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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1916
Page
4
Reader text presents a fragmented, phonetic guide on health, air, heat, and moral lessons. It urges exercise and outdoor activity while warning against gloom and vice. It touches on air composition, weather, and practical tips with contrived dialogue and moral admonitions.
Letter from Mr. Bred Stevens of Alto, Ontario, reports months of kidney trouble cured after using four boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills. He credits the remedy with relief after two months of treatment and notes the Maple Leaf brand on each box. Pills priced 50 cents per bottle or 3 for 1.28 via T. T. Milburn Co. Toronto.
A column notes humorous and odd baby names cited in parish records, including Benjamto Tanae Cooffrey and Merry Christmas Figgot, alongside a broad wartime omnibus. It reports trench improvements in British lines, equipment like rubber boots, and anecdotes from educators and soldiers about daily life and humor during conflict.
A dated discussion explains how water from rain, rivers, springs, and wells can carry diseases like Typhoid, Cholera, Dysentery, and Diarrhea, with contamination from human waste and polluted drainage. It describes how food, meat, and even milk can spread illness through improper handling or cooking, and notes the role of flies and manure in spreading infections. The piece emphasizes household and school-level prevention, urging teachers to teach children the facts to improve public health awareness.
A fragmented advice piece offers practical tips for cooking and cleaning. It covers flavoring with salt and simple ingredients like hominy and corn, general kitchen safety, washing and polishing vessels, and care for fabrics and ironed linens. Names, dates, or explicit sources are not provided.
A vintage ad style fragment touts Fletcher's Castor as a harmless remedy for children. It sparsely parodies a conversation about telephone operators, quoting a husband and wife exchange on job fidelity and the curious link to talking. The tone mimics a comic cut from a bygone newspaper page.
A reader testimonial promotes Miburi’s Liver Pills as a cure for years of constipation. The note claims rapid relief after using three vials and asserts substantial savings on medical bills. Product price offered and supplier details appear among the text.
The text claims a asthma remedy called J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Ready was developed after long study and expert finish, asserting positive results though not publicly released. It includes skeptical dialogue on politics and rhetoric.
A fragment warns readers that diarrhoea from polluted water and climate change follows new diets and indicates care of such illness. It touts Dr Fowler's Infantum remedy and endorses Perry paper products, mentioning price and long market presence. The text concludes with moral adage about empathy.
A fragmentary, years old classroom scene shows a disruptive child, Johnny, being disciplined by a schoolmaster. The master commands harsh language as Johnny mutters in confusion, while peers and others react to the tense moment in a small, overheard sequence.
The piece recounts anecdotes about Archibald, a favorite storyteller, including tales of Heart bind and honorary degrees, classroom interjections, and a joke about the Highland telegraph. It covers humorous exchanges at Livergoo and Oban, and a schoolroom quip about Alfred the Great.
Mrs Thomas Warris of Klugston Ontario shares years of nervous trouble and sleepless nights. After a doctor warned of prolonged illness she tried Milburns Weart and Nerve Pills and reports a quick improvement in mood and sleep. Pills sold 60 cents per box, with boxes priced at 1.25 in Toronto. Dealers and agents caution price changes.
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