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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 19, 1923
Page
10
Editorial notes lemonade served at the swearing in of Ontario's new cabinet and criticizes limited encouragement for reformists. It highlights Manitoba voters rejecting sales of wines and beer with meals, and discusses miners' strikes, insurance wealth, venereal disease statistics, and public education promoting social hygiene.
The Collingwood council names a man to collect town taxes at 600 dollars a year. The plan aims to clear large tax arrears and notes many municipalities face similar collection issues. It argues long delays hurt municipal business and property owners.
Tests at Bethlehem Shipbuilding in San Francisco show a 50 horsepower miniature diesel engine can drive a standard car for fifty miles using 20 cents worth of light oil fuel. The engine ran several months at low cost, and the fuel is the same light oil used in submarines.
After October 1 revenue stamps for cheques and receipts may be bought from customs collectors and banks. The Inland Revenue Dept should benefit from the revenue, but the distribution would cause public hardship. A limited quantity of stamps should be supplied to all post offices.
Rail heads quote six fifty a ton from Edmonton to Toronto delivering thirteen fifty a ton to consumers. Despite desire for Pennsylvania coal, four thousand tons at this rate will likely sell quickly. A British premier’s monosyllabic faith, hope, love and work quote is offered. US pulpwood embargo sparks trade debate while Canada rallies thrift with two billion in bank deposits and a 70 percent rise in bank assets since 1914.
An Orillia Chronicle notice highlights twins as a superior incentive for industry thrift and enterprise. The Arnprior Chronicle quotes a locally bought car ad claiming the owner now supplies neighbors with butter and fresh eggs.
The Carleton Place Herald notes three quarters of the paper’s mail consists of propaganda material. The paper could publish a full issue with free publicity, bypassing local news, humor, or editorials, though readers would likely reject such propaganda.
The American Bankers Association president says nine tenths of U S business can run on credit due to men’s character. He emphasizes reputation for fair dealing as the greatest asset, not built in a day, and urges young men to keep their word under all circumstances.
A sketch highlights Honorable F X Lemieux of Quebec a prominent jurist born 1851 at Levis educated at Levis College and Laval University. He served as defense counsel at the Regina Louis Riel trial and rose to the Superior Court bench with multiple judicial posts and elected service in the Quebec Legislature. The Packet notes Orillia uses over 350000 gallons of water daily.
Brief biographical sketches recall prominent Canadian men who have died. The volume highlights notable figures, their contributions, and the roles they played in shaping the Dominion. The sketches provide concise portraits of leaders and public servants who influenced national life.
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