Brave Boy Rescues Wire Pole in River Rescue
In a dangerous river scene a boy clambered down the bank to secure a sagging middle pole and push back against the flood. He battled tangled wires, grabbed rope, and with teammates hauled the pole upstream, saving the crew and earning praise for his courage.
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Thad Atandita
Per- Matanion
Voultlon
Yancy
Bealde Yancy
Hud
Wwe
Uridue
Drake
Bud
Livan
Que
Senu
Omy
The Waking Up Of Yancy
A prairie construction crew endures a harsh wake up prank on Yancy a shy new worker. Boss Bud and his mates lure Yancy with a dangerous pole rigging trick using live wires, a battery, and a board, triggering his anger and a tense camp night as they reflect on the incident.
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Roelen
Wolf
Yancey
Gulf-Deforme
Prairies
Uno-Building
Yancy
Quist
Uet
Siven
Uae
Boas
Maimenkoy
Earth
Porhaba
Bud
Langster
Hin
Yaney
Hinself
Pico
Dinner Table Color Question Stuns Party Guests
A shocking scene at a dinner party involves a couple and a stranger asking about body colors. The man answers brown, prompting discomfort and embarrassment at the table. The incident highlights unexpected social scrutiny during a casual meal.
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Taewnings
Independence as a Habit Not Inheritance
The text urges self reliance, arguing independence grows from personal effort. It emphasizes strengthening through action, using one’s hands, feet, and brains, and warns that dependence diminishes trust in one’s own abilities.
Ready to Help Your Country Loyal Citizens Question
The reader is urged to examine personal loyalty to government during wartime. Questions probe willingness to economize, conserve resources, and sacrifice comforts for others. Citizens are asked if they will knit socks or care for soldiers, rethink luxuries, and respond promptly to duties, asserting national strength rests on loyal individuals.
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Red Cross
Beneft
Tondy
Harvest Opens as Widespread Threshing Progresses
Twenty years ago from the Free Press July 14 1898 notes the wheat harvest has begun with a minor frost Sunday night not harming crops. A lawn social at Mr Charles Davidsons hosted by Knox Church parishioners featured music from local groups and speeches by D Henderson and Mina Levinoky. Two new barns were raised during the week at Andrew Scotts farm and Clover Meadow Dairy owned by Mrs Martin Flynn. Rice Public Library attracts many visitors and Orangemen celebrate with large turnout. Mr Robert Mis escorts Acton Orange Men to Georgetown departure. Cameron died at the family home near Acton July 8, Maggia Van Vinck wife of Thomas Cameron.
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Knox Church
Charles Davidson
Acton Cornet Band
Arthurs’ String Hand
Piper Douglin
D. Henderson
M PL
Mina Levinoky
Toronto
Misa Jonnie Smith
Mra Macphernon
Mina Watking
Acton Orange
Georgetown
Cameron
Acton
Maggia van Vinck
Thomas Cameron
Take Your Pleasure Now From Everyday Joys
Philadelphia Bulletin urges readers to seize daily joys rather than delaying happiness. It argues many miss simple pleasures—time with loved ones, nature, books, conversation—while chasing an ideal future. The piece urges mindful appreciation of small, accessible happiness in ordinary days.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
We Do Not Count a Man's Years Until He Has Nothing Count
The piece argues that character outshines age as the key memory marker. It cites Emerson that we are remembered for deeds, not years, and urges pride in meaningful impact over aging appearance.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
One Talent People Reflect on Diverse Abilities and Ambition
A reflective piece argues individuals should value their unique talents over competing in many fields. It notes that balancing business success and art is hard, physicians face distractions from duties, and youths often fail to choose and develop a single strong path, urging self confidence in focused effort.
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Muale
Burn Your Own Smoke Message From a Fraternity Sermon
In a reflective piece author Jamen Rugeou Lowell urges self reliance over external aid. He quotes a schoolmaster on self education and cautions readers to endure hardship, burn their own smoke, and learn empathy by facing trials without pity. The essay closes with a call to cultivate thoughtful awareness of others' struggles from youth.
