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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
9
The Acton Free Press notes the season through a verse about apple blossoms, praising pink and white blooms and the guardian bees among orchard trees. Poem contemplates joy and duty entwined with nature’s renewal, reflecting a hopeful spring mood.
A California grape region report notes wine grapes limited to small purchases for sugar during wartime. One ton of grapes yields 409 pounds of sugar, with 400,000 tons crop increasing sugar by 160 million pounds. Producers shift from wine to sugar to ease shortages and lower costs.
Commercially solid gold is a misnomer as ancient pieces were pure gold worked by hand but modern jewelry uses alloys for durability. Jewellers favor harder alloys improving wear and gem settings. Today jewelry is commonly 18, 14, or 10 carats, with 10 carat prevailing in many designs.
An agreement with the Invalided Soldiers' Commission arranges reading instruction for deaf soldiers at the Belleville School for the Deaf. Gunner J Gallagher leads the class, now in his third week and showing clear progress. More veterans are expected soon.
In a humorous exchange two girls discuss outfits for a party when a masculine voice asks for two numbers. One girl asks what kind of man he is while he jokes that his opinion is based on what he has heard about clotheslines.
The piece notes luck tends to favor those who work, using a parable of birds not being fed directly. It cites a line attributed to John L. Sullivan from ten years earlier about prohibition, remarking he lived long enough to seem right about it.
A dated instructive line urges readers to take responsibility for others and their surroundings. It stresses keeping things in order, correcting mistakes, and righting wrongs, even when not directly responsible, as a social duty. The tone is practical and exhortative, urging proactive conduct.
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century column discusses character as the enduring value amid wealth, friendships, and shifting fortunes. It critiques appearances and deceit, notes reactions to a cinema outing, and echoes moral phrases about good nature and fortune.
A compact meditation on sustaining enthusiasm as a force for growth. It notes diverse views from women and youths on work, independence, and family support, praising Mother Graves Wort Waterninator for aiding mothers and urging continuous passion while adapting paths, never letting zeal die.
A dated note discusses irregularities of time and public clocks. It recalls watching the sun to regulate a clock and cites Delambre about public clocks striking the same hour over half an hour. It suggests choosing a clock to keep appointments despite public clock delays.
A young widow selects a monument for her late husband and settles on a plaque reading My grief 19 months longer than I can hear. The erecting mason delays and the widow remarries, prompting him to ask if she wants changes. She replies to add at the end the word Alone. The piece ends with a moral about persistence and nobility.
A new wheel design by 3. Madden, ex–Poaiingter General, features two nested wheels with no rubber margins. The invention aims to damp vibration, improve ride, and cut wear. Portland, Maine, and a factory demonstration are noted as early testing sites with strong positive reception.
An old fashioned scene unfolds at a grocer’s counter where a polite boy asks for dry herrings. The dialogue hints at the era’s product pitches and quaint social interactions as a backdrop to a local shop setting.
Despatch from Deolhi notes rising Indian interest in the war with women aiding war work and spurring recruitment. Enthusiasm among fighting units grows as Indian princes pledge funds, including £136,000 for an infantry regiment and Gaekwar Baroda's £33,000, plus Hoa Cutch’s offer to continue support.
A writer condemns impractical footwear pushing a ban on tall styles. He cites medical authorities claiming foot, knee, and back injuries from extreme heels, arguing fashion harms health and public aesthetics and urges timely change before lasting damage.
An old testimonial piece discusses typographical errors in printing and defends Castoria as a trusted remedy for infants and children. It highlights Parmelo a Weetable Villa ingredients like dandelion and mandrake, claiming they cleanse the stomach and restore healthful action. The text presents quotes from William Dean Howells about errors and asserts the product’s effectiveness.
The Hong Kong hair trade, once a major export reaching 700000 in US sales to the United States in 1914 and similar to Europe, has sharply declined. Factories, workers, and brokers sustained by the hair preparation industry saw a downturn as fashion shifted away from the product.
Hromidius Vane voices pride in a fresh shave and Ufo, while Joshua Lott retorts with sharp sarcasm. The exchange hints at a preference for new, not worn, expressions and a prickly view of second hand grooming and talk.
A visitor described as a stout man with a red beard and muscular build startled a studio audience in a big city. A woman mistook him for the artist, gasping that he looked large enough to work, sparking astonishment among onlookers.
A fragmentary dialogue depicts President Lincoln and a question about James G. Chase seeking the White House. The text shifts to an advertisement praising Millers Worn Powder as a cure for intestinal worms, claiming rapid digestion and improved health for children.
A reminiscence honors laborers and humble craftsmen who built a great cathedral and painted its walls. The narrator praises a Workman Gloune and others whose quiet effort and resilience upheld the project and lifted the workers’ spirits amid distant praise.
The piece decries widespread tardiness in the Visited States, noting many workers arrive late and fail to keep appointments. It argues punctuality affects bank dealings and social expectations, warning that lax attitudes breed harmful habits and justify delays in others.
A vivid, if flawed, portrait of the wandering albatross riding furious gales and towering seas. The narration extols the albatross as the king of space and boundless freedom, wheeling and sweeping with vast wings over the stormy ocean.
A shabby man enters a barber shop and asks for a shave with a penny offered for a facial. The barber teases waiting customers and finally seats the stranger, who then requests the “outside” shave, mockingly directing the barber toward the exterior.
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