21 Sep 1921
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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 21, 1921
Page
1
A reflective piece urges perseverance amid hardship and social scorn, noting that praise from others sustains effort. It contrasts cynical views on marriage and autos with a Missouri woman’s bid to sell her husband for 6000 dollars, highlighting shifting attitudes toward partnership.
Esquesing Council met in adjourned session with the Reeve presiding. The minutes cover payments for ditching, gravel and road work, culverts, gravel pits, sheep killed by dogs, maintenance of Wm Marchment, Board of Health formaline, gravelling on 6th line, and school bill payments. Council adjourned to Oct 10 at 1:30 PM.
The notice notes Erin Samilton, likely the community's oldest resident, in failing health as the apple crop is reported to be short in the area. It mentions visitors including the McMillans of Cavistown, the Trimbles of Flecherton, Il Matthews of Secord, Rex Scott of Oakville, and the Clotchesons of Brampton visiting local families.
An old advertisement claims internal gas stems from fermenting waste matter in the intestines. It promotes Adler alia as a remedy to cleanse the bowel and relieve stomach discomfort and chronic constipation, warning of potential appendicitis risk.
Notes from the annual Retail Merchants' Association convention urge buying goods made under the British flag to strengthen the Empire and display national colors in Canada. Also announced are new insurance rates for parcels in Canada effective October 1 and revised postal rates for letters and post cards outside Canada.
Officials in Canada between last week and now are gathering data to inform Ottawa on the postal service’s cost and whether it turns a profit. Every letter parcel and paper processed will be counted with a record kept of stamps and routes as the government considers pay increases for carriers.
Dominion department of agriculture continues scouting for the European corn borer in Southern Ontario. By August 27, 63 townships had been accustd 36 infected, keeping the quarantined total around 7 percent of townships.
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