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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 01, 1903
Page
5
An old ad lists Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and Chamberlain's Pain Balm with multiple prices. Mentions Avantleptic Maiment and products for cats, horses, and rheumatism, with price references of 3.5, 23, and 50 cents.
A long garbled scene follows Sheridan a young reporter entangled between love and a press cover. The city editor pressures identity as a Daily Argus race to reveal an engagement while memory and longing for a vanished relationship haunt him.
The Feast Division of the Department of Agriculture Ottawa issued two bulletins reviewing principles for grading and packing apples for European markets. They cover variety planning, care of orders, picking, grading, packing, packaging, labeling, shipping, and storage, plus the Fruit Marke Actin text and inspection notes. Mr W A Mackinnis, head of the Market Division, will distribute free copies on request.
Fragmented reminiscence profiles a Doctor active in early town politics around abolition. It recalls his opposition to slavery era radicalism, his stance against violence, and a comic anecdote about sharing his Tribune with a Democrat, illustrating civic engagement and local discourse.
A New York Times note describes an East Alda druggist compiling a mini scrapped book of written orders from foreign birth customers. The orders are odd and humorous, including requests to treat child pain with various remedies and to hasten delivery of miscellaneous tonics, powders, and extinguishers. The piece highlights language quirks and the era's medical missteps in an amusing, humanizing light.
A retelling traces how The Girl I Left Behind Me became a mid 19th century marching tune for Tekivh forces. A wandering officer known for rapid romantic calls spurred soldiers to hum the tune as they departed, linking the melody to army lore and a courting refrain that spread through regiments and bands.
A young girl in lower Broadway endures a frightening attempt to cross with her brother. Onlookers assist as a robust nearby boy shouts, while the crowd offers puzzled help. The scene ends with an awkward insult from a passerby and a shout that echoes through the line of bystanders.
A garbled, emotionally charged plea repeats a request to wake early, urging a mother to call. The fragmentary text loops about getting out of the way, danger, and waiting, with inconsistent phrases and interwoven outbursts that suggest a overheard or misheard conversation.
An army sentry in a native district during the Tato war stops Ui Katty boy who notes his servant with a stout naked arm. The boy is knocked down, a boot is put on, and he boasts about the camp afterward. He wears a leather waist belt with goat skin pouches. The Kantis return days later with a foot of naval, hants around his neck.
A young minister delivered a sermon on worldly vanities while half his shirt showed. The next day a parcel with new shirts was left at his house by a kind elderly woman. He thanked her but noted the gift revealed only half the truth of his front.
An odd local legend from Wiocheater England describes a fish catching method using a surface grating and line system to pull trout from underground passages. The piece also pivots to praise for various quack medicines and patent remedies, noting dubious efficacy and widespread use despite questions of safety and truth.
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