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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 08, 1897
Page
4
A farmer style ad extolls Ayer's Hair Vigor as best for hair under all circumstances. It claims to remove dandruff cleanse the scalp nourish the soil where hair grows and restore color when roots are nourished. It warns that bald heads can grow hair only if roots exist.
An Acton Free Press piece presents the recurring quip Why did you choose that brand The answer remains simple because its advertising persuades shoppers A business friend repeats the line noting its popularity and advertising influence
A letter from a grateful émigré thanks a benefactor for funds to move to America. The writer promises repayment or prayers and offers future help, asking if anyone has wronged the benefactor and expressing a desire to repay kindness. The note shows earnest thanks and a pledge of gratitude.
A skit of boasting by Frenchmen over an alleged honor dispute ends with a dramatic exit. A man boasts he insulted a stranger in a hotel, who turns out to be a fencing master. He declares one of them will not leave the room alive, then locks the door and flees.
A BUFFALO medical college student recounts a public entertainment moment where a boastful attendee is challenged. The student’s gruff reply mocks the boast and offers to settle the matter himself, provoking laughter from the crowd as the critic settles his account.
A man demanded a death certificate at the health offices and offered fifty cents, insisting he would not have let his wife die for five. A bystander and others dismissed the offer, noting the wife was "a model wife."
A garbled OCR passage describes a painter named Paris and a bot artist discussing painting salt and water. mentions Americans, fingers, lips, and an ocean gesture. The dialogue implies a quirky scene about art and maritime imagery with unclear actions.
J E Power argues in July Lantern Home Journal that conventional lightning rods often fail. Poorly constructed or poorly maintained conductors can invite damage rather than prevent it. Experts must install and maintain rods to ensure real protection for buildings.
In a Kane court, the judge condemned the prisoner for robbery, stating a $1,000 fine and two years in the penitentiary. The defense lawyer claimed the money in his pocket as the sentence was pronounced.
A Quaker counsels a friend whose son has run away and married, saying not to trouble over him. The friend replies with a witty twist, implying shared guilt if the son were the speaker’s. A Scotch patient heckles a doctor detailing drinking harms, noting the doctor’s own familiarity with the effects.
A Paris production mocks public taste by presenting a painting of a dark cloud concealing all details. The artist reportedly plans to title the piece Night attack of negroes on our black troops in Dahomey, highlighting satire of painters who mislead viewers.
A Philadelphia Press critique notes a fashionable Madison Avenue church service in which a pew holder posed with a Kodak, snapping photos at the altar and clergy, prompting alarm that such behavior taints reverence and worship. The author likens the act to a modern scandal, contrasting it with the pastoral examples of Weasley and Calvin.
A report claims the Queen visited Balmoral alone and entered a cottage to find a bedridden old man. She read him the Bible and left money, telling him to tell his family that while they went to sea the Queen has been to sea you. Ernest McInynen.
A report notes intermittent poison risk from tin can foods and states paper cans are now made in the United States to replace tin, aiming to end tin can usage altogether.
An old time medical advertisement extols Hood’s Sarsaparilla as the best value for health, claiming more medicinal value per bottle and a month’s supply. It touts Hood’s Pills as a complementary product and promotes Hall’s Hair Regenerator to restore natural hair color.
An advertisement extols Paine's Celery Compound as a life restoring remedy for nervous exhaustion and poor blood. It claims the tonic improves digestion sleep and vitality, labeling the medicine a modern elixir approved by doctors and warranted to perform as advertised.
Dr Curlett of Belleville Ontario reports successful use of Scott's Emulsion for want of health disease and berofala. The letter extols the remedy's efficacy in improving general condition and vitality based on his long practice.
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