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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 13, 1915
Page
2
Fragmented snippets describe farm labor, stubborn workers, and a group arguing over tasks. The piece shifts to advice on tent caterpillars near fruit trees, urging removal of egg clusters and destroying webs. It ends with a jumbled line about a married woman speaking of the Sage.
Ottawa reports wounded Private Mary Woodward and other Acton soldiers with hospital status and uncertain timelines. Community efforts: local drill Tuesday at 7 pm with about fifty attendees to form a guard, urging youth to train two hours weekly for emergencies and council backing.
Fragmentary letters describe wounded men named James Oliba and others, with mentions of Lally wounded and possible operations. Confederate era style missives reference soldiers, battalions, and improvised battle details amid curious social notes about Mother's Day services and local concerts.
The Lusitania of the Cunard Line was sunk off Klusale Hoa Vreland by a German torpedo. Reports say the ship’s watertight bulkheads failed and many passengers perished, including notable figures and Americans. Survivors drifted for hours as the world debates the German attack and the impending U S response amid wartime tensions.
A quirky page notes Mr. Alek Crawford hosting a social after a game featuring Champlon players and Namaguweya members. Theatre funding shifts are hinted as Crawford plans a Tallag event in New Ontario while renovations move Nanusy from the College to Rayere Milla. The Milles run full schedules, but stock and crops face mixed prospects with fall wheat due and grains showing variable fertility.
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