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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 27, 1910
Page
4
A colonial era newspaper excerpt recounts a comic encounter on a train where a smoker faces a transit official and is warned about reporting. The scene shifts to a biographical caption for Andrew Carnegie and ends with a mother and son discussing fear and a goat in a fable about pain and knowledge.
Fragmentary ad style text promoting Paine's Celery Compound and various remedies, with quips about manners and medical tips. Mentions Pain's Celery Compound, Davis Menthol Salve, and household use. Contains misprints and disjointed dialogue fragments.
A testimonial praises Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup for coughs colds and throat troubles. The notice claims rapid relief from bronchitis sore throat and related ailments after using the remedy. It warns against imitations and notes the product is sold in a yellow wrapper with pine free and a price of two shillings.
A fragment recounts a lavish royal funeral for Alexander the Great with a gold coffin oiled in aromatic spices and a gold embalmed funeral cart. The narrative notes the immense weight of the pall and the use of eighty four mules to bear the bier.
An old style advertisement extols Parmolen's Vegetable Pills as uniquely durable and portable. It asserts others fade with age, while Parmolen’s keep strength, implying reliability for travel and daily use. The text concludes with a moral reflection on ingratitude toward God.
A reader reports relief from backache and kidney discomfort after four boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills. The testimonial claims complete cure, ability to resume all work, and gratitude toward the product and Milburn Co. Also includes generic quotes and moral snippets not directly tied to the medical claim.
A young woman student at the conservatory faced charges for disturbing the peace of a lodger by singing. The court suggested the matter was unwarranted and dismissed further testimony after the defendant explained singing two hours daily, morning and night, prompting the judge to note the complaint was not reasonable.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a detective case with names and dates garbled. Readable items refer to a detective, a ledger entry, a time and place but details are too distorted to identify persons, actions, or outcomes. The readable bits suggest a mystery note rather than a complete story.
Mrs. Fred Riggs of Kingston reports severe blood disorder and weakness approaching consumption. After using Burdock Blood Bitters her health improved, appetite returned, and she gained strength from ninety-three pounds toward recovery.
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