14 Aug 1884
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 14, 1884
Page
1
A farmer and his wife share a devotional exchange about gratitude for health, home, and blessings. The tale centers on Jenny's faith and enduring impact on Farmer Watson, who learns a lasting lesson about thanksgiving and blessing.
In a rain soaked farm in the village, Christine clings to her engagement to Harry Martin despite his forgery confession. After Harry dies heroically taking the blame, Christine becomes a schoolteacher, later marrying him in Omaha as they rebuild with the forgiving father’s memory and a quiet, enduring happiness.
The Bee recounts Tyre Drelus and Thomas Holloway who believed boyhood aims would reach fruition. Holloway’s life centered on curing disease by purifying the blood and using vegetable remedies. He faced criticism but cited numerous cures and, with press support, promoted Pills and Ointment as universal cures.
An article extols pure honey as a versatile, healthier alternative to butter and sugar. It praises honey for bread, cooking, and desserts, noting long shelf life, superior taste, and health benefits. It claims honey strengthens vitality, nerves, and intellect without the drawbacks of rancid butter or stimulants.
In a church tale a minister labeled Mark Johnson a persistent sleeper and tried a waking sermon that called his name in a fond rising tone. Johnson awoke with the rebuke that the sleeper is peace, drawing surprised laughter from the congregation.
The speaker derides politics as a dirty job full of mean tricks yet vows to stay clean and honest. Tripp warns to watch the elections, promising to expose selfish grabbers and support a straightforward, fair approach.
A powerful plea on domestic violence from a female speaker who speaks for all good women, describing the pain of wives beaten by husbands. She recalls a girl in love, now abused, and asks how a mother can endure such life and still believe in love.
Dr F Woodruff sends to the Detroit Press a home remedy for cholera morbus. Mix hot water with one tablespoon cider vinegar and one tablespoon salt, sip when cool, then dose every fifteen to thirty minutes. If vomiting occurs, drink hot water after each paroxysm. If onset is true cholera the remedy may cure without further treatment, as shown in the 1834 1882 New York epidemics. Do not use narcotics or sedatives.
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