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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 25, 1924
Page
9
The Halton county press notes Mayor Harris of Burlington Gazette marks twenty-five years as owner and publisher. He is praised as a steadfast editorial figure, honored by locals, and joined in the business by his son.
A civic pledge urges Acton residents to promote town progress, foster neighborly cooperation, welcome visitors, support local business, attend public meetings, and apply the oath personally to take action for the town’s happiness and prosperity.
A discussion arguing that government control of liquor fails to curb drinking and bootlegging. It cites Sweden Canada and the United States, noting profits to governments and high costs to the public while protesters claim increased drunkenness and evasion of restrictions.
A London despatch reports strong demand for Canadian goods at the British Empire Exhibition. Canadian cheese is widely used on the grounds and in London cafes, with eight thousand pounds per week consumed. A Canadian dry milk dealer sold output valued at 400000 dollars, and the Fruit Exhibit has generated European orders exceeding one million boxes. Additional Canadian manufactured goods orders surpassed expectations.
The Ontario Government to use a cross ballot for the October 23 plebiscite on the Ontario Temperance Act. Voters will mark one cross indicating support for either Ontario Temperance Act or Government control. Any deviation will spoil the ballot.
The Dundas Star reports that while Dundas is generally well behaved, three cases involve young men who accosted girls on the street. In two cases magistrates invited them to attend informal meetings at the town hall. in the third a summons was issued. The court pledged severe punishment for future repeats and affirmed public safety for girls on public highways.
Editorials discuss France and Germany in the Rhineland gambit and Ontario plebiscite slogans. Reports note prohibitions, prosecutions, and civic optimism in Canada with credit buoyancy, railway cuts, and bonds.
The piece argues that life is built by repetitive acts that form habits worn like clothes. It compares habit to reflexes shaped by daily training, warning that routine can both sustain and trap us. Mothers are urged to guide repetition wisely, balancing instruction with freedom to grow new patterns.
A passenger sought a vacant corner seat in a Manchester Crewe train, was warned by a man opposite that the seat belonged to a friend. After twenty minutes in the corridor the latecomer asked for the friend, who was said to be getting on at Crewe, over twenty five miles away.
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