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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 17, 1919
Page
2
Fragmented verse praises Canada and its landscapes from distant lands to the Yukon waters. The lines evoke national pride and a poetic tribute to the country.
Dolph Harmon starts in the Morenci Iron Works as a lowly oil can helper in the machine shop. He learns the value of steady work, discovers the engine as the heart of the plant, and transforms a dirty space into a prideful, well kept office for the Duchess engine.
In a Michigan mining town Dolph Harmon returns to work at Morenci Iron Works and earns praise for improving engine efficiency. Professor Braxworth, the plant manager, notes Dolph’s belief in dignified labor and positive leadership as key to business success.
Summary of Overman Committee findings on Bolshevism detailing democratic repudiation, land and resource confiscations, state control of industries and banks, church and press confiscations, public meeting closures, transportation control, universal military and labor service, abolition of religious schooling, alien citizenship rights, arming loyalists, rural-urban voting power shifts, punitive disenfranchisements, autocratic prosecutions, and a reign of fear and violence.
A reflective piece argues that easy times are impossible to achieve and urges resilience. It emphasizes strengthening oneself to help others and fulfill duties without overreaching, urging practical effort over grand ambition.
The Sunday School lesson discusses the Lord's Supper as a token of remembrance for Christ's sacrifice and a sign of fellowship among believers. It emphasizes consecration for disciples, and hope in a future fulfillment at the marriage supper of the Lamb, with weekly readings and topics for next week.
Admiral Sim joked at a New York dinner that the Turkish navy lagged in maritime terms. He said Turks lacked words for major sails and commands, so they improvised by using vegetable items and nails to learn duties, with sailors shouting improvised phrases.
A bemused visitor debates a statue’s dimensions with a porter. The old gentleman jokes about the statue being too small or too large, noting the hand measures eleven inches while wondering why it was not twelve. The porter agrees with a quip, highlighting the humorous exchange.
A man in Renntford goes to a store to buy a saw priced at 1.66. The dealer urges mail order pricing at 2 365 and insists on cash. the buyer agrees to pay via mail order fees but not on credit. After delays and postage costs, the saw ends up with the customer paying more and waiting longer, exposing a ruse by the dealer.
A Tribune essay urges silencing daily irritations to avoid souring company. It compares talk of grievances to a tedious journey shared with a disagreeable fellow and advises forgetting annoyances to spare neighbors.
A lecturer proclaims this is an age when genius is recognized. An attending man in front mutters with a mournful mustache, noting that many people quietly retreat to a side street to avoid the public gaze.
A historical account notes turtle eggs found on sandy beaches between 25 north and 25 south, with nests of up to a hundred eggs. It mentions fresh water and sea turtle eggs, shell types, and uses in cooking, plus edible bird eggs like the murre from Labrador and alligator caps eaten by Florida Everglades peoples. It also observes that native peoples harvest oil and that white men resist these ideas due to strong beliefs.
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