What did you do when the war was won
Poem excerpt from Douglas Malloch on duty sacrifice and reflections after war, imagining the return home of soldiers and the questions they will ask about the cost of freedom and democracy.
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
4
Nature of the Eskimo on Herachel Island life and traits
In Herachel Island the Eskimo show rapid religious shift from sun dance to practical living. They are honest, kind, ambitious learners, sanitary, well clothed and housed, skilled traders and handlers of land water and food. They eat raw blubber in summer and frozen fish in winter and barter for white man food. They are stoical, fearless of death, curious, and unpredictable in mood, with vivid facial expressions from joy to sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herachel Island
Horsbb
Fort McPherson
Castoria Ad From Airmont Era Medical Panacea
An old advertisement promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a universal healer. It touts rapid healing of cuts and skin issues, cleaning wounds and preventing pus, claiming many testimonials and appealing to readers with medical authority.
Irish Courtroom Gaffe and Safe Worm Cure Ad
An Irish courthouse scene shows a near sighted elderly man misdirecting toward the bench as a judge jokes about his age. An advertisement touts Holloway's Carn Cure and Millory Worn Powders claiming safety and effectiveness for worm removal in children.
Fragmentary exchange hints at engagement decision
In a broken dialogue a discouraged fiancée cites consulting fortune tellers and psychics about marrying Recklous Hke. She repeats fear and doubt, while insisting she must proceed despite warnings.
Canada War Week Recap Mixed News From Front and Homefront
A collage of wartime notices across Canada reports policy debates in Ottawa, housing plans in several cities, and rail and industry updates. It notes conscription talk, schooling and naval training aims, railway worker pay shifts, and local civic appointments as national and local efforts adapt to wartime needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebes
Thorman
Baker
Consens
Thantford Charities
Ankina Che
Peter McDonald
Woolstoch
Supreme Court of
Ontario
War era notes and disasters amid Ontario news items
A mixed provincial roundup details wartime measures, fuel supplies, and grants in Ontario plus local accidents. It notes a $1,000 grant for Houalnas manner and a labor report showing bread price changes, coal yard issues, and a coroner's jury verdict finding motor negligence after a fatal Halseville tram crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermitton
Yeutorday
Ontarly
Tarvergang
Oxford Upty Council
Department of Labor
Danas
Brantford
Mauebride
Jamea
Waue
Ashton van Volkemburg
Te Catharines
France
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Aiding Expectant Mothers
Mitchell Indiana resident Pran Mowmuan describes relief from neuralgia and renewed strength during pregnancy after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She notes her seven month old baby weighed 19 pounds and she felt better than in a long time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pran
Mowmuan
Mitch Ind
Lydia LE
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia Pinkham
Newest Notes of Science on Inventions and Cameras
The passage discusses future inventions such as a wristwatchlike device enabling calendars, a government action on woods and roots, and a motion picture camera integrated into a book. It describes a machine with a 200 Dow influence and a multi horn mechanism opening a cube, reflecting speculative early 20th century science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Bolnaz
Fletcher's Castoria Promised Safe Child Relief
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a trusted remedy for infants and children. It claims the tonic soothes stomach issues, calms digestion, and relieves distress without harmful effects, asserting wide acceptance across households.
Scott's Emulsion Promises Strength and Appetite Boost
An old advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as a blood enriching tonic to restore strength, energy, and appetite for the sick, run down, or overworked. It urges readers to obtain the product from Javil & Bowne in Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Javil & Bowne
Torouto
The Pill that Brings Relief
An 19th century style ad touts Marnele Veustable Pilla as the best remedy for indigestion after meals and fullness. It claims the pills, especially those blended with dyspepsia, relieve symptoms and are vouched for by users.
Harvest Laborer Faces Food Hoard Injunctions
A farmer’s harvest hands worked from 4 a m until 2 p m amid alleged food hoard injunctions. Ransom searched for work and was urged to report to the house. The laborer questioned the applicant’s attire and the color of a house as questions over a harvest labor dispute emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulisht
Ransan
Jie
Uberyl
Feeding Poultry Tips for July and August Diets
Poultry experts advise adjusting summer rations for blu flock hens to maintain yolk color and health. Increase protein to compensate for lighter laying, feed melat mash daily by hand, provide succulent greens like lettuce sprouts and chard, and plant greens for ongoing forage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma
Tiune
Bread Supply Boosted by Grain Reallocation in Britain
Great Britain shifts two thirds of milling byproducts from animal feed to bread making. Barley and maize previously used for cattle and pie feeds now enter loaves. The policy, with Canada and the United States, aims to secure bread during wartime shortages until harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall of Association of Canada
Kinganton
Fat George
Windsor
Chau
Weet
Kingston
Gananoque Fire Department
Jake Everingham
S. H
Bt. iThomas
Port Stanley
United States Food Administration
England
Jameag Jury
Hrattford
Ontario Agricultural College
Agricultural Muattery
Khaki University
George 8. Viereck
Vaterland
Bay
Count von Bernstorff
Dumba
T. Vlyni'e
Paw Marbor
Varhtola
Hurneyt
Mra
W. OH. Junkin
Haothol
Lischtaing
Ber
Dan Cairns
Mleoauint Point
Ughtalass
Geo. Halls
J Thurlow
Ughtalig Ang
Great Britain
France
Italy
United States
London
Committee
Quebec
Dorchester
Heauce
Hollah
Haamseville
Canada
Nature's Remedy NR Tablets Endorsed for Digestive Relief
An advertisement touts Nature's Remedy NR Tablets for stomach liver and bowel harmony. It claims quick relief from biliousness constipation and headaches, promising purification of the system with a 350 box, guaranteed satisfaction, and druggist endorsement by J. Hassard-Acton Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulan
J. Hassard - Acton
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