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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 17, 1913
Page
4
A narrator recalls a day when a restless intruder moves into Fred's door and seeks a peaceful, idle life. The scene contrasts crowded activity with the lure of stillness as Jack wanders alone and the house sits bare while the intrusive idea promises calm.
A jumble of jokes and anecdotes from various papers recounts letters from Washington to a Chicago mother, a lazy worker’s two week leave excuse, baboon appetites for shellfish, a baronet’s heraldic woes, and a barber billing scam, all fashioned in a late 19th century breezy column style.
An act of the Commonwealth of Australia, effective Oct 10, provides for EB L payments to every woman who bears a child in Australia or on a passing ship. In four weeks 24,427 claims were allowed and payments issued, New South Wales leading with £55,720 and Tasmania with £6,405.
An old advertisement claims Milburn's Lax Liver Pills relieve long standing liver pain and related symptoms. A testimonial from Mrs Wesley Eurabrooks says doctors offered only temporary relief and she has had no trouble since using the product. Price is 25 cents per vial or five for the dollar with orders by mail.
An archaic public notice-style passage touts a health remedy for stomach ailments and melancholia. It asserts that moral guidance accompanies physical cure and pushes a broadspectrum claim about natural endowment and untapped talent, though the wording is garbled and inconsistent.
Mrs James Mageean of Floral Bask narrates eight years of facial boils and worsening skin condition. After trying remedies, she used Burdock Blood Bitters recommended by a town woman and credits the medicine with all boils disappearing following hot wax treatment. Manufactured by The T Milburns Co Shalton Torants Oat.
The passage argues that true success comes from inner development rather than external possessions. It dismisses material goals like houses and status, urging measurement by self-improvement and progress over wealth.
A policeman arrives at the station with a bandaged head claiming a youth attacked him for his salary. The chief questions the logic and suggests using a jury defense before noting the assailant dropped a brick from a third-floor window.
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