22 Feb 1917
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 22, 1917
Page
1
Robt Noble reports feed will be scarce this winter but efforts will aim to maintain supply. Current stock includes Bran Shorts Corn Chop Glutton Meal Schumacher Cotton Seed Meal Oileake Oats and Barley. Maya
A family and friends group recounts a peaceful yacht outing aboard the Merrymaker among the Thousand Islands. They prepare meals, reminisce about past voyages, enjoy a buoyant supper, and reflect on Letitia’s impressions while sharing weather, scenery, and a sunset cruise.
The Everett family plans a day on the Merrymaker with the Landis sisters Lottie and Fay set to join. Tensions surface as Warner critiques Louitis Leeds while Fay expresses mixed feelings about hosting visiting guests. The launch trip promises dishes like frankfurters and potato salad as the group prepares provisions for a perfect summer excursion.
Amidst a churn of juvenile unrest, a harsh exchange surfaces about poverty and embarrassment. The text centers on ridicule and fear of scorn, touching on social exclusion and shaming tactics used against youth who struggle to fit in.
The Globe editorial argues prohibition has improved conditions in Toronto, citing Col. Ornaseth and policing shifts. It notes fewer drunken arrests, adjusted police workload, and business changes for hotels and taverns, claiming social benefits across the province and lower municipal rates as proof.
The Feb 26 1897 issue reports Bart week bee joinery in Milton towns, Choydan Brox leasing the Usair Douring mill to James Clark, Knox Church anniversary sermons by Rev J A Morri son, a tea and literary program for Rev McPherson and bride, Mrs Joseph Moore and family moving to Southampton, a boy injured by a horse kick near Nawagawoyn, Mary Ann Dynos and Mary Sharp obituaries in Acton and Esquesing.
In Everywoman's World February issue W D George urges Canadians to plant now to counter rising living costs. He emphasizes preparing soil to eight to ten inches, applying fertilizer and mulch, then top soil feeding as rain washes nutrients to roots. He predicts more personally planned gardens for practical, productive results.
A discussion on perception notes that eyes may be bright yet lack insight. People can move through life with imperfect vision of meaning, missing ordinary details and failing to recognize familiar people as more than strangers. Eyes are useful but often underperform without true seeing.
A fragmentary piece questions compulsory rules and public trust, discussing elites shaping futures and individuals' limits under pressure. It recalls a college ambition to reach Congress and the inequality of power in guiding a nation. The tone is critical and unsettled about leadership and circumstance.
A fragmentary children tale follows Sammy Roan as he plans to escape fear in the woods and avoid danger. He imagines red riding hood like dangers, returns home to prepare bread and kisses his mother, seeking comfort and safety.
A posted cable from authorities instructs that parcels containing food items or clothing should be sent to Canadian prisoners of war in Germany via the Canadian Red Cross Society London office. It urges ongoing fundraising to support weekly relief, provides remittance details, and directs how to address parcels and funds to the Prisoners of War Department. Instructions for direct remittance and official forms are included.
A distressed bondholder and his wife clash over a tense moment in a private office. The scene blends quips about a Turkish bath with a disclosure of a biography writing, while a medical ad extols Miller's Wort Powders as a remedy for intestinal worms and damaged airways.
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