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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 20, 1899
Page
4
An excerpt weaves a family scene where a blind boy seeks his mother’s beauty beyond sight and a surgeon notes the impossibility of restoring sight. The father, mother, and boy confront loss, while tangential lines mention remedies for nervous ailments and a sales pitch for Scott’s Emulsion.
A reader suggests letting children read story books during sermons to make churchgoing pleasant. The writer argues against tiring five to six year olds with sermons and proposes “Sunday treat” books to entertain kids and foster positive memories of church.
An advertisement extols Paine's Celery Compound as a cure for dyspepsia liver trouble back pain insomnia and stomach disorders in midsummer heat. It features customer testimonials from Charles Comeau Neguac New Brunswick and a Black Brook patient detailing recovery and praise for the medicine as a world’s greatest medical discovery.
A young bride fled to her mother after accusing Charlie of cruelty. In a quivering confession she recalls late night behavior and a misread attempt at beauty, ending in her return to her husband. Also notes drought losses in New South Wales and miscellaneous medical ad text.
Mrs Pocano of Brunswick Street testifies her husband suffered with nervousness and heart troubles until using Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills. She says he is now well and strong.
The ad claims Dr. Low’s Pleasant Worm Syrup quickly expels worms from children. It emphasizes safety and simplicity and notes the product includes its own cathartic, priced at Pride 250.
A fragment shows claims for Milburn's Rheumatic Pills and Dr Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial, with praise from Victoria Harbor residents. An Ontario reader reports a sister’s stiffness improved by Haggard's Yellow. Advertisements urge Lara-Liver Pill nightly for biliousness and constipation, pricing around 95 cents.
Broad claim article extols Burdock Blood Bitters as a permanent cure for cancers acrofalu salt rheam erysipelas and other ailments. It warns readers against superstition and endorses Mother Graves Worm Exerminator as a safe worm expeller for children while touting liver pills for bowel regularity.
A woman brags about a new hat until someone praises it, revealing she trimmed an old one to resemble the new. The moment turns humorous as she confesses the disguise.
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