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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Sep 25, 1919

Page

8

Che Arion Free Press Tun Actos ura Tuessin headline

The fragment outlines a Ontario weekly paper published Thursdays at the Man I acuw building Acton Ontario with a subscription price of 1.60 per year and ten advances. It notes advertising rates for small and display ads and lists Moore as editor and publisher.

Tun Actos Ura Tuessin Man I'acuw Bei Street Acton Ontario Pontage United States Ugate Wy, Moore

Prohibition Debate and Referendum Viewpoints

The Guelph Mercury urges support for the Ontario Temperance Act while noting no candidate will publicly seek repeal. The Toronto Globe cites chalked pro prohibition slogans and votes for yes on four items. The piece discusses Sam Carter’s stance and a London proposal for voters drills in churches. It also covers Ottawa’s industrial convention, U S settler migration to Canada, and Liberty League aims. The Newmarket Era cautions voters to mark four crosses and vote no on referendum questions.

The Guelph Mercury Sam Carter Hydro Liberty League Newmarket

Ontario labour demand outstrips supply says employment chief

Government officials report ample jobs for all applicants in the province with labor demand surpassing supply. J A Miller of the Ontario Government Employment Bureau cites lumber camps and farms as needing thousands, but workers remain scarce. Farm wages are now double those five years ago as offers stay unfilled. Thanksgiving Day is debated for shifting to October while Armistice Day November 11 is urged as Canada’s preferred Thanksgiving reference.

Ottawa Star J. A. Miller Ontario Government Employment Bureau Canada Associated Boards of Trade of Canada Dominion

Prohibition Referendum Backed by Clergy and Community Leaders

The Rev. Canon H. C. Dixon of Trinity East in Toronto opposes all four referendum questions and cites ten year versus three year trends in supporting prohibition. W. F. O'Connor warns vendors to avoid price hikes, threatening penalties. Churches push to keep prohibition, while the Presbytery of Guelph endorses the Ontario Temperance Act. Burlington’s E. A. Harris marks 21 years as proprietor of the Burlington Gazette, praised for coverage and public trust.

Canon H. C. Dixon Trinity East Toronto Canon Dixon E. A. Harris Burlington Gazette Halton Gazette Burlington Harris Hebes

Synod backs liquor restriction and prohibition stance

Archbishop Thornloe urged clear moral lines at Ottawa addressing the Ontario Provincial Synod of the Church of England in Canada. Church leaders unite against licensed liquor traffic and support continuing prohibition law as the Synod adopts resolutions endorsing government action to restrict or abolish liquor sales.

Ontario Church of England In Canada Ottawa Thornloe General Synod

Ontario Women Franchise Raises Voter Rolls in Referendum Years

Ontario voters rose from about 750 000 in last provincial election to 1 611 759 names on referendum lists with Halton County showing 14 032 names versus 6 759 previously. Politicians seek to gauge impact of women and soldiers under twenty one on future legislature results amid tax rate criticisms and resident concerns about council promises.

Ontario Halton Afty Acton

Canada Builds Aid for War Disabled Across the Dominion

The Department of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment improves care for maimed soldiers in Canada. Hospitals sanatoria and vocational schools retrain crippled veterans for industrial roles, with offices nationwide linking former service members to employment. Canadians should unite to support this valued program.

Canada Dominion Department of Soldiers

Lucky horse voices life of kindness and abuse on Denver street

A horse in Our Dumb Animals laments harsh treatment of beasts and praises a kind master and steady work in Denver. The narrator contrasts humane care with cruel riders, recalling a starved, whipped horse and hoping for a gentler world for all animals.

Denver Iim Bari Mar

New York Druggist Drafts Curious Acropheood List

A New York pharmacist prepares an unusual acropheood from customer omlins, including foreign birth names and odd requests. The notes reveal curious and humorous orders such as remedies for a child, depicted in fragmentary letters and phrases.

New York

Shaw's Business School Prospectus Offers Career Training

Enter Any Day in one of Shaw's Business Schools in Toronto for a course that insures employment at a good salary. Free prospectus available from W. H. Shaw President 305 Yonge St Toronto.

Shaw Toronto W. H. Shaw Yonge St

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