The Little Things And The Great Moments
A reflective piece contrasts small acts and memories with grand events. It laments neglect of tiny kindnesses while noting that small gestures endure beyond louder deeds and faded headlines.
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
7
Capt Gyp a British dog plays loyal patient in France hospital
A dog with a nasty gash拜 visits a French hospital and is treated by medical staff. An officer jokingly drafts a sick report naming Trooper Gyps’s Light Infantry, and the dog is humorously promoted to captain, remaining a regular visitor to the park store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Eick
Atck
oMcer
Gyp
Dogey's Light Infantry
Elsht
Peculiar Harvest Insectary Collects Indybugs In California
The Earth notes a unusual Feb March harvest in Nevada and Placer counties where 9 000 000 to 76 000 800 Indybugs are gathered in quart sized cases and stored in Sacramento for summer distribution to combat aphids on cantaloupes beans and other vegetables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Placer Counties
California
Sacramento
Why Platinum 18 Needed in War Effort
The Rush to platinum is linked to chemical industry and warfare. Editors note the metal aids sulphuric acid production and high explosives, textile dyeing, and medicines, arguing its scarce supply is vital for national needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochenter
Democrat
Chronicles
Wy Ued
What is the most musical Lan guage
A playful exchange weighs French Italian and Spanish as contenders while a brother favors a joking mispronunciation of Chinese. The humor centers on a fictional animated discussion described as a piccolo duet.
Are You Saving for Victory Roads Crown Tale
A humorous schoolroom exchange shows a teacher prompting students about crowns of glory and rewards in heaven. A pupil quips that Slim has the biggest head, prompting a brief, playful jab in a local paper’s odd snippet from the era.
Canada Shows Prosperity Amid War Efforts
A garbled wartime report notes Canada in the fifth year of war displaying indications of prosperity. It remarks on great effort and increased production, stating the nation is wealthier today despite debts and ongoing mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Scotchman and Irishman tale of daily allowance gone astray
A comic tale recounts a Scotchman and an Irishman who share a holiday and an allowance set by the Irishman. The Scotchman secretly robs the cash, while the Irishman, unseen, stores and retrieves the purse each night, exposing a clever ruse. The piece ends with an ad-like note praising Parmelee's Vegetable Pill for impurities of the blood, attributing liver cleansing benefits and a healthier blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy
Sandy
Pat
Jacobs and Bernheim joint partners in woodlen cloth business
Jacobs, Eastern salesman for the firm, was killed while traveling in the east. A coroner’s message from the undertaker offered to embalm for fifty dollars or freeze for twenty five. Bernheim replied freezing from the knees up for fifteen dollars due to frost-bitten legs. Also included are miscellaneous advertising quips about worm powders, Miller’s Worm Powders, and Holloway’s Corn Cure with a mock tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D Jacoba
Bernheim
Jacobs
Bernhelm
Lloyd George call to action on thrift and victory funds
A wartime appeal urges readers to emulate Lloyd George by taking a definite stand and saving for a Victory fund. It questions lax citizens, stresses concrete self effort, and urges immediate start of the thrift drive with pledged contributions to support the military effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd George
Channel Distances and Miscellany Mix in Older Text
A garbled 19th to 20th century style piece mentions the English Channel distances near Portland Bill and St Malo, parts of the Dover Strait, and water widths near Wales. It includes stray references to Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and a muskrat shooting anecdote from a journal called Boy's Life with fragmented dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Channel
Portland Bilt
St Malo
Strait of Dever
Great Britain
Ireland
Carnsore Point
HC David's Head
Wales
Inte of Wight
Channal Islandia
Seilly Tale
Samatior
Seine
England
France
North Sea
Strait of Dover
Henry Cabot Lodge
Chicago Herald
Fatigue in Metals Compared to Human Rest Periods
An old article discusses metal fatigue and how rest breaks extend metal life. It cites Lord Kelvin on iron wires, cant iron rail failure after long service, and gains in strength in cant iron with periodic rest. It links temperance themes and sugar history alongside unrelated anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Kelvin
Hoe
Ateal
Edwin Tarriasse
Power to Inspire Confidence Shapes Achievement
A motivational piece urging youths to cultivate inner confidence and integrity. It argues that belief in your brains and character opens a straight path to success, and warns against concealing energy or making foolish jests that dull others’ view of your intellect.
Remarkable Cat Jean Herds Farm Flock and Poultry
A story depicts Jean the cat guiding and guarding a family of kittens in a woodshed, corralling chickens in a yard, and even supervising newborn chicks on a kitchen paper. The account then hampers into praise for Dr Thomas Eclectric Opposacates as a celebrated household remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Wana Heath
Jean
An Bho
Tabby
Ferenda
Joan Om
Cut Worm Ravages Cited By Canada Food Board Chairman
Mr. I. Abraham of the Canada Food Board warns the cut worm caused heavy damage this season. He urges autumn egg destruction and extensive fall plowing to reduce next year’s larvae by about ninety five percent. He calls for town land plowing and winter organization for vegetable and cereal planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Abraham
Home Gardens
Lota
Canada Food Board
Lydia Pinkham Remedy Praised By Wisconsin Woman
Mrs A W Binzer of Black River Falls Wisconsin credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her organic troubles. She says the remedy saved her from surgery and restored her energy, urging other women with inflammation ulceration backache nervousness or irregularities to try it and write for advice to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass.
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Black River Falls
Wia
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. W. Binzer
Black River Falla
Wis. Ie
Binzer
Lydia EL Pinkham
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