24 May 1922
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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 24, 1922
Page
1
A town notice page lists lawyers and a medical officer in Georgetown, with addresses in Mill Street and Main Street, a licensed auctioneer for Halton and Peel, and sale orders. The page includes poetry titled My Mither about a mother's love and lessons, reflecting local culture.
Mrs J A Thompson learns of the death in Cleveland on Tuesday night of Mrs Thomas Bell at age 86 after a stroke a week earlier. She had lived in Halton and Peel area, with ties to Stewarttown Georgetown and a Baptist church lifetime. Funeral Friday at Greenwood Cemetery Georgetown conducted by Rev Moore. Pallbearers named Reid Watson McDonald Tyndall Buck Thompson.
Norman H Speight advertises National Water Heaters priced from 20 to 84 dollars. He notes a 30 gallon tank and heat times, including a 20 dollar model that runs off a standard lamp socket.
Ontario Department of Agriculture notes ten years of cooperative weed eradication trials by the Ontario Agricultural and Experimental Union with over ninety farmers. Weeds tested include perennial sow thistle twitch grass bladder campion wild mustard ox eye daisy field bindweed wild oats chess and related methods for rape cultivation and intensive cropping to suppress weeds.
Indirect income from farming supports the farmer's family beyond cash crops, shaping living standards even in poor harvests. The weekly note notes gasoline price rises affecting vehicle costs and cites asthma relief products as vetted by druggists, with an advisory from D. J. Matthew.
Notes discuss a Toronto case of imprisonment for a nun involved in a fatal auto incident and urge road safety, while examining Ontario 1924 road-building plans. It then argues municipalities deserve larger shares of police court fines under the Criminal Code and temperance and motor vehicle acts, noting Gouin's support and potential local revenue gains for cities like Georgetown.
The department of education issues a pamphlet to municipalities detailing mandatory part time courses for adolescents unable to attend regular classes. By Sept 1 1923 the policy covers ages 14 to 16 and expands to 16 to 18 with 400 annual hours for younger students and 320 for older. Courses run 8 am to 5 pm across the province mirroring high school days.
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