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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 09, 1898
Page
4
A downtown druggist notes a surge in rubber band use in stores and homes, replacing twine for packaging. He touts speed, symmetry, and even dental uses, claiming rubber bands are essential in modern commerce and daily care.
A crowded suburban car line in Washington last summer forces a middle aged woman with a fretful baby into a small space. A twenty year old youth asks if the child is contagious, and the woman replies it might be teething.
The Rev. Bam Jones, a Georgia evangelist, quips at a revival about a pastor’s duplicity. In a church pulpit moment, Jones jokes that the pastor would wear a second face if given one, provoking laughter and sharp satire about religious leadership.
A garbled exchange portrays a speaker rejecting a light view of romance and calling it tragic. The fragment includes a woman defending traditional proposals and a friend challenging the idea, ending with a note on reverence in life.
An overgrown stone wall surrounds a rural graveyard where Mother Nature decorates neglected plots. Vines cover unmarked graves while bindweed and delicate blooms weave a guardian’s path through moss tinted stones and old slate markers. Birds move through the scene as bells of cows sound nearby, making the site feel peaceful rather than mournful.
A North American farmer describes relief from years of sciatica after a Banff Hot Springs treatment and Paine's Celery Compound. He recalls drastic weight loss before starting the remedy and credits renewed health to the product, urging others to try it. He notes long life in Ontario and Manitoba, expressing deep gratitude.
The article extols drinking pure water as essential for all body functions and waste removal. It argues water does not cause fat but aids digestion, while recommending Hood’s Sursaparilla to purify blood and build strength, and Hood’s Pills as a family laxative.
A fragment touts Dr Kellogg Dysentery Cordial as instant relief for summer ailments. It warns of worm risks and cholera like symptoms and promotes a bottle as a safe indulgence to prevent illness in children and adults.
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