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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 29, 1921
Page
4
The free press weekly announces advertising rates and submission rules. It describes per inch pricing, submission directions, and deadlines for play advertisements. It notes editorial contact details and the publishing schedule, with references to subscriptions and formats.
Editorial notes a shift in Ontario College of Pharmacy training as the four year program becomes five years starting 1925. The plan extends the in-store component from one to three years and college study from one to two years to align with postwar employment trends and ensure trained pharmacists for drug stores. The article cites an enrolment figure of 133 students and references the Newmarket Era.
The Free Paris outlines support for youth achievement in business, urging practical work over theory. It stresses early preparation, steady effort, and the value of doing good work to enable future success in commerce, professions, farming, or skilled trades.
Dr J D McMurrich warned the Canadian Embalmers Association that prohibition worsens body scarcity for university dissections. He argued fewer destitute deaths due to alcohol may reduce pauperism as estates are left to cover coffins, an unexpected pro prohibition argument.
Acton residents urge adoption of a perpetual care plan for Acton Cemetery. Former residents abroad offer to fund a trust administered by a citizen commission. Editors note calls for council action at a regular meeting to discuss forming a responsible fund. The proposal aims to honor the deceased and ensure plot upkeep.
The Acton Fall Fair directors uphold aims of livestock, poultry, farm products, crafts, dairy and machinery displays while balancing entertainment. They warn fairs risk drifting toward vaudeville and games, away from agricultural showcases and practical exhibits, challenging the association's original purpose.
Dundes Harbor Commissioners met with Hon. Mr. Churchill to press removal of the British cattle embargo. Churchill voiced sympathy and said the government would study the embargo commission report as reestablishing this vital trade. Also included are nondescript quotes on education and lifelong learning urging continued study and growth.
A Toronto businessman touring major industrial centers reports signs of a rebound in Ontario trade. Knitting and underwear firms show activity while implement makers, varnish and biscuit industries, and exports orders rise. Manufacturers expect a quicker return to normal business as confidence grows across the province.
Editorial notes on Bell Telephone rate hikes and public dissatisfaction. Predictions England will be dry by 1930 receive skeptical smiles. Advent of Armistice Day Thanksgiving in Canada noted. Women win seats in England with Mrs Margaret Wintringham. farmers urged self-assertion. References to Meighen, Parliament dissolution, and Senate changes. Toronto professor James Mavdro comments Germany’s economy.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a family dinner in Dane town and mentions a meal amount and items. It references a charity gesture and a redacted artifact, with scattered domestic details and an ungrammatical general table context.
A fragmentary notice outlines a dangerous setup involving a chair fire exo now on sale. It mentions improvised mechanisms with bent wires and a rope system, a pully, beacon, and a control via a flea device, all described as part of a hazardous arrangement.
A terse, old style admonition urging firm adherence to principle and avoidance of apology for deeds done in conviction. The fragment references wrongdoing, accountability, and a demand not to seek sympathy or offer excuses.
A garbled dialogue fragment presents questions about lineage and family ties. Phrases appear nonsensical and cut across names, places, and actions, lacking coherent narrative or clear identifiable persons, events, or dates.
A garbled 19th century note warns of a severe winter reducing meat and bread supply. It predicts hard weather will depress demand, lower prices, and strain workers and farms as forecasters forecast steady hardship into spring.
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