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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1899
Page
4
A collage of quack remedies a marriage acts notice and health tips. It promotes Que Laxa Liver Pill and Scott's Emulsion, with remarks on ambition and work culture, plus guidance on marriage licensing via H. P. Moore and Fare Press Office.
Bishop Parat of Baltimore visited an Episcopal family in West Virginia. The hostess sang verses of Rock of Ages while boiling eggs for breakfast. The bishop joined in and asked to sing the third verse. She replied that she sings one verse for soft boiled and two for hard boiled eggs.
An advertisement extols Paine's Celery Compound as the sole remedy for debility weakness nervousness irregularities and blood issues in women. It features a testimonial from Mrs. Hopper Thornhill Ont praising restored health after ten years of other medicines and urges use for digestion appetite and mood. It also includes a general reminder to keep the bowels open with Laxa Liver Pills.
A reflective verse set of dialog where various figures name ideals and objects. The narrator seeks the real good and hears a final inward moral: each heart holds the secret kindness in the word.
An aging advertisement page touts Milburn's and Sterling Headache Powders with price tiers and quick relief claims. Remedies including Nerviline and Holloway's Corn Cure are praised, alongside testimonials and moral quips about humanity and memory. The column highlights various tonics and salves, naming Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil for aches and stiff joints.
The Medicare era note claims summer deaths can be prevented through the timely use of Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry, presenting a health claim about a medicinal product.
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