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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 25, 1897
Page
4
The Acton Free Press dated Thursday February 31 1587 details local news and notices from Acton. No further readable specifics available in the fragment.
A nostalgic poem voices a domestic scene as evening falls and the children’s return is awaited. The mother and father recall laughter and past summers while the longed for reunion becomes a quiet promise in the home.
A Methodist pastor, during a revival, warned of enormous mosquitoes in Central America if listeners drifted to sleep. He claimed many could weigh a pound, insisting he spoke of getting on the barK and toga, not barking at missionaries, after being challenged by a hearer.
An English traveler recounted a Turkish case where a calf identified its cow as its mother. A Christian owner complained of theft, and when a judge tested the claim by bringing the calf and cow together, the calf immediately accepted the cow as its mother, leading to the return of the cow.
A New York Herald piece envisions a chamber of wonders beyond present law as technology advances. It foresees applied discoveries, devices like microphones and distant voice transmission, and Roentgen rays becoming commonplace in medicine, with Tesla predicting future face recognition over distance.
A humorous exchange between a bitter girl and a playmate explores the idea of backsliders in a light conversational tone. An elderly visitor recalls Nelson’s Victory and a crowd praises a tenor before a motherly boast about a football season, all recounted in a bustling Tribune voice.
The passage argues that many famed authors achieved their greatest works well after age thirty and beyond. It cites Chatterton, Burns, Byron, Raffaello, Mozart, Handel, Dryden, Milton, Cowper, and Sir Walter Scott to illustrate that brilliance can mature late and early success is not essential for lasting impact.
The Methodist Book Room in Toronto announces a new volume Three boys in the Wild North land by Egerton B Young. The book recounts pioneer life in Canada’s north with observations from a former missionary, rich with anecdotes and information for youth. Printed with twenty eight illustrations, 11 pages long, selling by subscription. The Delineator magazine February issue features Nora Archibauld Smith and Grace Peckham-Wurray with health and beauty articles. Subscriptions for Delineator are 1.00 per year or 16 1/2 cents per issue.
A Beamsville Ontario report extols Paine’s Celery Compound as permanently curing rheumatic and related ailments. Testimonies claim lasting relief for many residents, with standards of improvement described as joyous and enduring. An ad also promotes Holloway’s Corn Cure for painless corns.
Mrs James McArthur of Toronto credits Wrights Liver and Stomach Pills with curing years of bilious headaches after one box. The ad promotes Dont Headache Powders and Parmeleo’s Vegetable Pills as cures claiming restored health and strength with Mandrake and Dandelion.
An advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as a blood maker and nerve tonic while emphasizing it as a food for tired digestions. It claims benefits for thin, weak, or starved individuals and notes children enjoy the product. The copy urges readers to compare with Pegaso and mentions general remedies and antiquated medical notions.
An advertisement touts Lexa Liver Dill as a remedy for constipation biliousness and sigh headach e claiming relief from digestive discomfort and associated headaches with a simple dose.
An old time advertisement touts Bickle's Anti Cuneumptive Syrup as a universal remedy for throat and lung diseases. It claims fast cough relief and chest easing with potential for consumption relief, though the language is promotional and unverified. Parmelee’s Pills are advertised as cures for water fever, ague, and bilious derangements, boasting stomach cleansing and elimination of bilious matter with strong firm language.
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