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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 17, 1899
Page
4
A lyrical ode praising farm life and its simple daily fare. It contrasts city life with the farmer's humble pride and independence. The poem exalts the farm as a birthplace of heroes and a stable, quiet realm.
A forest and stream report recounts a theft by a beachside sportsman at a New York creek outlet. While the boy fisherman paused to run an errand, the man set aside his gun, used a cane pole, and added a dozen perch to the boy’s line then vanished. A second sportsman inquired and received the same explanation about the fish. The boy claimed the perch were essentially ready to be used as breakfast if hooked, noting they were easy prey near the crook.
The article describes Gootland penny weddings where guests give small coins for the feast and contrasts with German penny weddings where guests place gifts in a basin and pay high per-guest costs to fund the couple. It notes up to three hundred guests in Germany and Polish customs requiring the bride to provide the trousseau and outfits for friends of the groom.
An old farmer in Ocean Grove explains a village parable: wealth is not measured by land or money but by having all one needs and wants. A man who owes nothing, keeps his word, and serves his family and neighbors is truly rich, while the man with much land but debt or discontent is poor.
Ask your doctor how many preparations of cod liver oil there are. He will say hundreds. He will name Scott’s Emulsion as the best containing pure cod liver oil with glycerine and hypophosphites. Available at druggists for 52¢ and $1.00 from Scott & Bowne, Toronto.
An old astrological prediction outlines traits by birth month for a girl born in January through December. It lists outcomes such as prudent housewife in January, affectionate wife in February, chatterbox in March, good looking in April, happy in May, impulsive in June, sulky in July, amiable in August, discreet in September, coquettish in October, liberal in November, and extravagant in December.
A tourist objects to charges at a Swiss hotel claiming writing paper was billed, while the manager explains items include candles, lamping of the falls, and general grounds lighting. The tourist recalls old oil lamps seen at pools and settles the bill.
An advertisement urges readers to maintain courage and try Paine's Celery Compound for chronic and complex illnesses. It claims nine of ten patients deemed incurable recover health, citing benefits for blood disorders kidney liver issues rheumatic neuralgia digestion and nervous exhaustion with powerful life-saving assurance.
A fragmented column blends domestic talk with wild ad copy for Parmelee's Vegetable Pills and Low's Worm Syrup. The text riffs on a child's curiosity about politics and jokes about bankrupt futures, while touting laxatives and tonics as health fixes.
Port Hope resident Mrs Armstrong endured a fifteen month heart ailment with intense pains and breathing trouble. Her husband F J Anastrona credits Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills with restoring her strength, declaring she’s much better now. The ad also promotes Raxa Liver Pills and Burdock Blood Bitters as remedies and includes a closing optimistic quote.
A wall dressed young man enters a tankshop with an bound volume and sells it for ten cents to purchase a drink. Moments later another man buys back the Bible claiming his mother gave it to him two years ago and suspects its loss. The item’s unusual exchange underlines small town thrift and regret.
A cluttered clipping promotes English Liniment for horses and humans with boastful claims of curing lameness and coughs. It also touts Scott’s Emulsion as a cosmetic remedy while mixing in odd dialogue and moralizing lines about deceit and marriage.
A boy questions his brother about endearments and a line praises Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as reliable, effective, and safe.
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