01 Nov 1883
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 01, 1883
Page
1
RS EIXG DES, Shves axe Heavixe, a barber shop has opened in premises largely occupied by Dr. Forster as a medical office. The owner solicits local patronage and promises first class service across all departments.
A faded scene describes a central figure, a wife, seated with bowed head and blue eyes. The graceful portrait shows gentleness as she pours tea, the narrator pledging devotion and blessing the beloved spouse in a quiet, intimate moment.
Mrs. Troop and daughter Barbara shelter a despondent clerk for summer, then discover the seemingly poor lodger is Ferdinand Browne, the youngest clerk at Browne Brownson & Browne. He wins Barbara’s heart and declares love, revealing he is actually Augustus Browne, youngest partner, planning to marry and bring them to the city.
Advertises a cholera preventative claimed to cure diarrhea dysentery griping pains in the stomach and related ailments. Promotes every house keeping a bottle on hand and notes preparation by an unnamed entity.
W. C. Smith & Co. advertise beating American and Canadian coal oil prices. Customers are urged to bring a 5 gallon can for filling before a price rise. They claim to have stock bought in advance and promise benefit to customers. Dispensing chemists at Higinbotham's Block, Guelph. No.12 Wyndham St.
A humorous slice shows Mr and Mrs Jones rushing to church with a misheard request about a goatee, misnamed “goats,” then a fashion box of gloves, and a string of village quips about life and love. The dialogue captures social misreads and modest jokes in a midwestern mood.
The dialogue debates Warner's Safe Cure with claims of US Medical College endorsement and praise as a great discovery. It contrasts the germ theory with faith healing, asserting the remedy can prime the body to kill germs, while dismissing faith cure as ineffective.
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