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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 17, 1916
Page
5
A penniless mother, left with a prized fur coat from a late husband, travels north to sell knit goods. She faces a ruthless shopkeeper who exposes the coat as a disguise for lace and fashion. The tale ends with a moral about appearances masking sharp predators and the cost of deceit.
An old advertisement describes a constipation remedy and liver health claim. It mentions Mubuna's Lowset Miles pill and a price of 1.00 in Ontario distribution, noting availability by mail order and in Toronto. The text emphasizes maintaining liver activity to prevent headaches and other symptoms.
A dated discussion warns of past wasteful use of natural resources and urges conservation. It notes that twenty states maintain forestry departments and protect systems, stressing public action to replant and preserve forests and to avoid wasteful exploitation while urging youth to study conservation.
Local group argues for wartime unity and national prohibition, urging passage of a constitutional amendment and state legislatures to reflect public will. Claims 47 million Americans live where alcohol bans already exist, and condemns liquor trade as tax burden while citing economic and moral harms.
In Wedmond Virginia a woman reports relief after seven bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during the Change of Life. The ad lists symptoms such as headaches nervous feelings heat flashes and suffocation with claims of improved health and recommendation to friends. It cites warnings of related conditions and promotes the product as a remedy.
A strange settlement reveals a will leaving England a moral tale of wealth and quarrels. A late beneficiary’s estate splits 180000 dollars among four associates and towns, with stipulations about not accompanying the deceased to the grave and a fast mitigating boom.
In Life’s varied work, skill in walling shapes fate. A weary caller boasts of twenty patents to the Poskaband, while a jovial butcher attracts customers unlike the resentful look of a man who seems to hate the world. A generic patent medicine claims to drive worms from children, as work weighs heavy and the urge for vengeance glints beneath routine.
In a murky exchange, Mra Stroagmind asks her companion to attend a Town Hall event tomorrow evening. The dialogue hints at a lecture titled The Dark Elie of Marvtad Life and asks the other to pose as an illustration, though many words are garbled and obscure.
A fragment shows a man and his bachelor friend in a picture gallery after a social evening. The host presents a landscape and asks for opinion. The guest barely speaks, muttering a garbled compliment with stumbles and half formed words.
A fragmentary OCR reads as a quack patent medicine pitch praising Patineoloo's Vegetable Pills as a quick cure for liver ailments. It asserts the liver is sensitive and deranged, with dubious claims of rapid relief and no side effects. The piece also includes a mangled sales line about a husband being faithful, reflecting era ad copy style.
An aged friend writes in Amborut about Charles Tapper, detailing his tough early life, fighting spirit, and evolution into a reformer who valued truth and humility. The reminiscences highlight his public leadership, his care for spiritual matters, and his lasting influence beyond politics.
Fate William Jamon of London Ontario joined the 33rd Battalion after surviving a German Emden raid near Cardiff. He and shipmates were forced to abandon Canron, later reached New York and Detroit, then continued toward London Ontario. Now in training, the young man, son of Captain James, seeks a chance to prove himself.
Three teams of ten hens each entered by the Oregon Agricultural College led scores of optictra from the United States Canada and Britain at the close of an international laying contest begun a year before. Oregon took first with ten White Leghorns second went to Plymouth Rock team and third to Oregon hens. Fourth prize went to White Wyandottes from British Columbia.
In Cherrywood Ontario William Taylor 93 organized a Ned Grows Society meeting and wrote to Dr. James L. Waghan inviting Bin to speak and praising himself as one of the boys. He came from Vorkulura England recalling 1817 times in Toronto when Willan Lyon McKonale invaded the city. He remains vigorous and active.
A testimonial letter claims Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills cured a woman with severe heart and nerve trouble restoring strength and sleep. It asserts a rapid, complete recovery after taking the pills and urges readers to try them, listing price and dealer details.
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