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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 05, 1907
Page
3
A shaky reminiscence describes a late night scene with a partridge found drunk on pokeberries. The narrator recalls children, a dog kennel, and a captivating, trembling bird perched on a table while the group laughs at its wobbling, nearly comatose state and wishes for a camera to capture the moment.
An American in Dublin tells of tall New York hotels and hinged top stories while a British peerage scene and fantasy meets. The piece drifts through comments on effort progress and patience, with medical and moral musings, interlacing travel notices and dated references from August through October.
A column discusses concise writing and readers are urged to know what they want to say, use plain language, and keep wording short. It includes anecdotes about a submerged Presbyterian, a farm eggs to ducks joke, and tips on sincerity, flattery, and choosing a helpful attitude.
An ad touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a vegetable compound that cleanses the blood and regulates body functions. It quotes a testimonial from Mr. Ruler Porton of Millbank Ontario, who says two bottles cured boils and pimples that kept breaking out. The notice asserts the product’s superiority for skin and general health.
An old advertisement style page promotes Palne Colonry Compound and Vegatable Puls for digestion and vitality, urging readers to trust claims of full strength purity and customer satisfaction. It also mentions other remedies and warnings about nervous health and child worm treatment, with names like A.T. Brown Acton Ont and Dalton.
A fragment touts Quinine Wine as a remedy for morbid despondency and low vitality. It claims gradual, judicious use restores nerves, improves appetite, and strengthens the frame through enhanced blood action, with Toronto’s Northrop & Lyman endorsing its near perfection among marketed tonics.
An advertisement touts Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills as life saving for a woman named Mia and others, claiming dramatic cures and full recovery after use. It promotes pricing of 80 cents per box or 1.25 for two, via The Milburn Co. Limited, Toronto, and asserts broad health benefits and reliability.
An essay contrasts home life with wealth, arguing true comfort lies in virtue and peace rather than opulent furniture or costly art. It recalls coffee’s history and a Dayton lawyer’s church illustration on American civilization, ending with a quip about American women and powder.
The article argues promotion comes when workers outgrow their current roles and demonstrate broader business understanding and initiative beyond routine tasks. It suggests showing readiness before asking for a raise and notes Italian rental hints using white cloth signs to advertise vacancies.
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