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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 18, 1915
Page
7
A tall man attempts to cash a five dollar check at a bank using the name Wilson Maynard. The teller demands proof of identity and the man insists he is related to a seafaring brother named Bam. Eventually the teller accepts the claim after the hat bears the name, clearing the cash as the man departs.
Jacques, grieving his wife, endures neighbors gossip as he debates painting his home black or red. Lyle Dupont and a sympathetic neighbor push toward bold color choices for the dwelling as plans for a marriage emerge soon after.
A Yorkshire farmer is confronted by a dealer over cattle theft accusations in a bizarre scene. The farmer, eager to prove innocence, contemplates taking a peculiar payment to the bank while the dealer hints at a dramatic cashing of a check. The narrative shifts to a coin of mischief and a note about a patent worm remedy, Millar's Worm Wonder, touting its safety for children and claimed digestive benefits.
Fragmented reader letters praise Doan's Kidney Pills as a quick remedy for kidney pain and backache. The ad cites a testimonial about long kidney trouble, temporary relief from a first box, and ongoing use of five boxes with strong personal improvement.
A garbled Philadelphia hospital ward tale cites a caller teasing a physician about his patient’s log and leg ailment. The piece touts Thomas’ Electric Oil as a cure for coughs colds sore throats and sprains and claims it can heal many ailments at a quarter dollar per bottle.
An odd cooking scene unfolds as a housewife-turned cook ponders how to tell when pudding is cooked. A child asks about testing with a knife, recalling a cookbook note on clean knives signaling readiness. A stylistic aside hints at a misread instruction and a playful kitchen mishap.
A reader from Fort Col lounge Quebec recounts severe heart weakness and sleepless nights eased after using Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills. He claims a cousin’s cure inspired purchase, reports rapid strength gain, and endorses the remedy as surpassing doctors. The testimonial cites price and direct mail order from The T Milburn Co Toronto Ontario.
Winnipeg reader recalls seeking care at Victoria Hospital Montreal eleven years ago for a growth diagnosed as a tumor with instant death risk. After trying Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound for two years, she and her husband credit it with saving her life, urging women to seek health rather than endure a limited existence. The ad promotes Pinkham’s remedy and free expert advice from Lydia E. Pinkham Co. in Massachusetts.
A distorted reminiscence shows a rural scene with a self-educated boy and a schoolmaster discussing curriculum. The father questions the value of studies while the pupil lists arithmetic geometry and related fields, highlighting serviceable ignorance and rural educational limits.
The readable fragments mention children crying for Fletcher's Castoria and curious behavior. Phrases reference a waterman or pharmacist and a request for no one to tread on him. The text is fragmented and ambiguous, with no clear events, dates, or named entities beyond the brand and medical remedy.
The Makino curlew, once famed for long migrations from Mackanaly in Canada to Patagonia, has dwindled to rare sightings. Habitat loss in Argentina’s pampas and Labrador hunting, plus wheat farming expansion, disrupted breeding and wintering grounds, collapsing the 3,000 mile wide migration corridor.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture’s Entomological Branch releases Bulletin No 11 detailing the Hessian fly and the Western Wheat stem sawfly in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Norman Criddle leads years of study to help farmers identify injury stages and prevent outbreaks in Western Canada.
A 1907 article notes the Alaska Canada boundary running north from Bt Hao rengo along the 141st meridian to the Arctic Ocean. It highlights 600 miles with about 200 monuments including 100 ft aluminum markers, spaced three to four miles, marking timbered terrain, swamps, and forests. The piece also reprints a hostile German newspaper opinion about Canada.
An anonymous testimonial from Miss Hoag Wabbeau of Amherst, NB, promotes Milburn's Liver-Power Pills as a remedy for constipation and related ailments. The letter claims active bowels prevent headaches, heartburn, piles, and faintness, urging readers to adopt this patent medicine sold by Milburn Co. of Toronto.
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