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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
4
Universal Coffee Percolators and Bread Mixers feature price ranges and slogans urging conservation of coffee and wheat. Universal Food Choppers promote reducing waste as a first aid to food conservation with several price points. Bond Hardware Co. advertises supplies and a local phone number.
An Allied aviator returns from a mission over Bingen on the Rhine while back home a steel plant foreman named Norman clamps his nerve and saves a trapped Swede by climbing a swaying cable two hundred feet above a quarry. He frees his gloved hand from grease and pulls himself to the carriage, enduring heat and fear, then resumes work as the plant chief offers support and a future job.
A fragmented notice touts an eye establishment offering in house lens grinding and personalized glasses. The ad claims soothing effects for eyes trained by stress and stresses the value of their judgment and tailoring to individual comfort and eyesight.
Norman Remick the former bankman enters the engine room to grease a cable tram at the Mohawk quarry. He climbs the tower amid a failing plant, a loose glove on his hand, and a jerky carriage as he lubricates the line while danger lurks above a sunbaked, windy day.
A historical government notice outlines options for wartime spending and provisioning including paying 80 men for one day, buying rifles with bayonets, oats, field gun shells, hand grenades, bursting charges, incendiary bombs, ether anesthesia, hot water bags, and a reference to Canada’s war bill for a brief period.
The article outlines how improper potato storage causes major economic losses through physical, mechanical, and pathological factors. It advises selecting mature tubers with dead stalks, avoiding wet storage, keeping dirt removed, drying thoroughly, using a dry ventilated cellar at 34 to 40 degrees, and regular sorting to remove diseased or damaged tubers.
Severo fronts mark cold nights as Epworth League Day draws interest at the Methodist Church. Alex Cripps and crew prepare footings for Knox Church sheds. Rev J K Unaworth speaks at Congregational Church on a lazy man in California. Hog prices slip from 2.07 to 1.75 per hundredweight. Halon Ploughman’s Association to hold a November 11 ploughing match at Mfr. Alex Chisholm’s farm near Aftten. Coal carload from Fernie arrives in Winnipeg to ease fuel concerns. Lord and Lady Minto to be welcomed at Quebec on arrival. Born Strachan son at St John’s Manse. William Harding dies at 78 in Exqueaing.
The article argues that frugal wages tempt modestly paid women to excess in small purchases. It cites examples of costly waists and tempting store goods, noting the urge to spend beyond need and advising restraint to avoid wasteful habits. It highlights how losing access to shopping can curb unnecessary buys and stresses planning ahead over impulse buys.
A patient named Tammy overheard a doctor move away as the thermometer stood in his mouth. Tammy pulled the thermometer, placed it in hot tea, then replaced it before the doctor returned. The doctor discovered the trick and exclaimed the patient was alive but ought to be dead.
Georgia enacts an anti tipping statute limiting penalties to ten days in jail and a fifty dollar fine for both parties in tipping disputes. The law aims to free patrons from mandatory tipping while allowing payment for service as a separate choice.
In the Providence blaze a crowd helped themselves to loot. One man grabbed a large quantity of goods and, cornered by a policeman, cunningly hid the plunder inside the purser's bag and warned the officer someone else might walk off with it.
In a green rooved Mun'e Hall artists performed a rare free concert to villagers. Mildred vans notes the village now sits deserted while crimson roofs and paved streets evoke a fairy city. She hopes friends return next year as sparrows twitter in quiet care.
The article outlines influenza as a long-standing global scourge with symptoms including fever, aches, and congestion. It covers prevention via avoiding infected people, nutrition, fresh air, and disinfection. mentions quinine gargles, and nasal or throat rinses. cites an 19th century cavalry trial showing reduced cases with quinine. recommends rest, warmth, and doctor-led care. suggests gradual diet progression from liquids to soft solids and electrolyte fluids.
Sir George Poster acting premier delivers a thrift sermon to Methodlat conference members in Montreal and Ottawa. He urges cutting waste and saving to fund war costs, cites starving millions abroad, and condemns ostentatious dress while urging repairs over new purchases.
The text presents reflections on fortune and misfortune, urging growth through knowledge. It contrasts seeking worldly pleasures with addressing inner anxieties, noting the urge to increase understanding rather than remove ignorance. It cites thinkers such as Channing and Richiou, weaving themes of education and inner reform.
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