15 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1918
Page
1
A narrator recounts a doomed affair with Donna Ines, pursued amid threats of garrote execution. The lovers cling through fear and near discovery, and Senor Sanchez gears a perilous rescue, revealing power of love and family loyalty in a volatile landscape.
A former student recalls leaving college life for business in Central America. After debt collection led him to Honduras he is captured by rebels, condemned to death, and spared only to join the dictator’s family. He must navigate loyalty, love, and a deadly political trap.
The passage describes how plants defend themselves against threats from predators and competitors. It notes thorns, spines, hooked hairs, and other devices as common defenses, with some plants shedding weapons as they mature. It highlights a South American jungle creeper whose thorny wreath can trap a person and hold them, illustrating extreme plant defense.
A quoted remark from Milton P. Higgins extols trade education as a path to good living, family happiness, and dignified work. It argues that overalls in the shop carry the same dignity as Sunday clothing and that mastering one’s craft builds confidence and a strong foundation for the future. The piece frames skilled labor as a creative, wholesome pursuit.
A field manual voice extols a well trained infantryman as a rapid fire expert who maximizes shots and hits targets with precision. It urges Americans to imitate his calm, fearless steadiness and to keep food production and home front effort strong through teamwork and enlistment of women.
A Civic Holiday event features a bicycle parade and games including lacrosse, baseball, foot races, tug of war, and a five mile bicycle race. Victorian Gustph vs Heavaru Acton in baseball follows a Calithum plan procession. Evening concerts close the day. Local landmarks are moved as old foundations are altered. Several students pass High School exams and a list of births is noted.
In a letter from Lance Corporal Thomas Moir of the 24th Victorian Rifles from the First General Hospital near Birmingham he extols nurses and sisters, lauds the Y M C A for hot tea and meals, and predicts the war may end this year with Austria defeated and Germany unable to send troops to the Western Front.
An elder relative advises a young man to trust his passion and apply himself fully to his current job. He urges using opportunities, learning widely, and building skills from lower levels before ascending, promising that effort will open higher steps in time.
An English soldier captured by Germans stubbornly chants we will be damned at the Marne. He is ordered shot but pressured to swear allegiance. After four minutes he agrees and is dressed in a German uniform. In the camp he and fellow guards toast their new lam er aid. He is asked to give a speech but defers.
Gegin describes training young vines to grow upright by removing shoots that stray. He likens this to personal growth guiding character toward virtue. The tale urges molding youth early to cultivate true, pure, good outcomes in life.
A reflective poem urges action over delay and fear. It compares distant goals to steep hills and credits perseverance, urging readers to press ahead rather than sigh and wait. The piece ends with a call to attempt and complete tasks rather than retreat.
A Canadian public information piece warns that liberty and justice cannot be bought or handed down. It urges active citizen education for future generations, praising child welfare, playgrounds, scouting, and health programs as essential for a clean, strong society.
A United States navy collier successfully pumped fuel oil through a hose to a battleship as both vessels steamed at sixteen miles an hour. Other notes mention English ships built for tropical river passes used to spray cabin rooftops with water to cool them by evaporation and a Norwegian government radio station near Stavanger connected to an American station near New York.
May Save Seed Wheat advice from Messara Quince Hros Af Deh to Ottawa's Dead Board on saving wheat for need. The reply says no regulation prevents retaining supplies while Canada Food Board or Grain Supervisors issue rules. Grain Supervisors allow sale of wheat at any price for weed purposes.
The excerpt presents a jumble of archaic style phrases and mis-spelled lines. It weaves themes of duty, fealty, and longing with scattered names and incomplete quotes. The overall piece resembles a patchwork of mottoes, poems, and ponderous aphorisms.
The article explains catgut origins for instrument strings and rackets. It notes intestines from sheep and whales used after cleaning, with production times of 12 to 16 days, and about twenty to twenty four sheep per racket. One whale entrail yields a violin string, and many strands make a music string.
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