Editorial calls for study of alcohol by League of Nations
Instructions urge the League of Nations secretariat to study alcohol with aim to coordinate world wide anti alcohol legislation and protection rights in prohibition countries. The movement seeks to recognize alcohol as a controllable commodity, not contraband, and to secure international cooperation against smugglers. The resolution will be presented to the assembly, signaling potentially far reaching results.
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League of Nations Secretariat
Perth Courier Reaches Ninety Three Years Of Publication
The Perth Courier marks 93 years of continuous publication in Ontario, being a highly esteemed local paper. Publishers Messrs. Walker Brothers are lauded for maintaining both business acumen and editorial insight, serving the town with loyal advocacy and commitment to community betterment.
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Ontario
Perth Courier
Courier
Mess
Canada Prospering as U S Industrial Demand Grows
William Phillips of the Canadian National Railways asserts Canada is entering a period of rapid industrial activity with unprecedented prosperity. He notes cheap water power attracts U S capital and will drive continued expansion into the coming year, emphasizing power as a key factor in industrial growth.
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Canada
United States
William Phillips
Canadian National Railways
Rowell Touted for Customs Minister Post
The election debate centered on purifying the Customs Department with the Liberal and Conservative governments pledging a clean up. Hon. N W Rowell, former Union Government member, is mentioned as a possible choice to lead the portfolio, seen as boosting popularity and assuring effective administration.
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Customs Department
Ding
Meighen
Customs
King
Two exhibits at Canadian National Exhibition captivate visitors
In the New Ontario Government Building two notable displays draw attention. The highways department presents scale road models showing construction costs and detours, explaining why good roads are expensive yet beneficial. A second exhibit highlights the forests’ net merit in fire protection, illustrating provincial ranger work and its practical methods.
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Ontario
Department’of ‘Highways
Ion
Ontario Temperance Act impacts on schools and homes
A questionnaire by the Ontario Board of License Commissioners to School Inspectors shows 76 percent say the Ontario Temperance Act improved school attendance, 94 percent note better home surroundings, 65 percent see improved education opportunities, and 93 percent report a better overall education.
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Ontario Board of License Commissioners
Loyal talk on Canadian privileges praised in Ottawa sermon
Col. Rev. Wm. Beattie, minister of the First United Church in London Ontario, preached in Ottawa praising Canada as a country of plenty and decency and urging more discussion of citizenship privileges to curb emigration for American dollars.
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Canada
Wm. Beattie
D.D
C.M.G
CE. F
First United Church
London
Ontario
Ottawa
Canadians Repopulate Canada From United States In July
In July 6,487 Canadians returned from the United States intending permanent residence in Canada. Meanwhile 2,197 Americans moved to Canada to settle there. Total Canadian immigration reached 16,227 with 5,293 from Great Britain. The month marked a 99 percent rise over July 1925.
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United States
Canada
Great Britain
New Canadian Lead and Zinc Records Set
Canada reports a new lead output record of 253,590,578 pounds, up 44.5 percent from last year’s 175,485,499 pounds. Zinc also hits a record 109,268,511 pounds (54,634 tons), valued at $8,328,446, up from 1924's 98,909,077 pounds (49,455 tons) worth $6,274,791.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Meighen called to go as Conservative cries rise after vote
The Mail and Empire notes cries of Meighen must go erupt within the Conservative party after election results, but argues that the party rank and file will decide through orderly means rather than impulsive shouts. It cautions against judging the wider party by a few loud voices and urges a measured expression of will.
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Meighen
Mail and ‘Empire
King
Mail and Empire
How Long Partyism
After the election, the daily news offers pleasanter reading though the writer notes odious personalities and slanderous charges from both parties. He laments lack of real policy and warns that continued party zeal weakens governing, harming every social class.
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Daily Newspants
Canada
The Lure of Canadian Autumn Outings
An early autumn portrait celebrates maple color, harvest hues, and the joy of outdoor exploration. It urges readers to seize September and October, enjoy nature evenings and Saturdays, and not take seasonal change for granted. Try it next Saturday and see.
Dominion election results and King forms government
The Dominion elections concluded with Meighen’s government defeated and Mackenzie King returned with enough support to form a Liberal government. The press predicted King’s rise to opposition but the ballot shows the public favoring Liberal leadership in Ottawa. Winchester Press.
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Mackenzie King
Garry
Weta
Ottawa
Winchester Preas
Oakville Adopts Standard Time and Local Developments
Oakville moved to Standard Time on Sunday September 12 at 2 am. Marratt Leather adds a factory section with excavation advanced and concrete footing in place. Oakville education spends 2100 on heating and stores 300 tons of coal for winter. Twenty nine properties taxed, three sold, eleven adjourned, fifteen settled. Night classes approved for the school year. Oakville band plans a tattoo at Victoria Park around September 24 with bands from Brampton Mill Acton Burlington New Toronto Port Credit and Georgetown.
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Oakville
Marratt Leather Company
Board of Education
Oakville Band
Ti Ta
Brampton
Mill
Acton
Burlington
New Toronto
Port Credi
Georgetown
Victoria Park
Local social notes list visitors and a Cheltenham homestead sale
Rev. D. G. Atkinson of Orillia visited with Mr. and Mrs. Fines. Etheleen Graham of Blind River visits Graham family. Norval families hosted Sunday guests. Belford family of Toronto and Horton households entertained. Woolcott and son Bly of Toronto visited Grundy family. Detroit resident Gordon Overland visited L. Overland. Perrin Armstrong and daughters visited Bush family. Roy Grundy party returned from Toronto. Hethering and son and Wiest visited Pearson. Cheltenham homestead owned by Joseph A Wilkinson sold to John B. Elliott of Richmond England for near 12000, with Elliott to dairy here and move possession in October.
