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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
4
The page blends a short poem urging spiritual renewal for the new year with editorial commentary on education and wartime efficiency. It cites Britain's views on fighting men and welfare and notes an automatic valve invention for automobile air control.
In a Daily Chronicle excerpt Mr Arthur Meo argues beer undermines Britain’s war effort by draining ships and fuel, weakening the army and navy, robbing food and wealth, and aiding Belgium’s need for bread. He warns victory may be slow while enemy pressure and beer consumption persist.
Mrs F Martin Prince writes that after a severe constipation episode she tried Miura s Lax Liver Pills and was cured. Her father in law had used them and many others in the area say they are the best pills. The product is sold for 25 cents by The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Unt.
A Essex Review note identifies Sarah Catharine Martin as the writer of Old Mother Hubbard and mentions her birth in 1768 and death details. It records Kittoe Hall as the house tied to the tale and notes a preserved original presentation copy dated 1802 with Bewick style illustrations.
The vermilion trade in Hong Kong is centered in Chinese factories with about a hundred small plants in Hong Kong and Kowloon. Raw material comes from Australia and the wet method is used to prepare vermilion. Trade routes and production persist since before European modernization.
A science note discusses calculating Earth's age from ocean salinity. It explains dividing current ocean salt amount by yearly salt deposition to estimate a timespan, with one professor suggesting about ninety nine billion years, though cautions about unreliability and the need for careful calculations.
An advertisement urges the public to treat weak hearts with Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills. It cites a Toronto user’s testimonial about relief after taking the pills and notes the product costs 0c per box, available from The T Milburn Co Limited in Toronto.
A humorous reminiscence recalls George M. Cohan’s boastful fashion as a youth. He describes a scene in his father’s library where a striped waistcoat and a speaking necktie drew disapproval. An old family member guest remarks Georgie resembles his father at the same age.
An automatic light buoy has been invented that produces its own electric current requiring little maintenance. A vertical shaft on ball bearings is moved by a weighted arm swung by waves, driving a magneto to flash light through a gas-filled tube. The brighter the seas, the more frequent the flashes, with a colored prism outer cylinder and no filament in the tube.
An exhausted wife of a naroonkeeper pleads for help as the town bans licenses. A Washerwoman reassures that if the saloon closes they can still live, offering work and companionship. Morals and manners are urged, with verses about footprints, youth, and opportunity.
Mm C Dresser of Bayfield Ontario reports strong relief from a bad cold and cough after using two bottles of Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. She says it cured her and she common share it with an elderly neighbor who recovered after a bottle. The product is touted as rich in lung healing virtues and sold 25 cents in yellow packaging by The T Alithura Co Limited Wemmatq Ontario.
The article describes U S school children joining the Red Cross drive with President's approval. Children knit mitts and blankets then repurpose fabric into crutch pads and other aid items. Young students contribute by weaving tin foil and sewing under teacher supervision and Red Cross guidance.
In a Los Angeles barber shop a door mishap leads to a comic scene with an Italian barber, a pet monkey, and an Irish customer. The piece ends with a medical ad praising Dr Thomas’s Eclectric Oil for earache relief using simple applications.
A reflective New Year piece recalls leaving Tribulation Town for Hallelujah Hill and seeking wisdom over misfortune. An advertisement touts Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a proven boon for suffering children, followed by a homily urging practical cures like Holloway's Corn Cure.
A Minnesota farmer near St. Paul converts a one ton motor truck by jacking a wheel and modifying it to run a wood grinder and fodder cutter. The truck serves as stationary power for processing feed when not hauling, though caution warns against overloading bearings and the differential. Parmeleo's Vegetable Pils are praised as mild vegetable purgatives with strong testimonials.
A humorous ad copy extols mixing capital with good bookkeeping service and eager enthusiasm. It compares business flavor to a culinary blend and urges constant use of enthusiasm as essential seasoning.
An old note touts Miller's Worm Powders as effective against stomach and intestinal worms in infants. It claims the powders expel worms to restore strength and promote health and improvement. The passage echoes religious phrasing about pressing toward a higher calling.
A fragment on personal faults urges self respect and kindness while warning against bullying and envy. It then promotes Dr J D Kolloge's Asthma Remedy as a widely sold cure claimed to stop the health drain from asthmatic troubles.
The judge asks a colored man servant about church membership. He responds that he attends every Sunday and believes in election. The exchange reveals unlikely awareness of the judge’s candidacy and reflects dated vernacular.
A Saskatchewan reader from Edam Albert Williams reports severe kidney pain for ten years and two years of worsening illness. After using four boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills, the writer says the malady vanished and she regained health, recommending the product and noting the marked box with a leaf logo.
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