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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 18, 1917
Page
4
The article discusses officers in uniform on streets and the origin of swagger sticks carried off duty. It explains how these sticks aided soldiers and notes their incongruity with khaki. It ends with a wartime style ad for Miothen Graves Worm Exterminator claiming to relieve sickly children by removing worms.
A jumble of classroom misreadings and curious phrases about London and castoria prompts, with the speaker’s confusion and stray remarks about teaching, population, bank life, and a baseball manager offering unsolicited guidance amid odd miscommunications.
A Halifax Nova Scotia reader reports relief from severe headaches after using Milburn's Laxur Liver Pills for a sluggish liver. The ad claims pills stimulate a sluggish liver, cleanse the tongue, ease sour stomach, and banish headaches, with purchase through The T Milburn Co. Limited of Toronto.
A portly woman barges into the police station insisting officers bring out a man described as Henry. She claims her Henry did not come home last night and asserts the suspect fits her description, prompting police confirmation of two arrests.
Fragmentary report cites odd claims about brain size in apes and elephants, and an odd statement about a fortune and a wormed cure. The source text is garbled, with references to Holloway's Corn Cure and misprints suggesting a miscellaneous trivia paragraph rather than a coherent event or narrative.
An old advertisement urges immediate care for colds to avoid bronchitis or pneumonia. It promotes Dr Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup as a trusted remedy, citing a testimonial from Mrs W G Paquet of Amith’s Falls Ontario who claims quick cure after using three bottles. The ad warns not to substitute and notes packaging details and manufacturer in Toronto.
Long standing asthma sufferers and skeptics are directed to letters from Kellogg's Asthma Remedy makers. They claim hundreds of cases, including 25 desperate examples, show prompt benefit even in neglected instances.
A fragmentary, quizzical excerpt notes odd beliefs about drinking life’s elixir, white cats with blue eyes often being deaf, and a claim that egg nourishment equals one third of its weight. No clear event or person context provided.
A testimonial praises Doan’s Kidney Pills for relief from severe kidney pain and backache. The user details intense discomfort, bed rest, and eventual recovery after taking the pills. The ad urges buyers to ensure correct packaging and price, distributed by The T Milburn Co. Toronto Ontario.
The week covers postmen seeking conciliation, a U S food mission ban, naval concerns, and the Chinese leadership speaking of punishment. Ottawa braces for inquiries and court references while campaigns raise funds for war efforts and relief.
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