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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 08, 1917
Page
4
A compiled slice notes wartime events across Canada and Britain including pacifist debates in Parliament, conscription talks, military appointments, and civilian mobilization. It cites casualties, deaths, and injuries, with references to Ontario and Kingston surveys, naval bases, and agricultural measures as the war effort continues.
Mixed dispatches report Lloyd George warning Britons on national grit and wartime restraint, Ontario and Toronto figures on soldiers and veterans, ship and naval movements, and local incidents. Included are deaths in Ontario and Toronto, weather and labor notes, public notices, and regulatory updates affecting travel and trade.
The text discusses avoiding fresh wheat in paper to prevent moisture loss and suggests using dry powder for cleaning tinware. It mentions cold watery eyes preventing cake issues and endorses dry powder as an excellent easy method for tinware cleaning.
The article explains breastfeeding tips for mothers including nursing from one breast or both as needed, limiting sessions to ten to twenty-two minutes, and keeping the baby properly positioned. It advises holding the infant securely, the mother lying down, and avoiding sleep interruption during nursing. The piece ends with a note to continue next week.
The text argues that belief in Jesus as the God man is the sole path to eternal life, citing verses and prophecies about eating and drinking spiritual truth. It warns against apostasy, notes Peter’s confession, and emphasizes that those who come to Christ will be accepted.
Walters of Matapedia Que writes that stomach trouble caused heart palpitations and breathlessness. Four pills relieved all symptoms and left her feeling like a new person. Milburn's pills have a 25 year reputation for heart and nerve issues, selling at 25 cents per box or 31.25 for a gross by Tun T. Musume Co.
A historical advertisement touts Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a decisive, credited treatment restoring patients to relief. It promises aid to severe cases and presents the remedy as superior to prior preparations.
Readable copy notes mothers praise a product named Virtue as Mother Gives Worm Extarnyius ature. It claims to remove silver stains caused by aging and a period daily use with a 'aaltr foun' shown in the text.
An Ontario reader writes of severe back pain three years to using Doan's Kidney Pills. After one box, pain improved and vanished. He claims the product restored sleep and urged others to buy from Doan's Kidney Pills brand, Maple Leaf trademark, price 2 08 per box.
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