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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 02, 1899
Page
4
The Watertown Times reports a horse grazing in a front yard attracted little attention, since a twenty pound tailor's goose held the halter and kept the animal from straying, a detail noted by locals.
Electrical engineers seek copper substitutes but none fit electrochemical needs. Copper prices rise and investors profit from mines. New finds on Lake Superior and Georgian Bay boost Canada’s copper potential, with Superior Gold and Copper Co. opening promising properties rivaling Calumet & Hola dividends. Carrie and Kiteley of Toronto offer shares and information.
An advertisement asserts Paine’s Celery Compound delivers firmer nerves, better circulation, digestion, and complexion. It claims daily aches and disease symptoms vanish after a few bottles and promises long, happy life for overtaxed or busy individuals beginning with the first dose.
A fragmented 19th century style ad urges parents to improve child health by removing worms with Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator. The copy blurs with unrelated lines about intellect and digestion and includes a stray ASPEPSIA CURE fragment.
An old advertise style claim touts Spcott’s Emulsion as building up weight and rich blood while denying waste. It warns against foreign matter and suggests quick kidney health benefits, claiming relief in six hours.
Mr John Robinson of Dresden Ontario reports kidney trouble with back pain fatigue and unrested feeling. After three boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills he claims full cure with no backache urinary trouble or tiredness remaining. The testimonial highlights relief and renewed health from the remedy.
Dialogue shows Trishman claiming self injury with humor and denial of external witnesses. The officer questions witnesses, and Trishman and Teiahman imply only themselves were present. The scene portrays a comic exchange and alleged incident involving Moike O’Lafferty and a policemmar.
A brown paper notice on a small town laundry shop door reads in large letters the owner’s illness, stating they are not expected to live and will be unable to deliver goods for a week, possibly until next Monday or Wednesday.
An advertisement touts Dr Thomas Holectria Oil as a reliable remedy to cure coughs ease pain and heal inflamed body parts. The copy notes skepticism of the era but claims universal benefit and even references Cupid in a dubious moral aside.
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