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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 04, 1911
Page
4
A historic text outlines beef primal cuts and subprimal sections, naming key portions such as porterhouse, T-bone, sirloin, tenderloin, rib, chuck, brisket, plate, flank, and shank. It explains uses like pot roasts, boiling, and sausages, noting quality and average value of each part.
Testimonial from B Nelson of North Sydney Nova Scotia praising Laxi Liver Pills for curing a three year liver complaint after two doses and claiming relief after further use. Pills sold 25 cents per vial or five vials for one dollar, by The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
A fragment notes a lithographer Kaul Steffans Sr translating a paragraph on a boy’s view of his father. As the boy ages from fifteen to sixty he alternates between feeling independent and recognizing his father’s guidance, ultimately concluding his father was not the wiser man.
The fragment recounts Mammy Johanna who ran a kitchen for thirty years and shared a recipe for hoe cakes with precise measures while a Northern audience notes humorous gender contrasts. A New Orleans style voice attributes humor to a New Miss girl with lines about men and women, church, and behavior, ending with a reflection on "ony men."
A fragmented feature discusses appetite, temperance science, and dubious patent remedies. It cites foods, cravings, and indulgence, reflecting historical views on digestion and dietary reform. Booth's Kidney Pills and Holloway's Corn Cure are pitched as cures amid the era’s health quackery.
Mrs. George Wilox of Grimaby Ontario writes praising Milburn Heart and Nerve Pills for relief from nervous weakness and heart palpitations. She claims the product strengthens the weak heart and steadies nerves, noting improvements in vitality and overall condition. Sold at 60 cents per box or 3 for 1.25 by the Milburn Co. Limited.
Ad touts Fletcher's Castoria for children with a claim of fast healing and relief from persistent sores. The copy imitates a medical assurance with praise for healing properties and references to alimony and thieves as distractors.
A fragmentary, mistranscribed letter-like piece cites social reform and moral uplift, debating church involvement and the best means to improve youth vitality. It contains garbled names and phrases, including a buyer encounter with a salesman and a remark about pants, reflecting a tense mix of era slang and unclear references.
A fragmentary notice discusses religion and medicine claiming a cordial by J.D. Kol. Jouy cures dysentery and related ailments. It ties spiritual salvation to health, noting winter to autumn transitions trigger ailments and critics lament the inability to obtain desired remedies.
A testimonial from Mrs C Meadows of Clerksburg Ontario claims Burdock Wood Bitters cured long standing headaches and constipation after three bottles. The note asserts the remedy has helped thousands over thirty five years and identifies the product as manufactured by Phe Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
A collage of quotes and tales touches on virtue and self improvement, including a tribute to a man who inspired better conduct. It also features a tailor’s humorous quip about trousers and a brief note on Farmoles Vegetable Pills, touting mandrake and dandelion as purgative aids for digestion and organs.
A vintage advertisement touts Patno's Oclary Compound as a trusted medicine for kidney fever neuromuscular complaints and blood troubles. It emphasizes full strength purity and substitutes policy and lists A. T. Brown Acton Ontario as the supplier.
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