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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 27, 1913
Page
4
A garbled OCR page blends stray lines about alcohol dangers, asthma ads, oyster biology, a joke about shoes and rubber trees, and stray diacritic-filled phrases. The readable bits include a medical note urging early asthma treatment, a discussion of oyster diet and water currents, and a farmer’s quip about shoes.
An aged, well bred woman tells a friend she is studying Hebrew. She says the goal is not worldly benefit but to speak to God in heaven in His own language, a testament to devout motive beyond common usefulness.
A fragmentary New York oriented item discusses oyster industry changes toward modern cultivation, grading, and canning methods. It notes beds away from sewage risk, no salt preservative, and improved shipping quality. Other pieces mention varied quotes and unrelated items.
An elderly man, Lipton, praises courage and charity as key to philanthropy while recounting hardship. He notes his son Jimme longs for work and better clothes, and a kind public or church aid step in to help, highlighting gratitude, social struggle, and small acts of care.
An old advertisement describes gin pills as a cure for bladder stone with a testimonial from Jovis Vian noting rapid relief. It promotes CIN PILLs sold by Heaton & Co Canada Limited Taranto, offering a sample box and price details. An unrelated medical plug for Dr Thomas' Electric Oil claims household usefulness.
Fragmented OCR style page note advertising Fletcher products and patent cures. Mentions Parmelas Vegy table Pilla and Mother Graves Exterminator, with random quotes about business and nerves. Includes stray dialogue about a cook and a titled line The Bare Boat.
An old advertisement touts Wood's Norway Pine Syrup as a cure for coughs and throat irritation. It claims the syrup soothes mucous surfaces, loosens phlegm, and aids sleep, with testimonials from Mrs. Duel of Hawwood Riles NAB. The product is sold at 25 cents for small bottles and 50 cents for family size, by The T McWibnaire Co Limited, Toronto.
Pope Pius X has forbidden all wide tag in the Vatican and guards chamberlaina of attendants are not permitted to puff cigarettes or pipes even in the vicinity of their own chambers. The note cites discipline and moral guidelines for clerical staff and lay observers within Vatican spaces.
A Mrs Frank Ulough of Seria writes praising Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills as helping her recover from severe illness after doctors’ medicines failed. She reports her son in the West urged use, and she claims doctors were unaware. The firm advertises pills at 60 cents per box, three boxes for $1.25, via The Milburn Co. Limited, Ontario.
A distorted antic prescribes Miers Wor Powders to cure stomach and bowel ailments. The text claims rapid benefits and parasite destruction, urging belief in the remedy as healthful for the young, citing a clergyman and a named advertiser.
Incomprehensible garbled note hints at a police officer on the beat and a planned marriage. The writer asks who the lucky man might be and mentions an unfiled number, leaving the rest unclear.
An OCR fragmented advertisement extols Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for weak and aching backs caused by weak kidneys. The copy claims the remedy rights ailing kidneys, improves sleep, and prevents deeper urinary issues. It includes a testimonial from Mrs Augustus Jinks of Dewarestville and price details.
Readers are urged to consider Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during the change of life. The letter cites symptoms such as suffocation, headaches, back aches, palpitations, and weakness, claiming the remedy supports nervous systems and strengthens the female organism. A confidential advice service is offered by the Medicine Company with responses to letters.
A fragmented column discusses plagiarism in early journalism and literature, noting the ethics of originality. It quotes ideas on copying from sources, praises study of classics, and warns against overreliance on others by writers and musicians. It cites Franklin Crane and Addison, and touches on prehistoric Belgium and Glasgow customs.
Fragmented reader text references healing ingredients and medical trade names. Mentions a DODD hospital or patient care angle and a pharmacist named J Wasserd. Intended as a medical remedy discussion with unclear connections and partial phrases.
A letter from Mr Meury White of Surretqville, NL, touts Burdock What Hitters and Hunlock led Ridtens as cures for ten years of indigestion. He says after taking one bottle he can work hard again and recommend the product to others. The T Milburn Co Ltd advertises the remedy from Taontu, Oat.
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