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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
1
A struggling poem depicts a woman awaiting a lover’s return amid fear and moral pressure. She endures scorn, prays for strength, and imagines reclaiming his manhood, urging faithfulness and resilience in the face of temptation and war.
Jim Byrd, the Wolmer night operator, improvises to warn and reroute No. 101 as a vital rescue plan unfolds. Engine 71, with doctors and a nurse crew aboard, races to outrun a looming collision at White’s switch, while Chief engineer Hiley and Ned push the speed to the limit to reach the stalled Limited before disaster.
A fragmentary local piece reflects advice on forming careless work habits and choosing diligently to do one's best. It emphasizes trustworthiness, restraint, and maintaining integrity in professional conduct despite peers and temptations.
A dramatic chase ends when Ned risks life to attach a draw-bar on a sleeper’s jaw with Riley steering the pursuing engine. Ned secures the bar, Nol pulls the air cord, and both trains stop after a dangerous sprint. Nod dies heroically, Ned survives with injuries, and the town recalls the perilous scene.
A town week report notes a Tuesday chill and a well attended prayer service at Knox Church. The Public School Board seeks thirty pieces of green hardwood to be delivered by March first. Parish moves include Rev Haley at St Joseph’s Anton and assignments to Georgetown and Owen Sound churches. The Board of Education reorganizes with James McLain as chair. County Council names George Havill chair of Education Committee. John Nicholl of Eaquenine dies at 68. Julia Townsend Vincent dies in Acton.
J H Hazlehurst of the Department of Social Service argues prohibition strengthens the army by preserving blood and life, citing examples from Britain and earlier wars. He contends victory depends on trained men, not policy aims, and calls for prohibiting alcohol to aid national defense and democracy.
The Rocky Mountain Advocate notes how Andrew Jackson, Millard Fillmore, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses Grant, James A. Garfield and Grover Cleveland each rose from modest farms or trades. It highlights poverty or rural childhoods and early labor before achieving national prominence. The piece contrasts humble beginnings with eventual leadership.
A scene from a Girls Club meeting shows Prue steering the group to speed up work after a chaotic search for Adele’s turquoise diamond thimble. Amid jokes and minor bickering, Aunt Prudence’s maxim about focus helps the girls finish the pillow and vow to locate the missing keepsake.
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