting in Rumilton on November 1 and 2 to plan next year’s campaign. They urge Ontario municipalities to attend and push federal support for deeper river channels, enlarged canals, and 1,480,000 horsepower of electrical energy funded by power sales.
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St. Lawrence
Great Lakes
Ontario
Costa
Honeurs
Great Lake
Canada
United Staes
St. Lawrence Waterways
Canadian Delp 'Waterway and Power ‘Association
Rumilton
Weekly Papers Shift From Editorial to Advertising Model
The piece notes Ontario weekly papers have moved away from partisan editorial stances toward a business enterprise model. City dailies remain, while weekly papers now rely on advertising revenue rather than campaign staff. The change contrasts with five years ago when country newspapers carried explicit political editorials.
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Ontario
Country
Uigrit
Tory
Hnto
Not Over Sunday Prohibition Drive Urges Churches
Albert E Laing Vermont Anti Saloon League superintendent and former Acton boy asks that World Temperance Sunday be observed next Sunday the tenth inst in all Christian churches this year to show that the fight for prohibition is not over. The national cooperative effort aims to tone up public sentiment in support of enforcing and establishing laws.
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Albert” E Laing
Vermont
Acton
Offedder and Vin Wictles Young Burglars
A Toronto Star editorial notes that some young burglars, terrified into crime, are treated more with regret than condemnation. It argues they are not as young as war orphans, and contrasts the assassin’s tribunal pose with the silent victim’s tragedy.
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Rudyard Kipling
Toronto Star
Voters' Lists to Use Bye-Election Records Across Provinces
Chief Electoral Officer O M Bigger rules that constituencies with bye elections in two years will use the lists from those elections for the coming federal vote. The Drury Stephenson bye election held February 16 1920 will guide Walton’s lists. Registrars appointed for rural subdivisions sit six days from December 26 to process voter additions. Oakville population over 2500 is urban with one registrar. Halton towns rural. Burlington four, Milton and Georgetown three each, Acton two.
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O. M. Bigger
K. C
Ottawa
Dominion
Drury-Stephenson
Walton
Hia
Oakville
Halton
Burlington
Milton
Georgetown
Acton
Supreme Court upholds Canada Temperance Act ban on imports
The Supreme Court of Canada sustains the federal law enabling provinces to prohibit importation of alcoholic liquors by popular referendum. The ruling confirms Ontario and others can enforce prohibitory measures, dispelling last hopes of opponents to the Ontario Temperance Act. The decision reinforces the authority of the people Parliament legislatures and the highest court.
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Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court
Ontario
Editorial Notes and Liberal Party Outlook
The Oakville Record reports a $2 fine for Police Magistrate Shields for highway violations. Editorials debate Crerar as Liberal leader and forecast party majorities in Ottawa. Prohibitionist aims from the People's Progressive Party. Dowart resigns Ontario Liberal leadership. Ontario Dairy Show awards provincial Golomin produce trophy and dairy medal. Public mood on voting discipline and tariff positions frames choices between Meighon Crerar and King in the Renfrow Mercury context.
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Fisher
Oakville
Shields
My. H. H. Dowart
Ontario Liberal Party
Mr. Dowart
Liberals
What Can We Give to the World A Quixotic Parable
A muddled excerpt recounts a village tale with a boy and an elder who chase a moral about giving to others. The narrator quotes a classic line: you reap what you sow. The piece invokes imagination and kindness, urging loyalty, brave souls, and noble deeds as the best gifts to the world, attributed to Paul Crightan.
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Wien
Paul Croightan
Liquid fuel breakthrough and early coal oil sparks
The text describes early attempts to turn coal and plant matter into a liquid fuel. It mentions Rorhalot the chemist igniting seeds to create coal oil, later refined to burn like petroleum. Improvements by a Turkish researcher and others aimed to produce cheaper, more usable fuel from coal waste, though efficiency varied.
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Rorhalot
Meonch
Wyu
Oy 110 & Gorman
The School of the Home Dawn in Havana
A read fragment describes a home making program at a Havana school, noting a place where a girl may learn much about domestic arts. It mentions a strong demand for the work and that about half of the class graduates have been taken into the school by instructors.
