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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 18, 1897
Page
4
A religious poem reflects enduring love for the divine amid pain and weariness. The speaker finds comfort in faith, trusting the eternal presence of God as trials intensify. Poem attributes: Oliver Wendell Horatius.
A Western Recorder passage quotes Trask and Gilman on drinking as a social trap. It argues that young men drink to fit in with peers, warning that moral collapse follows and mothers fear despair.
A杂 mixture recounts a past election tale of coercion and smearing, moralistic notes on temptation, and quotes from sermons. It includes humorous exchanges, remarks on honesty, and a sequence of brief notices about licenses and marriage statutes. The piece blends fiction fragments with public guidance and local advertisements.
During the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley a wounded Union soldier shared broth with Mrs B a Confederate sympathizer. Years later a Northern senator honors her deed, recalling the Bible teaching that feeding enemies yields lasting rewards.
A rented room fills with noise from four bebits pianos a parrot and local music students. The hopeful tenant says he will endure it all and move in. He reveals he plays trombone in an orchestra.
An advertiser touts Scott's Emulsion as a cure for scrofula and consumption and claims quick heart relief for a Grand Army man. The testimonial by N. Musselman from Weinsport Pa praises the heart cure Agnew's and notes rapid improvement within 30 minutes, with references to multiple bottle purchases and local sale by A. T. Brown.
An old advertisement extols patent remedies including corn extractor and cod liver oil emulsion. It cites Dr Patnam, Scott & Bowne claims, and a testimonial from Mrs H Stapleton praising a South American tonic for nervous debility and dyspepsia.
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