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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 10, 1918
Page
7
A 1918 Arion Press column blends rural with domestic life. Ida Roed-smith urges using spare moments for self improvement, patience, kindness, and study while reflecting on homemaking tasks and weathered wisdom. It contrasts old and new ideals of women’s roles and learning.
A fragmentary devotional piece urges gratitude and deeds over words, praising kind words as gems and urging donations to living causes. It mixes seasonal Thanksgiving themes with scattered quotes and odd adlike lines about charity, memory, and a dubious product claim about a worm exterminator.
An officer explains that personal distinctiveness must remain within military discipline. He argues that individuality strengthens soldiers and prevents a mechanized force. The piece closes by noting Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil's long standing household use for pain relief.
Ottawa reports Canada’s foreign trade declined by 270 million dollars in the first five months of the current year, about 20 percent, with drops in both manufactured and agricultural exports. While war conditions created apparent prosperity, analysts warn of an insecure base and urge thrift as citizens prepare for possible hardship.
A Kansas inventor offers the Pinger armor a leather strap system worn on the left hand to guard the fingers and thumb against hammer impacts. Hoops connect across the finger cover leaving fingertips exposed for grip. Marketed for women, it aims to allow fearless nail driving without hindering hand movement.
A Boston lawyer recounts Ames aiding a client who sued the city for 1000. Ames won at trial and on appeal, the verdict remained for the client. After settlement, Ames gave back a silver dollar but faced questions about the expense. The tale ends with a sharp quip on costs. Parmelon's Vegetable Pills praised for lasting potency and portability.
The use of von before a name marks a privileged title, inherited or bestowed by a monarch for meritorious service. Though rooted in military or feudal families, many commoners such as captains of industry and other notable figures were honored by their peers or authorities.
In a quirky court scene a prisoner calmly answers a judge's query about his occupation. He claims to drive a bus yet admits being a driver of horses and is charged with striking a man in the face. The exchange reveals odd wording and mislaid terms during the proceedings.
Harvesting and storing vegetables as spring approaches. beans should dry quickly under cover, potatoes should be picked and stored in paper to ripen, cauliflower heads may be harvested early with regrowing if kept in boxes, cabbage kept by tips or warm dry cellars, celery stored with trench method and leaves for insulation, onions kept dry, squashes pumpkins and citrons stored in a warm, dry place. protection against frost and rot emphasized.
The piece discusses memory habits for faces and names, noting some people excel at recognizing faces like bank clerks, while others forget names easily. It urges deliberate attention, mentally “gripping” a name when meeting someone, and practicing recall to gain social advantage and courtesy. A humorous quip about testing trustworthiness with an umbrella closes.
An Irish vicar advertised for an organist and music teacher in the San Francisco Argonaut. A reply from a respondent, noting long experience as both organist and teacher, offers services for the vacancy. The letter mentions willingness to fill the position as either a lady or gentleman.
Peru Indiana resident Anna Meteriano age 36 describes relief from backache and dragging pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She details long daily labor from early morning chores to factory work and domestic duties, crediting the remedy with renewed strength and health.
A humorous note compares appetite and ambition to paying for what one wants. It warns that people eager for success or health often balk at the price when the bill arrives. The piece urges strict adherence to health laws, social ease, and self discipline, touting Holloway's Corn Cure as effective when used as directed.
The article argues parents must accept responsibility for guiding youth and supporting local recreation. It condemns neighborhoods lacking amusements, notes wartime influences, and stresses free, accessible play as a key to reducing juvenile delinquency. It endorses common, inexpensive games as wholesome outlets.
A note from the John Wanamaker department store in New York announces a new daily opening from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to save coal and ease travel congestion. It claims shoppers can finish within the hour, reducing nervous strain for both customers and clerks. A separate reader suggestion voices support for mothers to remain at home after school.
An English Weekly notes how American soldiers came to be nicknamed Sammies from Uncle Bam. It recounts 1813 pork and beef contracts with Elbert Anderson Jr. and Ebenezer and Samuel Wilson. Soldiers puzzled over “Uncle Sam” branding on barrels, linking it to the United States.
The piece urges unwavering resolve and sacrifice for a shared goal. It argues that perseverance defines the American spirit in facing hardship, rejecting retreat when challenges arise. It contrasts quick exits from college and work with steadfast commitment to tough tasks.
Morbid stomach and intestinal conditions are said to encourage worms. The remedy claims to destroy worms and correct digestive irregularities, ending the suffering for the child as conditions favorable to worms disappear.
Fragmentary note records a time stamp and brief identifiers, with unclear context. The readable fragment lists a time 10 29 a m and mentions pen and pom acronyms, without full event details or participants.
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