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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 10, 1918
Page
3
A 1918 column reflects rural life and crafts during frost season. It discusses women knitting for soldiers, stitching and crocheting, and a hostess hosting a gathering. It moves to moral lessons about patience, restraint, kindness, and keeping a sunny outlook, citing an old proverb about warmth from one kind word.
A jumble of old quotes and admonitions urges thankful words into deeds this Thanksgiving. It blends moral maxims with civic blurbs, praises kindness, and notes charitable giving as the true harvest. Also riffs on unity, faith, and a random furnace advice piece appear amid the varied clippings.
An officer explains that while soldiers share uniform discipline there remains a vital individual difference. He argues that preserving personal identity strengthens character and unit cohesion, not harming drill or obedience. The piece ends by praising Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil as a trusted pain remedy with decades of public use.
Ottawa reports a $270 million drop in the first five months of the current fiscal year, about 20 percent, with declines in both manufactured and agricultural exports. Officials warn of fictitious wartime prosperity and urge thrift and preparation, stressing national strength hinges on individuals.
A Kansas man invents a wrist and finger armor called the finger armor worn on the left hand. Leather strap secures to the wrist with metal bonds covering the thumb and fingers while leaving nail tips exposed for grip. Supposed to shield the wearer from hammer impacts without restricting motion.
A Boston lawyer recalls Ames as counsel for a man who fell in a street hole and won a $1,000 verdict after the city appealed to the supreme court. The client questioned the final fee, while the tale notes Ames’s success and the client’s reaction to the retained costs. Also mentions patent medicine claims about Parmelte’s Vegetable Pills and their lasting potency.
Exploration of the usage of the prefix von in German names. It discusses whether the title is hereditary or bestowed for meritorious service, noting it appears in feudal and noble contexts as well as among commoners in industrial leadership. The text questions how death affects the title and its transmission.
The court session features a man defense as a baw driver, denying driving horses yet admitting a nasal injury charge. The judge questions the inmate about his occupation and the alleged action, the prisoner offering puzzled answers amid the comic exchange.
In Canadian gardens early spring looks to harvest time for many crops. Dry beans and corn fully to avoid mold, spread thinly under cover, and turn often. Store fully grown potatoes by wrapping or in dry boxes. cauliflower can head while harvesting. replanted cabbages and celery storage methods are described. Dry onions, squash, pumpkins, and citrons store in moderately warm spots. experiment notes warn on frost impacts.
A fragment on name recall, noting how people remember faces and names through courtesy. It argues for practicing name recognition when meeting strangers, suggesting repeated contact builds memory and social advantage, with anecdotal quips about honesty and clever tests like an umbrella.
An Irish vicar advertises for an organist and music teacher drawing a reply from a versatile applicant. The letter offers services after years of experience as both musician and teacher. The source notes the vacancy and the applicant’s claim to fit either gender.
Mrs Anna Meteriano, 86 West 10th Street, Perrin, Ind., recounts severe backache and dragging pains, living on the edge of inability to work. After doctors offered only surgery and medicines failed, she credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health, allowing her to rise at 4 am, do housework, work in a factory, and enjoy renewed strength. Her testimonial urges other women with similar ailments to try the remedy.
A humorous observation contrasts hunger and price, noting people claim willingness to pay any cost for desire but balk at the bill. It argues health discipline and self control, and ends with a promotion for Holloway's Corn Cure as a remedy when energy and desires falter.
Opinion piece argues fathers and mothers must support AA and local groups to promote child welfare. It calls on neighborhoods to provide places and times for games and sports, noting recreation as essential to keep youths away from mischief, especially in wartime, with emphasis on traditional games requiring affordable equipment.
A New York City John Wanamaker department store announces daily hours from ten in the morning to 4 30 in the afternoon. The move aims to save coal curb transportation congestion and speed shopping for shoppers and clerks. A mother’s remark about mothers staying home to greet children after school is noted as aligned with the policy, plus a misused asthma remedy ad is included.
An English weekly explains that American soldiers became known as Sammies from Uncle Sam stemming from 1813 beef and pork contracts. It notes Elbert Anderson Jr. posted pork and beef for four months and Ebenezer 670 Samuel Wilson supplied beef in barrels marked U S, leading soldiers to call the meat Uncle Sam and the nation arouse as Uncle Sam.
A defiantly resolute tone declares unwavering commitment to endure sacrifices for the war effort. Emphasizes staying the course despite hardships, urging perseverance and courage across generations, including young people facing tough choices.
Morbin conditions in the stomach and intestines encourage worms. using Miller's Worm Wonders is claimed to expel the worms and restore regular digestion. The advertisement asserts that removing worm-caused disturbances ends the child's suffering and prevents recurrence.
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