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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 21, 1898
Page
4
The clipping surveys quips on beauty and medicine with mention of Hall's Hair Renewer and Ayer's Sarsaparilla as popular remedies. It notes amusing lines about courtship and the misadventures of illness, including a tale from Emerson Missouri about nail regrowth after a rheumatic attack and a breach of promise joke.
Mrs. M. Garland of Toronto endorses Hood's Saraapa rilla for appetite and recovery from cough after broaching and Hood's Pills for indigestion and headaches. The ad mentions additional products Mitcuen's Sterling Dead ache Powders priced at 60 cents per powder, 3 for 100, or 10 for 250.
An old advertisement touts a “Complete Medicine Chest” and Yellow Oil for internal or external use. Claims include cures for deafness, cropp, quinsy, sore chest, cuts, bruises, sprains, stiff joints, and many other complaints. Also features testimonials about Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills aiding nerve weakness and nervousness.
The blacksmith Mr Thos Porteous of Goderich Ontario recalls sickness that yielded to health and strength after years of hardship. The Anvil rings again as he hammers, describing his long voyage to wellness.
The fragment notes social prestige linked to wealth and ancestry. It mentions Hoaggard's Yellow Oil as a remedy claimed to ease pain from sprains bruises inflammation and rheumatic neuralgia, describing it as specific within the text.
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