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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 06, 1923
Page
9
Editorial quotes President Harding urging Prohibition as beneficial for the nation. It argues stricter enforcement will curb lawbreaking and lift moral and spiritual standards, predicting eventual universal Prohibition as a potent social force.
The annual report intro notes hundreds of deaths and tens of thousands of non fatal accidents yearly. It argues safety is a habit that benefits every community member and that organized safety work has been underway for a decade with worthwhile results, urging everyone to do their part to reduce the toll.
A community address warns against speed rush in all work and urges careful, methodical effort. It champions systematic, accurate reporting to boost local news served by The Free Press. Residents are urged to appoint reporters for churches, lodges, and organizations, and to send timely, factual items to the paper.
European thinkers note economic strains and liquor waste. About 40 000 to 50 000 Bulgarian students overseas have created the Neutral Anti Alcoholic League in Heidelberg. The group plans a trilingual magazine with contributions from German and other foreign scholars to expose alcohol harms.
Premier Ferguson acting as Education Minister spoke at the Toronto Exhibition directors luncheon. He announced that Ontario primary education would be less burdensome and that public school pupils would be delivered from standardized examinations. The education department will be reorganized to facilitate reforms, with a hopeful outlook for improved teaching and child outcomes nationwide.
The Youths Companion editors praise Canada as prospering with immigration westward and thriving in wheat, manufacturing, and railways, noting British ties and self government. They contrast Canadian and American paths, stressing near identical cultures and a strong, protective bond with the British Empire.
Editorial notes discuss free medical treatment for the poor and required physician certificates. It critiques press coverage of prohibition laws across states. The entry also reports on the Canadian Echo of Wiarton selling to Duncan, and praises Oshawa Reformer editor John C. Ross plus Drury’s views on a supposed U F O clique.
Local notes describe Mrs A Hipkin of Buffalo visiting her mother Mrs Harold Kurtz on New Street. Several residents travel to Detroit Calgary and beyond. Knox Church service moves to 3 pm. Mason lodge picnic at Quendas drive park and Brant Military Hospital field day yields a large supper for 325 attendees.
Oakville district plans a high pressure water system for the Patriot area while nearby Oakville residents await changes. Presbyterian Sunday School moves to 3 p.m. starting next Sunday. Rose Litchford and family travel for two weeks in Muskoka. Friday parade Sept 14 for Oakville Fair offers free parade admission and souvenirs. Robert Lind dies in Toronto aged 61 after returning from Oakville. A wedding in St Andrew’s Church joins Mary Ellen McBermott to Benjamin Languays of Hamilton. Georges Square hosts a bands program with uniformed musicians drawing crowds.
Georgetown community notes report H G Clark leaving for Montreal to judge cattle at the Quebec Provincial Exhibition. Visits from Hawes and Edna Hawes of Hamilton, Prof Hutt’s fruit farm, and Moore family at Kitchener. J B Mackenzie family holiday on Indian River Port Carling. Various locals from Colours to Acton host and visit. A by law limits sidewalk bicycles amid a Master Clark birthday band event with a town feast praised by the Herald.
The article discusses thumb size as a sign of intellectual strength and judgment, linking large thumbs to successful men of business and skilled workers while small thumbs mark emotional, heart driven traits. It notes historical beliefs from Roman times about thumbs signaling life or death.
An old proverb urges caution with friends, noting the candid ally who reveals faults and the clingy, nagging helper who drains life. The piece warns against habitual critics, possessive helpers, and “reserve” friends who are kept in case they are needed, urging careful selection of companions to avoid endless apologies and strain.
A historical note explains the ache called all tch or atlich caused by overtaxing breathing during violent exercise. It warns that the pain signals the need to halt and recover, teaching pacing as conditioning improves. Diaphragm and rib movement are described as breathing muscles reacting to rapid effort.
A local nature student walked through a park thicket on a rainy morning. A passerby asked what he was doing. The student replied he was looking for birds. He added the day was good for birding but difficult due to the mud.
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