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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Sep 27, 1923

Page

5

India Awakens to Evils of Nquor Traffic and Prohibition Push

In a Deer Park Presbyterian Church address in Toronto last Sunday Prof Masih of Central India spoke on rising anti liquor sentiment in India. He reported two Native States implementing total prohibition and a legislator’s bill for nationwide prohibition being rejected by British members. The remark criticizes British lawmakers in India.

India Deer, Park Presbyterian Toronto Canada

Better Regulation of Automobile Traffic in Ontario

Hon George S Henry minister of highways signals next session will introduce a bill to curb speeding on highways and require lights at night for all vehicles He argues highways are valuable assets needing sane use and urges driver caution at intersections railway crossings and in areas where children play to reduce accidents

George S. Henry Henry U. F Hear Ontario

Canada and U S Firms Pool Patents for Wireless Trade

Seven leading electric companies including Bell Telephone, Marconi Wireless Co of Canada and Western Electric form a cross license pool to cover existing and future patents for life. The agreement also establishes traffic arrangements enabling seamless interchanges of wire and wireless messages across oceans and rail routes.

Bell Telephone Co Marconi Company Akribors England Continent

Mother's Job in Keeping Children Safe at Home

A columnist praises a mother's duties to shield children from harm by planning home activities. She describes a small yard with fruit trees, flowers, a swing, and a sandpile that provides safe play for neighbors, plus a visible commitment to supervision and care as essential to the family’s welfare.

Globe Neighorhood Asters Petunias

Rural Mail Carriers Seek Abolition of Contract System

Rural mail contractors call for replacing the contract system with a salary basis. They propose seventy dollars per mile per year as the uniform rate and urge serious consideration of their petition based on years of experience and profitability concerns.

Canada aiding Japan in disaster relief effort

Canada will contribute to relief for Japan after the great earthquake and fires affecting Tokyo and Yokohama. Supplies rush to the stricken area by the government and the Red Cross, including canned milk, lumber, and essential goods, as Canadians organize nationwide to help Japan.

Canada Tokio Yokohama Department’ of Trade and Pommerce Canadian Red Cross Society Japan

Canada in grain markets and new Oshawa city plans

Editorial notes discuss high education costs, Canada as a grain granary, apple markets, and sugar prices. It notes Oshawa seeking incorporation with 15 000 residents, a near 160 000 dollar rise in five months in Canada’s total trade, and speculation on railway electrification and prohibition impacts.

Canada Department of Customs and Excise

Summer's Song and Dinner Table Witty Moments

A fragmented poem passage celebrates seasons with vivid imagery of spring summer and autumn and a painterly line about colors in the sky. The second fragment, PUTTING HIS FOOT IN IT, humorously depicts Johnny at dinner misreading the soup and then correcting himself after a frown from his hosts.

Johnny

Pat Pending Highlighted by Curious Engineer Talk

In a playful exchange, Boph comments on studying famous engineers while Spenter asks about the enigmatic Pat Pending, whose name appears in a discussion of new machinery. The dialogue hints at curiosity toward inventors and technological progress.

Boph Spenter

New Lamp Burns 4 Percent Superior Light

An American tested lamp promises brilliant white light surpassing gas and electricity without odor smoke or noise. Inventor F N Johnson of Montreal offers a 10 day free trial and agency opportunities claiming earnings of 260 to 600 dollars monthly for local promoters.

U. S F. N. Johnson Craig St. W Montreal Hbim

Pretty Bustle Student Passes Medicine Exam With Charm

The article recalls a female student who studied medicine and impressed lecturers with a calm smile when pressed. On the typhoid question she hesitated, then finally suggested consulting others, finishing with high marks and notable success.

Amile

Farmer’s trial with a looping pill proves hard to keep down

A farmer describes taking a new treatment pill that should cure him if retained in the stomach. He says the pill stayed in long enough to keep him awake, but when it fell, it rolled off, making the regimen unreliable as a cure.

Nanain

Missing Candy Cat Puzzle Confuses Dorothy

A reader describes little Dorothy who enjoyed a small candy cat sent by her aunt. The toy vanished one day and Dorothy’s mother asked if she had lost it. Dorothy replies that she did not lose it, repeating the phrase in childlike speech.

Dorothy Dorothy M& Des

Mortrages and Money Lendings Noted in Perryman Block

A brief notice from Perryman Block in Acton Ontario records money lent on mortgages. The time references show 10 am and 12 o'clock on Saturdays, indicating when these transactions or notices occur.

Perryman Block Acton

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