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Jamen Rugeou Lowell
Danelle
Child Confesses Fear Over School Future
A distressed student tells his father he started something he cannot finish, revealing anxiety about schooling and future plans after a day at school. The grave conversation hints at unresolved issues and parental concern as night settles.
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Don
The Easy Way vs The Road to Victory
A reflective piece argues the value of hard work over shortcuts. It contrasts careless errors in spelling and chores with the discipline of careful effort. The author, Alvin N. Brooks, extols persistent labor as the path to success and lasting achievement.
Victory Bread Substitution Rule For Canada At War
Canada imposes wartime rule requiring one pound of wheat substitute per four pounds of standard wheat flour for all bakers and home makers starting July 1. Mixes may include corn oats barley rice rye buckwheat tapioca potato flour bran shorts oatmeal dorm starch hominy and other substitutes. East of Port Arthur all Canada must adjust by July 16 with Port Arthur and the West to be decided after further report.
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Canada
Victory
Canada Food Board
Port Arthur
Reputation and Reputation in City Life
A moral essay argues that people chase reputations more than truth, warning that in bustling cities discreet acts can ruin character. It states many youth preserve virtue at home but falter in urban crowds, stressing that a good name is fragile and external opinion often unworthy.
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Ainual
Ka Muuthesa
Fragmented Fragments of Quoted Maxims and Lines
The passage appears as a garbled collage of quoted phrases and lines attributed to various authors including Inchbald Boule and Greene. It presents distorted words and odd spellings, resembling a damaged tekst block with no clear single narrative or event to summarize.
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Acton Free Press
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Hohodovary
Free Poms
MU Street
Acton Ontario
Pontage Tn
omMfees
United States
Addrena
Inc
Business Directory
Thos, Gray
M. D
C. M
McGill LC
Edinburgh
L. Wor. P
Glasgow
Uriting Medical Association
Frederick Street
Ont
J. A.moniven
Omce
Neddance
Howor Avenue
Elgin Streets
D. M. Henderson
Acton, Ont
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Aoton
Ontario Veterinary Coal
Tega
Omco
Arthury
Beret
A. J. Mackinnon
Gonveyancer Omce—Mill St
Perryman Block
ORIM_DELL
Toronto University
Cormer Mui
Frederick Stroots
H. P. Moore
Insuer
Ofice - Acton
Francis Nunan
Wyndham Streat - Quelph
Willams’ Store
R. . Kerr
Halton
Wellington
Peel and
Dufferin
City of
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Ontario
Free Press Office
Mercury
Newa Record
Fergus
W. J. Gordon
Hillaburg
TL J. Kerr
Young Street
J. E. Cheevers
Ginder
Quebec St East - Guslph
Asones
Saas
Canana
D. Alex. Niven
Ontario Land Surveyor
Cortincentes
Drainagy Heperta
Maclean Building
Douglas &J. Quelph
Hone Ludd
Tos
Mantuuental
Dorginion
Tokonte
Phicos
Dominion
West
Ar Post
Hamilton & Sons
Cor
Norwich & Woolwich Bus
Bank of Nova Scotia
Paldap Capital Reserve Fund
Wem
Actea Brsoch
Savage & CO
Wyndham ST
the Bond Hardware CO. Ltd
Stora
Phono
Fine China
Hpeckulluta Tu
Kenney Bros
Houta
Panamas
R. E. Nelson
Savage
Stung Clisseu
Ano Wrimang
Mutheru
C. W. Kelly &Son
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C. C. Speight’s
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Charles Moreau Harger
Rango
Loska
Thiy Ching
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Goa
Holland
Enquirer
Eanier
Alvin N. Brooks
Nodle ‘Savings
Heaven
Hredarick L. Hosur
Hobert Greene
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