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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 22, 1917
Page
4
A family dialogue in quirky dialect explores natural philosophy and cause and effect as a kettle spout releases steam. The youth seeks meaning while a parent explains the hidden reasons behind everyday phenomena and letters.
Mrs Willan Tower of Willsboro NB writes of relief from sick headache and stomach distress after using Milburns Laxa Liver Pills. The ad promotes Milburns Taxa Liver Pills at 25c per vial, or two for $1.00, available through Tint T. Mituues Co. Snarrzp Terosto Oat.
Mr J S Nicholl of Listowel Ontario praises Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills for curing weakness and dizziness and improving heart trouble. The ad notes the pills have been available over twenty years, selling for three for 1.25 with direct mail orders from the Milburn Company in Laarren, Ontario.
For years Stother Cirgres Worm Exter Mivetor has claimed dominance among corn care preparations, but Tolloway's Corn Care asserts a superior root-clearing effect and renewed effectiveness for planting season.
A Nova Scotia patient from Sydney Mines reports severe lung illness after a winter cold and credits Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup with relief. The letter urges readers to buy the genuine product labeled Dr Wood's, warning against counterfeit imitations and counterfeit packs.
The article notes Canadian peat bogs as latent fuel and chemical resources due to wartime conditions. It cites sulfuric ammonium fertilizer value, world production figures, and suggests research and development to extract fuels, fertilizers, and by products. It lists bogs across Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, and Prince Edward Island with potential outputs and transportation considerations.
A Canadian trench journal from Nov 45 1916 reports on The Brander including comic items about a chaplain visiting the Yaun and a quip on whales swallowing herrings. It notes a field telephone piece titled Idle Flappings of a Mia Flapper and discusses signaling brushes in the army with a biting critique of military papers and support practices.
British subjects and chosen neutral allied nationals will gain land rights only after naturalization. After the war, many will face denial of homestead rights. The policy, seen as pivotal, may extend postwar and impact Montaralized citizens. The note signals Ottawa’s significant shift and future implications.
The Heoters town council met to discuss a tie for a hall. They argued about coats and watching others, with odd dialogue about staying behind and whether anyone should guard clothes. The fragment ends with confused remarks and unsure outcomes.
A vegetable purgative that acts on stomach and bowels, easing the entire alimentary and excretory tract. Not drastic, mildly purgative with pleasant taking experience and gratifying effects. Composed only of tested vegetable substances offering relief without injury risk.
An advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as kidney targeted medicine. A testimonial from Mm L Melanson of Plympton Nova Scotia claims relief after years of kidney pain. pills sold for 50 cents each or 3 for $1.25 with Maple Leaf trade mark.
A religious examination discusses John’s Bethesda pool miracle as symbol and sign of Christ the Lamb of God. It links the impotent man’s healing to divine mercy, judgment, and the eternal life offered through faith, contrasting human effort with God’s grace. The piece references Nehemiah and Revelation to frame eschatological timing and prophetic fulfillment.
A fragmentary note claims a Mite whip from Ieeland reached New York with a cargo of uiking and barring, while military reinforcements move in the Canadian North West. It hints at Lealand seeking isolation from European markets and references a recovered “Ultima Thujo” from the war era. The piece mulls over origin myths about Labradsar of Newfoundland or New Jersey, mentions Atlante City, and notes cheap rates and lively ports with lobster and chicken goods.
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