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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 19, 1925
Page
4
The piece decries slang as a defect in English and urges proper diction. It extols heritage and clean speech while contrasting past times with modern 1926 life of cars, sports, prohibition, and changing social roles. A brief anecdote follows about a Beatty Sask telegram mishap.
An exhibit at the Canadian National Exhibition traces the journey of wool from the sheep to the finished fabric. The display explains the processes and stages involved in producing woolen goods for consumers and industry.
The Corporation of Georgetown plans a focal sidewalk upgrade on Union Street from the existing Union Street section to King Street and from the Union and King corner to the Queen Street section. Estimated cost totals are 60 dollars for Union Street and 253 dollars for King Street with partial municipal contributions. assessments will be paid in twenty annual installments. A petition against the work will not stop construction. F. L. Heath, Clerk, Georgetown, dated August 12, 1925.
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