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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Sep 05, 1918

Page

5

Bond Hardware Co. advertises auto supplies in Guelph

The Bond Hardware Co Ltd in Guelph lists auto parts and prices including O Cedar polish 26e, Johnson products, radiator cement, air tube mend, Ford wrenches, grease, auto paint, batteries, spark plugs, porcelain, auto dusters, auto rugs, motor oil, and more with varied prices. Contact Phono 1012.

Johnson FORD Ibn B&o the Bond Hardware CO. Ltd Phono Guelph

Bread and Bridegroom: A Small-Town Courtship Tale

In a county fair courtship set amid the Wilbur household, Addo pursues Georgia amid teasing and social risk. After bread gifts and public embarrassment, Georgia resists then accepts, leading to a two-year wait and a happy wedding at the Wilburs with Addo becoming a caring husband.

Optical service promises comfort with custom glasses

The advertisement touts Savage’s goggles fitting and grinding services. It claims a restful fit for nervous or overstrained eyes and invites customers to see the judgment used at the establishment for personal comfort and eyesight.

Pandora Stoves and Ranges Featured in Tableware Ad

Vintage ad highlights silverware and tableware with a large assortment of fine cutlery hardware tinware and granite ware. It promotes Pandora stoves and ranges along with seven small oil stoves and famous heaters.

Pandora

Bread Prize Romance at the County Fair

At the Alaine county fair a bread contest drew crowds as contestants aged under eighteen competed for prizes including first and second for best loaf. Adoniram Dudley Addo shocked spectators by declaring to Georgia Wilbur that he should marry her after tasting her bread, sparking amused reactions before the moment faded into embarrassment for Georgie.

Alaine Theodora Elen Georgia Wilbur Georgia Ruth Georgie Wilbur Georgie Lnst Fonteat Adoniram Dudley—Addo Addo Adda Kirk Aed Georgio Abe

Every time the sheep bleats it loses a mouthful saying

An old admonition urges readers to avoid grumbling and gloom, warning that every sigh spoils a smile and every moment spent worrying costs happiness and achievement. It emphasizes making each moment count and not wasting strength in predicting the future.

Inventions Wanted To Aid Everyday Life And Travel

A humorous essay casts light on future inventions and practical needs such as nonbreakable glass, fireproof ink paper, artificial rubber, and a pen sharpener. It ponders machines for hens, oyster shells, envelope design, and safer window panes while weaving in a tale of ministers and a kitten joke.

Hamilot March Venus Columbus New World Indiana

The Right Kind of King

A Calgary Herald excerpt notes King George’s wartime experiences and growing disdain for royal distance. It covers his mixed days of simple meals and instruction from American officers and his gradual shift toward feeling more like the common man.

King George

Record Heat Tops Toronto Exhibition in September 1898

Twenty years ago the Free Press notes extreme heat at the Toronto Exhibition with temperatures from 97 to 98 degrees. Miss Nettie and Ada Clark plan to move to Glovelandville, and Rev William Walsh will preach at St Albans Church harvest services with offertory for the parsonage. Notices report a Navy powder adoption, a birth in Nazsagnawayn, and obituaries for John V. Kanna win in California and Robert Watson at age 92.

Toronto Mercury Fin Nettie Ada Clark Glovaeraville Wiliam Walsh Brampton St. Alban's Church Sudny United States Navy Ejrn Moftat Nazsagnawayn James Mofrat Kannawin California John V. Kannawin Acton Watson-Wat Robert Watson

Merchant Sailors' Sacrifice Highlighted as War Losses Rise

Amid U boats and submarine threats the mercantile marine faces dire risk. Ontario charity drives from September 1 to 7 seek $1,000,000 to aid dependents of fallen merchant sailors, praising their sacrifice and urging generous support.

Gallory Sallora Vilao Funda Mercantile Marine Ontario

Storks in America and migratory wonders

An essay notes the absence of storks in the United States, cites German and British observations of storks nesting on chimneys in Europe and Mesopotamia, and explains their migratory habits. It questions whether the stork will ever breed in North America and discusses the spread of migratory birds across regions.

America New World Ond Metz Europe East Prussia Mesopotamia

Kelp Growers Urged to Balance Labor and Growth

An editor argues that continuous kelp cultivation requires steady effort to avoid fatigue. The piece emphasizes keeping morale high, improving routines, and aiming for daily gains to fuel ongoing development.

Water from the brook Sparks a heated exchange

A frantic speaker demands a drink, insisting it must be clear cold water. The crowd hails Walter as the source and a mild observer notes the scene reveals the crowd's stance on temperance.

Walter

Saintly Communion and Acceptance in Prayer

Poem fragment expresses longing for Christ's face and divine assurance. The speaker recalls asking for honor, love, power, and aid in battle but finds fulfillment in love and service to brothers. Authorship attributed to Mabel Earjo.

Christ Ufe Brea Mabel Earjo

Be of good cheer in life’s weary road and toil

A reflective meditation on happiness cheerfulness and its power to uplift. It links inner joy to outward expression, noting how a bright countenance aids others and how frontline courage and cheerful conduct spread despite hardship. The piece cites biblical, literary, and historical lines to urge persistent optimism.

Armile Cain Artaxerxen Nehemih Robert Laula Stevens Irancla Asaini

Noble Sayings and Phrases From Poets and Sages

A compilation of aphorisms and lines from Horace Walpole Thomas Chatterton and Henry Saunderson on virtue labor and inner values. The selections urge upright living striving for merit and enduring effort despite life’s varying fortunes.

Lesson in Punctuation Sparks Classroom Debate

A teacher presents a scrambled pangram on the Ruglah in structor board urging pupils to punctuate. After analysis the sentence resolves to a chain of words with inserted commas and readability improving to a clear though odd meaning.

Rusala's Revolt Recalled Through Liberal Support

The account notes Rusala benefited from liberal international backing during a revolutionary period, contrasting its experience with France which fought monarchies alone. It highlights the role of a broad liberal coalition against enemies, while France faced European foes without similar aid.

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