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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 20, 1897
Page
4
A humorous Victorian era style verse observes contrasts in human behavior. The speaker notes pride display and smart looks do not guarantee virtue or success while caution and humility may be wiser. It teases pretension and misperception through these adages.
An eminent Canadian merchant prince, once gravely ill with liver trouble, insomnia, and headaches, improves after months of treatment. A visit from his pastor urging Paine's Celery Compound leads to rapid recovery in five weeks with better sleep, digestion, and appearance, and after four months he is described as a new man. The account is told by a trusted friend who preferred anonymity.
A letter states Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry failed as a remedy for summer illnesses and diarrhoea in both children and adolescents, contrasting its claimed efficacy with the author's negative family experience and high price.
A sensational note recounts a Northwest woman’s tale of a cure for liver and kidney complaints. Parmeleo’s villa remedies are praised by Dr. Agnew and character Dennie touts old friends as the best support, with mentions of Parmenefoo and Pat and their dialogue about trust.
Over sixty residents led by J Meears and Welling ton left by Canadian Railways for Temiacamiqua district to establish a new colony under guidance of Mackenzie and Mustaine In Well.
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