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D. G. Atkinson
Orillia
R. Fines
Etheleen Graham
Blind River
Wn. Graham
H. Se
Norval
McDowell
James .Belford
Toronto
A. J. Horton
Mra
Harris
Misa King
Horton
Burlington Notes A Busy Week Of Events And Visits
Misa Ferguson returns to New York after summer in Burlington. Burlington Citizens Band to perform at Oakville event on September 25. Mrs. Dearing shows improvement after recent illness. Major James Allen returns from western travels. Liberal Club congratulates Mackenzie King. Mr. Wheeler and daughter visit Joliet after tour. Burlington Lodge 165 A F and A M resumes after summer with Agricultural Members night and a melon feed. Public school board meets to address crowded kindergarten. Miss May Briggs assigned to extra class. Fire drill team impresses at Oddfellows Hall with band accompaniment and reception.
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Misa EL J. Ferguson
R.N
New York
Burlington
Oakville
A. Dearing
Jas
Alien
British Columbia
it_ Wan
May’ Briggs
Georgetown Fair Highlights Local Happenings
Georgetown reports a quiet September meeting of the Public School Board with no business transacted. Community news includes visitors from Windsor and Toronto, travel to Muskoka for a weekend, a car accident injury slowly recovering, and a corn roast hosted by Master Lealie Clark. Engagement announced for Beatrice Hilse beth Maxwell to Harold Pettigrew with a September wedding planned.
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Georgetown Fair
Walter Thompson
Ashgrove
Toronito
Allan Sinclaitr
Toronto
Norval
Duncan McDonald
Carbon Hill
Alabama
Lealie Clark
Mark Clark
John &T
United * Church League
Armories
Wm. Maxwell
Trestsville
Beatrice Hilsabeth
Harold G. Pettigrew
Taranto
Ernest, Smith
Local Milton Notes and Toronto Exhibition Highlights
Milton social notes report visits by the Ryders and Cooper families from Hamilton and Woodstock. Toronto Exhibition trotting races feature Dr Heslop's Jack Abbe, later sold for 1200 dollars due to illness. A corn cob anomaly is noted from a town garden. Miss Menzies sustains a hip fracture but recovers with comfort. Dr K D Panton departs for Vancouver via Rochester and St Paul. Mr and Mrs J J Peacock return from a two week motor trip to Chicago. A fire at Galbraith & Co store causes about 30 dollars in damage to flannellette and stockings. Local grocery change sees Robert Cunningham take over from Atkinson. Atkinson remains temporarily.
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Nelson Ryder
Inessa
Reformer
Bell Street
Miss Ménziea
K. D. Panton
Vancouver
Rochester
Minn
Mayor Hospital
Detroit
Toronto
Atkinson
Milton
Make Surroundings Cheerful Mother Advice
A Chicago Health article under Dr Herman Bundesen urges mothers to stay cheerful to keep families together. It notes children express lively energy and parents should meet them on their level to foster love and harmony at home.
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Chicago Health
Herman N. Bundesen
M.D
Chicago
Boy Confesses Hidden Bathing Salt Temptation
A Scout recounts being forbidden to swim by his mother yet returning with wet hair and a wet bathing salt hidden under his arm. He admits he was tempted and justified his conduct by claiming he took the salt along in case temptation arose. The mother questions why the salt was carried.
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Tommy
Canada and United States to Produce One Barrel Per Three People
Canada and the United States plan about one barrel of apples per three persons this year. Canada’s crop stands at 3,000,000 barrels for roughly 9,000,000 people, while the United States estimates 40,000,000 barrels. Eastern districts show a slight decline yet BC rises 30 percent from last year. Over 1,200,000 barrels expected in British Columbia in 1926 with much export through farmer co operatives.
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Canada
United States
Dominion
Oatario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
British Columbia
of Fruit Carmers
Black boy on a soap box in a tumble-down shack
A narrative fragment describes a dark skinned boy perched on a soap box in front of a dilapidated shack. An old mammy figure scolds him for sitting there and worries about dressing him properly while the scene hints at social and domestic pressures.
A Rooster Tricks Hen Over Brasshopper Snack
A farmer's rooster pretends to share a grasshopper with an older hen. The hen lunges but the fowl swallows the insect, prompting the hen to attack. The rooster struts away in smug triumph, having fooled the hen into thinking she would get a meal.
Negro Rookie and Sergeant Exchange Across Confusing Slang
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a Negro rookie and a sergeant trading slang about shoes and coins. The text resembles a casual wartime or training camp exchange with scattered dialect terms and incomplete phrases.
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Arkansas
Hem Roid Remedy Promises Fast Pile Relief
A historic ad claims Hem Roid cures piles by improving lower blood circulation with an internal tablet. It asserts relief from hemorrhoids and offers a money back guarantee, sold by J. Hansard and druggists nationwide.
Physician and Surgeon Office and Residence Notice
CORSE physician and surgeon advertises office and residence at Bi Avenue and Elgin Street PerryMan Block Acton Ontario. Hours 9 30 am to 6 pm Saturday 12 o'clock. Graduate of Toronto University offers anesthetic if desired. Office at residence corner Mud and Frederick Streets.
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Corse
Bi Avenue
Elgin Street
Perryman Block
Acton
Ioner
Toronto University
Frederick Streets
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Acton, Ont
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