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Cuba
Old Lady Fascinated by Nelonama Charms
A fragment describes a elderly woman who admired Nelonama, asking a child how old she is and reacting with curiosity and affection. The tone suggests a candid, informal exchange captured in a local page. Strong entities: Nelonama, unnamed child.
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Nelonama
Pocket Wireless Sets Power From Very Small Currents
A fragment describes an epoch making discovery where a tiny current can create strong attraction between a penny sized coil and a chalk slab, lifting a 60 pound stone. The text claims this could revolutionize telephony and telegraphy by enabling multiple devices to operate with high efficiency.
New Chinews Alphabet A Success Across Nation
The new Chinews pIahabat progress spreads from a small Eagle school to educators nationwide. Special courses in trying ay e to introduce the new system receive approval from the Neral and Kikhucheolw ministries, signaling potential national adoption.
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Kueutlon
Kueutlon Haw
Fragmented schoolhouse chatter in archaic spelling
An afternoon scene shows Churlie and his mother discussing a missing present. The dialogue reveals concern over a quarrel and a plan to obtain the gift, with characters named Churlle Wamothar and a mother figure. The text appears as garbled OCR of a classroom or domestic exchange.
Willie Wagn't Abked At Home Recital
A fragment from a 19th century scene shows Mrs Danod hosting a social at which a man named Willie Wagn't provokes disruption. A year-old child is frightened, a plate of boots is mentioned, and a moral about etiquette and giving rather than taking is implied. The piece critiques refined behavior and proper conduct in public gatherings.
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Winle
Fragmentary 19th Century Verse Fragment
A garbled OCR style text presents a fragmented historical verse or prose piece. It references retreat from barns, stern figures, a man of strength and character, and a formal critique of material and exhibition. The passage is heavily distorted with unclear names and places, preserving only scattered imagery.
Ardat in a Prolific Fake Portrait Tale
A fragmentary exchange describes an artisan named Ardat selling a painted portrait claimed to be a genuine ancestor. The seller boasts the likeness will fool observers, while a listener notes the grandfather and great grandfather appear younger than the speaker. The text preserves a casual, period voice.
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Ardat
Iene
Profitear
WIG STUDENTT Anecdotes and oddities from campus life
A garbled mix of quirky student sayings and oddities appears, mocking routines and moralizing notes. The text includes misheard phrases about a “wine student” and a “prohibition crook,” then shifts to comments on money, fathers, mothers, and a coastal river tributary named after a festival.
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Titan
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Royal Dairy Show
Province of Ontario
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Dairy Association
England
Meighon
Crorar
Stelken
Courac
Mr. King
Renfrow Mercury
Hearta
Thora Ares
Sevan
Lucavar
Usld
United Statou
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Teatland Yard
Kla Ofica
the School OF the Home
Touher
Willie
Malaly
Nals
Nero
Wau
Ni Wall
Wan Zero
Altogathar
Pramium
Romo
Thia World
Mothora
Prayora
New York
Albert D. Savage
the Jersey Dairy
Dunnill and
Chas. McKeown
En Pure Jersey
Jersey
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Monts
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Merchants Bank
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Montreal
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Mansaee
Juanch
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Florence Murray
Moorehead
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West End
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Mill Street
Business Directory
Ay Monivan Phyalatan
Gurpeon Ifiticn
Mt. Dane Durwon
Actan
Ont
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Grace Coapital
Woemon
Voadhayy
Yoo. Nawtas Harold Nash Warmer
M.A. Burriatar
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Publia Convenyanser
Pernvman Ologe - Agton
To & Pm
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Dental Burgeon Offich
Hank
Nova Footie
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Avery
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Halen
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Maronry Ooo
Fargua
W. J. Gordon
Harnoas Makar
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Roy Hindley
Consolidated Phone
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AGTON
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Cheevers
HOOK
Quebec
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Givil Ane
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Qualrit
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Y& Woolwloh
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