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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 22, 1917
Page
5
A fragment from Julia Harris titled Aulantle offers a admonitory voice urging live day by day and avoid burdens of the past. It counsels against dwelling on errors and stresses kindling hope while discarding fear.
The text notes the piano’s origins in 1709 with Bartolommeo Cristofori, an Italian harpsichord builder who invented the hammer action. Early pianos improved tone over the organ, with one of Cristofori’s pianos preserved in Florence and another in the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
Miss A Windsor of Peterborough Ontario shares a testimonial about four years of head and shoulder pains blamed on the liver. She reports relief after using Milburn's Laxa Liver Pills, priced 250 a vial, with The T Milburn Co Limited of Toronto promoting the remedy. Dr. Thomas endorses Eclectic Oil for general pains and injuries.
A collage of ad like lines and aphorisms on home remedies and everyday life. References to Fletcher s Ogastoria Holloway s Corn Care and humorous bits about cars chickens and work ethics appear in a stream of brief statements.
A playful verse lists daily wishes from Monday to Sunday for love errands gentle voloa willing hands open ears and a brighter home. The quatrain like lines mix archaic spellings and imagined duties, ending with a hopeful note about sharing joy.
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria and Worm Powders as remedies for children. It claims worms live in the digestive tract causing health issues and asserts these products will destroy worms and restore health.
An old advertisement touts Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup as a cure for hacking coughs. It cites patient testimonials from J E South River and Henry Landry of Burgeeois and notes a yellow wrapper trade mark with three pine trees and a 25 cent price.
The article extols Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a steady, non sensational treatment delivering lasting relief and steady progress in asthma care, contrasting it with past failed cures and promising practical benefits for patients seeking consistent improvement.
An advertisement promotes Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills as a remedy for weak hearts and nervous disorders. It includes a testimonial from Emil Brooks of Upper NB claiming relief after two doses and urges readers to buy at 60 cents per box, mailed direct by The Milburn Co. Limited.
An old advertisement touts Parmolea Vegetable Pills as a remedy for headaches and digestive unrest. It claims the pills ease stomach irritation and affect the uterus and blood, promising rapid relief for those affected by recurring head pains and related ailments.
A sprawling slice of front page notes reports were issued from Toronto with updates on Victory Loan plans and Allied diplomacy. Entries cover Berlin leadership changes, Ireland and New Brunswick politics, Japanese US agreement on China, and war economy measures.
An ornate Victorian style passage questions how bullets seem to pass through clothing and wounds yet leave soldiers miraculously unscathed. It muses on the strange, almost magical survivals reported in warfare, noting astonishing shell impacts and the relatability of miraculous escapes as if in a legend.
A man watches as rabbits are tossed to pythons in a cage. The reptiles swiftly swallow the struggling prey, prompting a keeper to remark on the cruelty and the professor's disdainful reaction.
The report covers a wide range of items from wartime updates to domestic events. It mentions harbor closures in Wo Janalo, troop progress in Palestine, a Toronto streetcar fatality, and notable deaths. It also lists cabinet committees on labor, food, and immigration, Victory Loan actions, and appointments in rail and government bodies.
This advertorial praise touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a remedy for indigestion and stomach trouble. A testimonial from Wm. C. Salth of Mambville, Ontario, claims dramatic relief after using the product. The ad notes production by The T Mulburst Co Limited of Toronto for over 40 years.
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