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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
8
The piece argues that popularity often rests on wealth or advantages rather than virtue and notes that true friends reveal themselves when success fades. It contrasts the humble with the honored, suggesting genuine friends are fewer but steadier, while popular individuals may be generous to friends yet harsh to those they do not value.
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria for children and claims cures for costivenous, urging immediate use of Parmoe loo's Vegetable Pills. A hiring tale contrasts applicants with or without letters, praising a candidate who showed prompt, neat behavior and no letters of recommendation.
An advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as a blood maker to arrest rheumatism and strengthen the body. It also promotes Millers Worm Powders claiming to expel worms, restore health, and support growth.
The passage blends classic product taglines with health claims for Fletcher's Castoria and a wartime style recruiting anecdote. It references asthma relief and a humorous exchange about military classification, capturing a slice of period mood and informal rhetoric.
Fragmentary text mentions marches and weddings and a worm exterminator. No coherent event or clear entities identified.
The fragment lists animals including a ram lamb ewe lamb shearling ram ewe lamb and bantam ducks with notes on old and young males. Appears as a mixed ledger entry for livestock classifications and descriptions without clear event or sale details.
An advertisement touts Nature's Remedy NR Tablets as a complete digestive aid. It claims to cleanse the stomach liver bowels and kidneys improving digestion and eliminating headaches while avoiding harsh laxatives. The copy urges a 250 box trial with a money back guarantee and lists J Hasbard Agt on Ontario.
Frost sites and chilblains from winter cold find relief in Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil. The text claims instant pain relief and anti inflammatory action with simple application and rapid effect against frost bite symptoms.
The piece discusses using shortcuts to boost efficiency, warns against excessive reduction, and cites a doctor who notes a patient was bitten by a woman rather than an animal. It reflects on judging when shortcuts help and when they harm, from Tit-Bita.
A reviewer notes a humorous claim in a popular WWI era book about war tanks existing 2167 years before their time. The column imagines Trojan and Roman siege tech blending myth with modern warfare, predicting dramatic armored devices ahead, while mocking sensationalist history.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Mia Newlywed visits a grocery as she asserts the grocer overprices youth and experience. She scolds that farmers rush eggs to market, claiming they are “just fresh from the country,” while the grocer admits price limits.
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