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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 20, 1913
Page
4
A garbled 19th century style column blends social satire and domestic banter. Dialogues reveal class tension with a young man berating a woman amid noisy church organ complaints. A chaotic mix of patient moralizing and melodrama underscores popular weekly humor.
A small humor item presents a string of old time jests about a tailor, a clergyman and a clever boy. It includes a joke about a corn cure and a tale of a grandfather dozing during a sermon, with the boy trading pennies for attention to his restless kin.
A garbled 19th century tale describes a gentleman in England hiring two Irish laborers to plant cabbages, underpaying them, and testing their effort by sitting among their work for days. The text also includes a quip about a draughts player and a farmer’s exchange with a town fool. It closes with snippets about a worm exterminate and a suffragette remark.
An advertisement promotes Milburns Laxa Liver Pills as a cure for constipation and related symptoms. It claims daily bowel movement prevents complications, includes a customer testimonial from Mrs Hilah A Ayre, and notes pricing and mailing details from The T Milburn Co. Ontario.
A fragmented quote reflects beliefs on athletic effort, noting people balance competition with empathy. It argues men and women share compassion but differ in expressing it, and suggests training to improve performance.
An advertisement style read touts Burdock Blood Bitters from The Milburn Co as a cure for salt rheum and skin eruptions. It cites a testimonial from Mia Hilwood Neabitt of Aptley Ontario and contrasts two doctors’ medicines with the Bitters, claiming restored health and purified blood. The piece also weaves in public notices about mood and digestion remedies and a light quip about biographies attributed to a Wilson anecdote.
An old advertisement touts Dr Thomas Koleotka Olt as a cure for external and internal ailments. It claims it opens pores, relieves irritation in the throat and coughing, and cures respiratory issues. The fragment ends with domestic dialogue about house duties.
A misread column extols Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup as a remedy for colds coughs and throat lung troubles. It includes testimonials from Albert Wait Brockville Ont and references to infant bronchitis and pneumonia risks.
Letters from Ontario praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and related remedies for healing ulcers, falling womb, ovarian issues, nervousness, and indigestion. Patients note improved health, irregular periods, and pain relief after use, with strong endorsements from Mrs Maxim, Mr Cuan, and others in Chesterville and Glanford Station.
Reports describe a mysterious tidal lake called Lake Moun Kuma on Long Island with a tide that rises and falls over years, unlike regular oceans. The text recounts legends of braves and drowning, notes unusually clear waters, and mentions scientific study without clear conclusions.
A garbled compilation sketches President Tyler and his college friend John W. Dade seeking a political post via a fortress of old letters. It shifts to anecdotes about law, ordeals, and unrelated comic bits from Chicago and Cleveland papers, mixing quotes and slang in a dated collage.
Testimonial from Mrs. Goodine of Tiley New Hampshire praising Milburn’s Heart and Nervo Pills as a cure for nervous heart ailments. The letter claims dramatic relief after using four boxes, selling at a dollar twenty-five or six boxes for a shipment. Ends with ordering details for the remedy.
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