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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 04, 1902
Page
4
A collage of scattered clippings covers poetry samples about a woman's vision, burglar escapades, a Chicago Tribune note on a thief, a bookstore exchange about Reconstruction books, a German study on gnawing teeth in wild animals, and a Nova Scotia poster noting a noon concert.
An old advertisement fragment extols Scott’s Emulsion as meaningful to consumptives and children, claiming health restoration and strength. It emphasizes natural recovery and lists Bowne Company as the maker, in a period voice typical of patent medicine ads.
Advice to mothers to spend time with daughters, judge less, nurture home influence, and guide with kindness. Includes notes on parental responsibility to God and the need for watchful care of children. Also discusses Lacrosse origin and Canadian ties, plus a magazine feature about the sport and mental health trivia.
An ad style summary touts Pabne's Celery Compound and related remedies as cures for rheumatism neuralgia kidney disease liver trouble and nervous disorders. It cites testimonial claims from Mrs. Chas Chinrette of Chambly and urges use for consumption coughs colds dyspepsia and digestive woes. Also promotes Laxa Liver Pills Nerviline and corn cures with various prices and vendors.
A jumble of 19th century patent medicine prose floods the page, touting remedies for catarrh coughs kidney ills and digestive woes. The copy includes testimonials and dubious claims alongside dental and beauty tonics, with scattered asides on marriage faith and shoppers.
A mangled tale from a Maltese harbor recounts a middy’s flailing escape after a captain’s rebuke. The piece also promotes August Flower for indigestion and liver troubles, claiming long sale history and urging readers to write for a free book.
The text recounts flashes of satire about Henry Clay and Lewis Carroll style quips, followed by a tale of a coach journey near Washington with Kentucky politicians. It ends with ads for Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Liniment, urging readers to buy at their druggist.
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