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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1918
Page
2
The piece denounces German residents in western states for aiding Germany and opposing the United States and President. It argues treasonous acts and mob violence are dangerous during war, urges legal process and proper methods to determine guilt, warning of national shame if mobs act.
A wartime exhortation declares the United States has grown from a wary entrant with few munitions to a nation mobilized with a massive army and industrial output. It argues Allied victory, Liberty Loan oversubscription, and the enemy’s looming defeat through shipyards, submarines, and air power.
The fragment discusses Ireland and British governance with references to fish people and equal participation in government. It imagines extended rights and unity if fish people are treated as equal citizens, hinting at national solidarity and a unified British nation.
A sweeping editorial argues the world now fights a duel of systems. It claims Germany urges a victorious autocracy to rule the world while democracy seeks freedom for all nations and peoples.
A newspaper letter urges prompt disclosure of all WWI casualty lists from the War Department. It argues families deserve full facts to ease suspense and honor soldiers fighting in France and elsewhere, condemning any suppression as unjust and unsafe for public trust.
The essay urges turning unused Massachusetts farmland into productive acres to aid wartime efforts. It notes land taxes apply regardless of cultivation and promotes farming. It highlights British army reforms favoring merit over seniority and cautions Germans considering U.S. visits postwar. It commends Polish residents for supporting the government and enlisting.
Middlesex County Food Administrator J Howell Crosby announces the creation of the Acton Food Administration board in response to the Food Control Act of 1917. Allen Brooks Parker is Food Administrator. other members include James Tuttle, Miss Charlotte Conant, Waldo J. Whitcomb, and Nelson J. Cole, with roles in production conservation control retail and hospitality supervision.
A grateful mother from Harbor Maine credits Dr True's Elixir with saving her sick child after six doctors failed. The letter extols the product's stomach toning and worm expulsion, listing worm symptoms and urging purchase at 40 cents to a dollar from Dr J F True & Co Auburn.
A skilled workman offers first class wall paper services with orders taken and a full line of samples from one of the largest wall paper firms. The display promises quality products and expert installation for homes and offices.
Description filed in the Secretary of the Commonwealth noting the protection of beverage container owners. Name-W.OPAUT HILANDER operating as Maynard Bottling Co in Maynard Massachusetts. Business includes manufacture bottling and sale of soda water mineral waters beer and beverages with bottles siphons tanks and water cooler boxes as goods.
Josie L Frall of Acton Middlesex appointed administratrix of Walter J Young’s estate. She bonds and names Alfred B McCleary of Maynard as agent. Creditors must present claims and debtors pay to the administrator. Livermore Maine April 1 1918.
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