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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 22, 1897
Page
4
An advertisement extols Ayer's Hair Vigor as the best conditioner for any hair situation. It claims the product nourishes the scalp removes dandruff and stimulates growth much like rain revives a desert, insisting roots must exist to retain color or restore gray hair.
A fragment from the Acton Free Press discusses pure love and devotion to the Saviour. It urges beginning with small sins to avoid them, and to serve God in all things with obedience. The text emphasizes humility, faith, and steady growth through daily duties.
The historian of 1947 would note how change became normal, driven by politics and reform. From corn duties to tariffs, parliaments and councils copy a restless era, while America France and England shift power and ideas with mixed results. The piece cites T. Arnold Hamilton in Canadian Magazine.
An aide to the king, Colonel Mala showki, famed for bravery but poverty, receives a hollow bound book containing five hundred crowns. He praises the book as “immensely interesting” and later is promised a second volume, with a gift book bearing the inscription This work is complete in two volumes.
A worker among a rush of travelers jumped four feet to save a child knocked toward an approaching train. He lifted the child to the platform then climbed to safety. The rescuer afterward joked about a culinary mishap with eggs in tea and sugar.
Mrs Rover offers practical advice for summer comfort in a damaged column. She recommends minimal artificial heat, early morning work, ventilating doors and windows, bare floors, water sprinkling for cooled surroundings, and avoiding mid day heat. Tubs of cool water in each room help absorb heat, while frequent whitewashing with lime protects walls.
The piece recounts England's earlier system under Rowland Hill, Congress delays under John M. Niles, Cave Johnson's success, and the 1847 introduction of two stamp values, Franklin in bronze and Washington in black. Henry Shaw, future Josh Billings? father, buys early stamps on August 6 1847, presenting gifts to Governor Driggs and others.
The text argues that a resourceful person does not fear retirement or loneliness. A well-stored mind, built on reading, meditation, observation, and virtue, provides inner company and valuable insights from various influences, making one content even when outward social contact is limited.
In Dublin a boy learned to read by sight letters on shop doors and sign boards, taught by a peer rather than a formal master. The tale shows education possible “where there is a will” and hints at crowding lessons from everyday city life.
Profestor William M. Watte of Still Pond unveils a cold stove using ice and a patented chemical to chill rooms in hot weather. He warns the device can cause severe skin injury if touched and notes the method from a college mate of a Still Pond schoolteacher.
A fragmented note extols grit as character and links youthfulness to duty and self-care. It mentions maintaining hair color and fullness, nourishing the scalp, and sustaining a healthy period of life through consistent grooming and personal discipline.
The article quotes Mr. J. Dillon, chairman of the Aquessora Board in Montreal, praising Paine's Celery Compound as a powerful nerve tonic and valuable cure. He claims daily use for years and urges belief in the product's worth. It also mentions unrelated notes about neighbors and a dye product, along with a testimonial about Dr. Fowler's extract of Wild Strawberry for infant diarrhea.
A fragmentary advertisement brings claims of nerve recovery and family restoration after paralysis. It touts Scott's Emulsion for early lung affections and various tonics, with testimonials and promotions for Norway Pine Syrup and Dr Thomas products. The piece reads as a disjointed colonial-era ad clump.
An 1840s advertisement-like snippet touts South American Rheumatic Cure as a remedy for sciatica rheumatic pain and inflammatory rheumatism. It claims rapid relief within hours, curing cases deemed advanced, with testimonials from a Grimaby Ontario resident. Sold by Alt. Brown.
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