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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
4
A reflective essay urges readers to overcome the feeling of being driven by imagined pressures. It contrasts restless modern habits with purposeful use of time and a call for women and workers to manage duties without perpetual haste. It also promotes AMfiller's Worm Powders as a remedy for children’s worm issues.
A young assistant learns to determine the contents of an electric light bulb by a quick water-displacement test at Thomas Edison’s lab. A policeman confronts a would be thief who claims to sing tenor in church, then a comic domestic scene unfolds with mistaken identity and marriage revelation.
A fragmented dialogue describes a child addressing her father about a boy named George and a late bedtime. The scene shifts to a dim parlor as a parent questions the boy’s intentions and the child responds with a calm, imprecise explanation about bed time and personal preference.
A reader testimonial from Saskatoon describes chronic kidney pain and fainting bouts lasting ten years. After trying various remedies with no relief, they credit Doan's Kidney Pills, sold by T Milburn Limited of Toronto, with significant improvement.
The passage praises a persona who manufactures applause on demand and markets pills named Pilla That Have Genefitted, claiming Parmoleon Veges table Pils relieve indigestion, stomach and kidney disorders with numerous testimonials.
A lawyer argued with a phyalelin arguing about their professions. The doctor says lawyers are not all crooks but their field does not make angels. The attorney retorts doctors have the heat of un there.
An advertisement-like notice recounts a severe constipation case and credits Milburns Laxa Liver Pills with cure. It mentions Mrs Martin of Prince Albert as a user and notes the product is sold at dealers or by mail from The T Milburn Co. in Toronto.
A mother and a visitor argue over discipline after a boy overeats pie at supper. The mother concedes a spanking but objects to doing so on a full stomach, while the visitor agrees the child deserves correction but disagrees on timing.
Mrs G O Lowery of 419 W Monterey Denison Texas says she suffered female trouble with chills hot flashes and dizziness until Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased her symptoms after three doses and she credits doctors and the remedy for her recovery She urges others to start treatment promptly.
The rector gathers in his study when a muscular visitor named Eliza Jenkins arrives to remind him he married Peter Simpson and Eliz Brown a month ago. She warns that Peters escaped, linking a tale of theft and pursuit with the odd remark that two heads are better than one on the silver dollar.
The text lists woods such as ash, white oak, maple, birch, cherry, mahogany, spruce and black walnut used for propeller blades. It notes extreme pressures at high engine speeds and issues with lumber grades and bonding, implying potential failure under high revolutions.
A testimonial advertises Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills as the sole cure for weak hearts. It describes sharp chest pains and breathlessness and claims relief after using the product, with a Toronto reader citing improvement after one to three boxes. The promotion lists price and mail order details from The Milburn Co. in Toronto.
The article describes mine sweeping operations, with groups aboard naval trawlers guiding sweep wires and kites to depth. Mines are destroyed by rifle fire, or become safe if water floods the buoyancy chamber. If detonation hits bow or stern it endangers the ship and crew.
The article describes packing ice in a specialized ice house using sawdust or straw bedding, sand or gravel drainage, and multiple layered blocks. It emphasizes drainage, ventilation, and regular inspection as temperatures rise to prevent heat buildup and spoilage.
Farmers are urged to sell worn-out farming gear and junk for scrap to supply iron for guns shells bridges and other war needs. Higher prices are offered, and neighboring farmers may cooperate to consolidate hauling to the foundries.
Bayfield Ontario resident Mrs C Dremer writes of relief from a severe cold and cough after using Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. She recommends keeping two bottles on hand and cites another remedy user who recovered from bronchitis after one bottle. The genuine product is sold by The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto in yellow-wrapped packages priced 25 and 50 cents.
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