25 Jul 1918
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
1
Duncan, trapped by thick smoke and advancing fire, fights vertigo and exhaustion to descend two hundred feet from a burning stack. He threads off his overalls to use them as a rope, slips, regains grip, and finally drops to safety as the rivet fails and flames roar above.
In June Duncan Crashaw, a steeple jack, climbs the Hamerton factory stack to paint it. A rung fails and the rivets pull out due to brick lining and gas, leaving him suspended two hundred feet above ground. He weighs options to reach safety as the fire and heat threaten him.
In Kansas a farmer let a neighbor hollow up a threshing crew to salvage grain, yielding $47.77 daily for three weeks and $500 total. Similar schemes with new rakes across years show harvest profits exceeding the rake cost, as gleaning payments secured by farmers soared.
A prose reflection arguing true patriotism rests on love for country and God rather than bitterness or hatred. It denounces inflaming loyalty with hostility and urges courage and duty through virtuous devotion.
The article reviews home canning methods including cold pack and open kettle, noting risks and effectiveness. It then shifts to a historic moment as President Woodrow Wilson urges guidance in a cabinet meeting, with accompanying anecdote about Daniels, Lanning, and a Grace Church pulpit remark.
Weather records and civic notices include a 93 degree Sunday and plans to test the new pavement next week. Community events report a lacrosse club formation with officers, hospital fundraiser profits, a record wheat harvest pace, and memorial notices for McDonald MacDonald Cameron and Smyth Smith. Also lists a Governor General appointment and a birth announcement in Oakville.
General Neden-Powell inspires boys and girls with wartime bravery and self reliance. The tale of Britannic lessons urges children to act with adult judgment and reject baby talk. Parents should guide youths to grow into independent, capable individuals, adopting a steadfast, noble stance over childish ways.
The article reports tests showing power needs vary by road type. Dirt, gravel, and concrete surfaces yield different resistances per ton and affect truck speed. A smooth concrete highway with no added surface material minimizes resistance, boosting fuel efficiency and potentially saving up to 237 million dollars annually if all highways were concrete.
The passage argues that just as good coal or fuel yields heat and power, a strong body and active mind need proper nourishment and disciplined study. It warns that reading trash and avoiding serious subjects dulls the brain, while good fuel and effort keep intellect and growth alive.
The Panama Canal channel near Gatun faces a serious problem from water weeds and surface vegetation entangling ship propellers. Analyses show these plants contain about one percent potash, prompting proposals to harvest and use the growths as a fertilizer source.
A brief family scene shows Willie choosing trousers at a clothier's counter. The boy spots a card reading The pants can't be beat, and happily declares his choice to his mother, highlighting a small domestic moment of shopping and parent guidance.
A child with a head full of wishes longs to be many things from a locomotive to a hunter. Despite dreams of speed and adventure the narrator notes that desires cannot alter his small, present life. The boy’s parents remind him to be grateful for what he has and that wishes cannot change reality.
Officials from Canada Road Board committees in each province craft rules for voluntary rationing to boost Allies efforts. Citizens urged to shop only at licensed dealers, avoid unlicensed tradesmen, and display Canada Food Board licenses. Public eateries must be licensed, while households can favor cod haddock halibut and other affordable fish to ease meat shortages during hot weather.
A fragment lists weather lore from a 1700s almance. It notes wind follows murmurs from shore and woods, rain from red dawn skies, rainbows signaling rain, and pale sun or moon foretelling rain. It includes strange prophecies about stars, clouds, and mists indicating weather shifts.
A miscellaneous OCR fragment presents quotes from Elizabeth Barrett Browning Gotthold Gottholdtine and Harriet Martineau. The lines touch on life love friendship and moral good with references to noble death and worldly empire. The text reads as a cluttered anthology excerpt with decorative punctuation.
The piece notes many workers drafted into service have slowed business, with shortages affecting bakers, butchers, and other trades. It urges heightened enthusiasm and teamwork to compensate for absent labor, insisting the war effort must improve and avoid blaming individuals for disruption.
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