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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 02, 1899
Page
4
The Hobby Horns Toy Drum and Toy Doll declare a long journey through snow to the Little Boy and Little Girls, each claiming the path to be perilous and breathless. Thos Sabin of Eglinton promotes Holloway's Corn Care and a warning about burying one’s own life in a religious text.
A February Ladies Home Journal note asserts manners cannot be learned instantly. Children must be taught conventional forms society expects for status. With patient teaching and daily example, correct behavior will, over time, shape a well bred child. It contrasts social sin with church freedom to indulge.
An advertisement urges mothers and fathers to use Paine’s Celery Compound to strengthen nervous systems and improve growth in delicate children. It claims the medicine builds flesh, steadies nerves, and supports daily nourishment, alongside Parmeloc’s Vegetable Pills for sleep and appetite issues and Faggard’s Yellow Ointment for external ailments.
The text mixes ad phrases and odd anecdotes about medicines and cures, mentioning Milborn's Rheumatia Pille low Worm Byrup and various rural dialect inquiries. It references a Mr J J Markle of Toronto and a cipher-like postal clue, framed as a scattered period piece.
On a railway journey Morley accompanied by an elderly man aiming to feel comfortable with a deflated cushion. Mr pushton attempted to help inflate it but a sudden exclamation revealed the cushion held a reference to a deceased wife, prompting the arrest.
Claims BB B purifies impure blood to nourish the body and cure skin eruptions. Testimonials from Mrs G I Helmore Spence's Bridge BC and Mrs Acie Barns Lunenburg NS say four bottles clear skin and keep the system in good order.
A Hamilton woman, Mrs. doh Tontinkon of 107 Steven St North, reports headaches fading after using Laxa-Liver Pills, claiming they address the cause without gripe or pain. Advertisement also promotes Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup for coughs and colds at 25 cents.
An obscure description details a device enabling riders to ascend a bungalow like a gentle one third mile ride and then descend, with a circular battlement design and an innovative track wall system. The text notes a total ascent of thirty six fort and a grade two fest antabalf tdone hundred, divided into ascending and descending sections.
A novice doctor faced a judge and witness as cross examination turned playful. The lawyer teased about concussion of the brain while the doctor retorted with dry wit. A long engagement ends as Horace and his partner decide to stay friends.
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