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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 21, 1922
Page
5
Hon. W. S. Fielding leader of the Canadian delegation at Geneva denounces submarines as pirates with no legitimate purpose or commercial value. He urges the League of Nations to educate all peoples against submarines and push for abolition.
News notes the coal miners in a Pennsylvania district cheerful at the strike ending with wives joining celebrations at the mines. The scene shows miners eager to be first to load and return to work amid a sense of futility in labor strife. Debtors to Canada and finance policy criticize past credit to Europe. The piece also discusses election timing reform for Acton and calls for moving municipal elections to earlier in the year.
The Inland Revenue Act of Canada imposes penalties from 200 to 500 dollars and costs for possession of liquor not legally manufactured with a license. The law targets bootleg or swamp whiskey seized by officers, anywhere in possession, in homes, or elsewhere. It clarifies the Dominion Government enacts this as a revenue measure, not a temperance project, and enforcement crosses province lines, making manufacture, sale, or possession a costly risk. A recent case notes the danger and legal exposure of handling such liquor even in minor contexts.
Canada’s trade statistics for the year ended March 3 1922 show a favorable balance of 6 122 677 dollars, reversing the 1921 deficit of 20 750 765 pounds. The Department of Trade and Commerce notes improvement due to recoveries in key sectors.
Citizens of Milton and surrounding farmers donated about $800 to help John Wilson, a local thresher, buy a new separator after his machine was destroyed in a barn fire at John Elliot’s property during threshing. The act shows enduring milk of human kindness in the community.
Representatives from smaller Ontario towns met in Ottawa to form a provincial organization aimed at attracting industries moving to Canada from England and the United States. The conference favors a coordinated approach over rival municipal bidding with bonuses loans and tax concessions. A permanent secretary would maintain ongoing contact with interested industries.
Following Agnes McPhail and Jyene Parlby, the Alberta minister with no portfolio and lone woman in the current assembly has returned the $250 indemnity from the last summer's special session. She leads by example, showing that female MPs are not driven by session pay but by public duty.
Editorial notes discuss Michigan’s pro prohibition stance after recent primaries and warn against coal profiteers. It cites federal tax revenue projections near 100 million yearly to aid war debt, and comments on price concepts, youth guidance, gambling, and Ontario politics, with multiple newspaper quotes and affiliations.
In South Africa a growing opposition to prohibition prompts policy shifts as wine growers face overproduction and pressure to pivot from wine to pearl trade. The ritual of ceremonial acceptance signals change, with chiefs and guardians implicated in redefining authority after defeat.
Creditors of Ythert Campplall late of the Townable of Keaueulin must file claims by September 6 1922 with executors in Acton Ontario. Notices name Harold Farmer and the Kanoutars as guardians and identify the security and distribution per law. Dated at Acton Ontario July 9 1922. Executor: Ty Nachael Campball Ceargd A. Vinder. Halioltor: jo-3
Auctioneer K J Kerr lists a clearing sale in Kequeling Towns near Acton on September 25 1927 at 1 30 p m. Items include horses cows young cattle fowl and harness equipment with terms cash or three months on approved joint note.
Public auction of a valuable Nassagaweya farm of 125 acres in Halton County Ontario to be held at Acton’s Lob’s Hotel by auctioneer Robert J. Kerr on Saturday September 23 at 1 pm. Parcels include lots 24 and 23 in Concessions 4 and 5 with improvements, 105 acres cleared. Ten percent of the purchase money in cash, rest on terms arranged or cash in ten days. Further details from auctioneer St. J. Kerr or Harold N. Patni Acton Ontario.
A Canadian bulletin on fertilizers for field crops outlines practical guidance for soil and crop management. It emphasizes the role of manures, composts, and lime, and presents conclusions from extensive laboratory and field work by Dominion chemists and university specialists.
A fragmented domestic scene depicts Clarence returning home with a teacher’s report. His mother hugs him as the father smiles and a sense of pride emerges, while the family discusses the upcoming Sunday.
A U S National Museum report from a recent expedition notes unexpected insect diversity in Alaska. Researchers found two new endemics among onguligen and abundant Horse Meso, while midwinter survival appeared limited to heated houses.
A reflective piece on patience tied to endurance in life’s battles. It extols inner calm, warns that lack of patience leads to failure, and suggests patience as a key virtue in facing hardship.
A frightened young patient objected to removing four teeth during a minor dental procedure. He claimed the teeth would stay and later asked if they would grow back in time for dinner as the scene unfolded with the doctor guiding him through the anxious moment.
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