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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
4
A fragmented column describes packing a single suit case for Europe with denim, pockets, and a raincoat, then shifts to Dutch churchgoing on canals, social norms, and humor about politics, medicine, and a college student’s spendthrift father.
Prominent railroad man describes his long career with the CPR and M Central. After years of painful urinary symptoms he sought treatment and found relief following a course of laxative and medicinal care. The notice appears as a historical testimonial style advertisement.
A reflective fragment discusses burying efforts under a pretense of piety and warns against caring what others say about one’s actions. The speaker notes the tension between personal motive and external judgment.
Chas W Wood of 44 Torrance Street Montreal writes after two years of nerve trouble that sleep was impossible until taking Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. He used a box and found the pills helped him stay asleep and regain rest through the night. The product is sold at 50 cents per bottle or five bottles for 125 cents.
A fractured humor piece recalls suburban folkways with a Mother Graves Worm Haterminatee joke, a suffragette exchange about keys and independence, and a typhoid survivor’s odd demand for tapioca in a humorous, period voice.
A historic notice touts Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy for rheumatism linked to impurities in blood from liver and kidney dysfunction. It claims pills have cured many and urges readers to try them to be convinced of their value.
A fragmentary 19th century exchange shows the coalowner's wife rebuffing a spy admitted by the mistress. Minnie is named in the dialogue as a teasing prompt. The scene hints at secrecy and social tension within a coalowning household.
A vintage testimonial advertises Burdock Blood Bitters from The T. Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario. It promotes relief for skin diseases and stomach irregularities, claiming long lasting results when other medicines fail. The piece also mentions Parmesses Vegetable Pills as a stomach and liver health aid, with patient claims of improved wellbeing.
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