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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 04, 1924
Page
3
A report notes limited support for prohibition measures amid a national taxation conference in Montreal. It cites shifting imports and exports, improved trade with the British Empire, and warns against lenient penalties for drunken driving as magistrates struggle with harsher enforcement.
In Pembroke last week Sir Henry Thornton of the Canadian National Railway urged optimism about Canada. He said the nation’s diverse industries and vast natural resources leave no room for pessimism and urged citizens to work hard to boost prosperity.
An editorial in the Montreal Witness urges strong action in Ontario to back prohibition. It calls for a plebiscite verdict followed by enforcing provincial and federal laws to prohibit manufacture export import and transportation of alcoholic liquors through prohibition provinces. It argues Ontario is key to national prohibition and blames citizen apathy alongside liquor interests.
A provincial article argues that safety is a habit of mind and can be learned. It notes industry pays about six million dollars annually in accident costs through the Compensation Board and urges management and workers to embrace thinking safety to reduce human suffering and financial losses.
The Press and the Canadian National Exhibition celebrated with journalists and their guests as President Miller praised Ontario newspapers for building the fair’s prosperity. Officials hailed press cooperation as key to the world’s largest annual exhibit by exhibitors, attendance, and exhibits, noting the fair’s Wembley-sized grounds.
Editorial notes question golf lawn care and exercise while praising advertising and local business. It comments on New York dollar value, voter turnout in Halton County, plebiscite support for the Ontario Temperance Act, and proposes demanding five years of university training for prospective teachers. Fergus News-Record marks seventy years, praising editor J. C. Templin and his overseas trip anniversary.
Mr and Mrs James Webb and family of Karola were visitors in the Harden home during the week. Nightingale family of Tesunto, summering with Mrs Thos Witauga, have returned to Toronto. Farmers weigh loads on the Suburban Stadial cue. Connell and son Clayton of Orangeville visited the Wilson household. Women’s Institute met at the Pavillon with Mr A E Rudd presiding. A short meeting approved a town hall concert by local talent in the near future.
Mrs. Gov. Mitchell and family visited in Rockwood. Several local families hosted guests from Collingwood and Toronto. The Women Auxiliary and Presbyterian mothers held events. Mary Jamieson received a wedding shower. Bayne family reunion guests included Parker Bayne and sons from Chin Fu China. The Women's Institute discussed aiding blind basketry work and a potential show hall in Rockwood. The eighth annual Horticultural Society show drew 604 entries, with judge H Occamore of Guelph and Ontario Horticultural Board rep T J Hiennigan praising vegetables and prize dahlias. president W Harris led efforts.
Georgetown items describe Anne Dilly of St. Catharines visiting her brother W. I. X. Dilly, Mrs. Osborne of Forget Saskatchewan staying with local families, and arrivals from England including Mrs. Emerson. Wheat yields, travels to Cleveland and Scotland, and many relatives visiting in Georgetown are noted along with a local judge at the Toronto Exhibition and a tannery fire recovery report.
A French journalist, wary of edition rules, records city news by moonlit cuff notes on a doy pencil. Fellow staff decipher the symbols, unlocking weekly reports while the patron laughs at the quaint method.
Caleb Voauled helps Aunt Lyddy clear a willow patch on her farm. Deacon Blyden notes the work and Caleb describes the uneasy exchange of labor for pay. Aunt Lyddy refuses money and offers to repay with wool and a woven apple, ending with Caleb reassessing pride and obligation.
An old verse exhorts men to conquer laziness by waking an hour earlier to start the day with purpose. It likens fault to sloth and urges diligence, claiming the righteous path becomes clear and progress follows from early rising and steady effort. The prose echoes Holy Writ and translates to a call for disciplined daily routine.
A damaged text fragment outlines various charges and categories such as taxes advertising borrowed money and utilities. It mentions includable costs and nonchargeable items to determine the total price, with unclear references to customers and certain expenditures.
Arthur Ostrander argues in the Detroit News that beer and light wine can lead to alcohol dependence. He claims early exposure through drinking narratives normalizes consumption and harms youths, urging moderation and questioning exemptions for beer.
Readable text lists dates for school fairs in Halton with locations Nelson Trafalaar Athton Burlingtay and Hornby among others. The entry notes September and October slots and a championship event with unclear dates. The fragmentary OCR mentions Hopeamber, Nuwadgaweyn and similar place names.
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