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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 11, 1919
Page
3
The piece surveys Ontario voters facing questions on the Ontario Temperance Act, with discussion of prohibition, barroom reopening, and liquor control. It notes political shifts including United Farmers of Ontario candidacies and the Canadian stance on prices, inflation, and wartime recovery.
The passage urges individuals to seize chances to perform good deeds as a path to happiness. It argues fame is tempting yet risky, and that pursuing virtue yields lasting joy while fleeting praise brings little sustenance.
The WPA report notes that the day after a normal notice two American soldiers wed German women, and within weeks one hundred forty such marriages occurred. The brides are currently in the count, illustrating Cupid's wide reach in wartime.
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