19 Jul 1917
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 19, 1917
Page
1
Fragmentary wartime notes mention Row, son of City Trease of Guslok, wounded in action with Gunner James Moss of Guslok. References imply a Sixth Division engagement in France during January, with rough injuries and military notes on the incident.
A fragmented local notice era appears with random names, places, and dates. It blends court or social items with unverified medical claims about hearing and catarrh cures, including mention of Hall's Catarrh Cure and unrelated personal names.
An unclear text fragment mentions names and places with no coherent sentence. Elements include Italian associations, promises, and a police or military context, but the intended event remains unreadable and cannot be fully determined from the fragment.
Private David Smith of the 134th Highlanders trained in Toronto and served in England. He injured his knee in Bramshott and spent time in hospital, then returned to Canada on a medical board and sailed with 700 invalided men arriving in Quebec on July 8. He reaches Acton and praises the Red Cross and English hospital care.
Alr Lavarno and Missy Thompson of Clay All hosted Mr John Warvey. Wen Hall Mrs Norman McLeod and Miss Joaia spent July 1 with Toronto friends. William Akins returned from Orillia to visit grandparents. Laura Moore of Guslph plans a holiday with grandmother Mrs Tot Moore. Hurlburt Dolph and Lor King of Proaton visited Opus in old home. Miss Cran of Toronto spends two weeks with Mr James L. Warren. Blownt transferred to Bank of Nova Scotia.
Local notices describe Mrs Halat and Mr McLeod returning from Toronto holidays. Families such as Williamson and Nicklin visit Burlington and Exeter. Camp Borden readers are urged to donate books to soldiers. A YMCA appeal seeks funds and books, while an auction promotes a bell piano and other instruments for sale.
War updates from Britain and Germany plus Ontario notices. Reports on recruitment and labour issues, bread and beef stock concerns, and gas conservation in Welland and Niagara Falls. Obituaries and local events in Toronto and Collingwood. Premier Lloyd George, General Brinuts cited for air raid inquiry.
Reports describe a Christiana directed protest against conscription in Montreal with leaders including Sir James Loughead and Arthur VanKoughns guiding appeals to support volunteer labor for military districts. News notes include political figures, labor recruitment in Toronto, and international events.
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