27 Sep 1922
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Newspaper
Charlottetown Guardian
Location
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date
Sep 27, 1922
Page
1
The Charlotte exhibition pageant on September 27, 1922, advances with record crop entries. Judges have worked, and promises of horse races, a midway, and a large provincial band set the tone for a profitable day. Citizens are urged to attend and support the show.
The piece contrasts Burns on fear as a social regulator with modern fears of being found out. It cites Dr. Hollander on rationalisation and hypocrisy, praising maternal influence and hinting at Hutchinson's This Freedom. The essay suggests home training shapes morals amid private and public conduct.
A fragmented column discusses public honesty and moral standards, noting fear of being found out curbing temptations for profit sharing and monopoly. It cites aviation advances, the air mail’s 2,000,000 miles without a fatality, and a London medical psychologist’s view on misconduct, crime, and rapid mail delivery.
The piece explains the real power in Turkey rests with Mustafa Kemal Pasha and the Angora Nationalists, not the Sultan. It notes the Allies treat with Kemal, while the Sultan's ministers threaten resignation. It cites potential moves toward a unified Turkish government and emphasizes peace as the Allies' aim.
The Charlottetown Guardian presents a public forum where correspondents discuss questions of interest. The paper notes it does not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by its correspondents.
A Clyde area letter complains of lost freight services and passenger stops after a line switch removal. The Guardian reports Railway Superintendent Grady says insufficient business justifies reactivating the Clyde switch, while a second topic argues for school consolidation and expanded high school work at local centers to improve education locally.
Residents John McDonald and Hammond Kelly commend Henry Smallwood for an excellent road from Hillsboro Bridge to Bunbury, noting improvements toward Charlotteown Souris Summerside routes. They urge government to appoint Smallwood for the Rail Way crossing to Hillsboro Bridge segment to end years of highway neglect.
A contributor writes in defense of the Prince of Wales College system, arguing against the 65 percent pass benchmark and the subject value allocation. He advocates a three year program but calls the cost prohibitive and questions the proposed duration.
The writer references Mr W L Jotton's reminiscences and early Charlottetown exhibitions. He notes having post session copies of newspapers from 1857 containing prize lists and impressions of provincial fairs.
A reminiscence traces PEI fairs from 1848 to 1882, noting the first Charlottetown drill shed fair, later shifts to Government Grounds built 1844, and a 19th century fair history. It recalls Beers Farm and Queen Square grounds, crowded tents, liquid refreshments, and dances at Holland's Grove in the 1860s continuing late into the night.
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