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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 05, 1917
Page
4
Fragmentary verse from a free press piece with many garbled words. It mentions human mothers, lovers, and a prayer to God, ending with a reference to eternal life and Belocted.
The text urges organizing and shaping new principles to mobilize empire resources. It stresses concentrating on domestic production, nursing soldiers into bed settlers and food producers, and drawing settlers to Canadian lands to grow the home economy and retain British citizenship after the South African War.
A testimonial-style ad promotes Milburn Heart and Nerve Pills as a remedy for heart and nervous trouble. It claims benefits for women unable to manage duties and notes price 50c a box, 3 for $1.25, available at dealers or by mail from Trg T Mozmer Co. Toronto. The item ends with a humorous exchange about an automobile visit by a friend.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Fletcher's Castoria and a household scene with a child named Sophia seven, a servant, and stray phrases about breakfast, a husband, and a train station. The text is incomprehensible and lacks a coherent news event or clear entities to anchor a proper summary.
Amateur gardeners are urged to use nitrogenous and mixed fertilizers at the right times to boost plant growth, with manufacturers recommending precise quantities. Wartime thrift in Germany details how debris and old items are sorted and repurposed nationwide, and government paternalism limits household food preservation and purchases.
The piece traces the origin of Red Cross Seals and Christman Seals, noting Emily P. Bissell’s role in adopting a tuberculosis fundraiser in the United States and its spread to Canada and the US. It cites early attempts, funding results, and the evolution into a large national campaign, alongside a pharmacy ad for Parmeleo’s Veritable Pills claiming to cure stomach woes and melancholy.
A chaotic classroom scene ends with a student calmly answering a professor and a joke about borrowing money for legal aid. The student explains the president was absent when asked what he would do, and a quip about fees for legal advice is shared, revealing a tense financial exchange.
Worves are encouraged by morbid conditions of the stomach and Lowels, and no enterst, Mill's Warm Powders will alter these conditions almost immediately and will ewosp the worms away. No destructive parasite can live in contact with this destructive medicine, which is not only a worm destroyer but a health giving medicine beneficial to the young consts.
An Ontario reader from Brittanis Bay reports five years of stomach and liver issues with headaches backache and dizziness. She credits Milburn’s Laxa Liver Pills for relief after trying many remedies, noting strong friend endorsements. Pills sold in bottles or by mail from Tun T Millung Co in Lisiep Toronto.
A woman faces three male friends who test her age with varying compliments. Two declare her beauty unchanged or improved, while the third claims blunt honesty. She rebukes the pair for deception and questions the brutal truth, then forgives them for pleasing her until the final twist asks what would have happened if the last man had spoken truth.
The text discusses range of motion and body measurements from fingers to forearm and chest, then shifts to walking pace. It notes average step lengths, speeds for a man and a soldier, and cautions that artificial pacing is unreliable. A humorous aside follows about a kitchen accident and a quip on battle knowledge. The piece ends with references to Old Trinity church and a crabby teacher remark.
A testimonial from Mr. Lenvour D. Cooke of Indian Path Nova Scotia describes curing facial blemishes using a product called Dy OD Blood Purifier. He claims months of dermatitis cleared after buying two bottles, praising the remedy as a great blood purifier. Manufactured by Guz T. Macuunk in Lanras, Toronto.
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