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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Sep 12, 1912

Page

7

Turbulent Daynotes From The Street And School

An erratic clipping blends a comic insurance denial with a Sunday school anecdote. A man seeks life insurance while insisting he is not dangerous. A teacher quizzes Maggie who cites dirt on her clothes and inwards as the issue. A stranger called Trouble befriends a gray-haired man in a chance meeting. A fashion ball scene and a tongue-in-cheek medical line close the fragment.

Gwatly Tescher Maggie

Theatre Lament Over Missing Funds and A Boy's Grief

A deranged manuscript scene unfolds with odd typography and a boy at a theatre box office sobbing for a refund. He fears the gallery cages and the manager promises consideration as the curtain rises on a troubled evening.

Fragmentary exchange on love and decisions at a cottage

A terse dialogue fragment shows a man asking Agnes to share love in a wage with him. She responds by saying she will think it over. The reply confirms she did consider the proposal, mentioning a cottage and a map as part of the scene. The text remains incomplete and cryptic.

Issee

Complaint About Tough Times In Unclear Text

A reader voices a complain about hardship and strain in a garbled exchange. The dialogue hints at personal stress between a husband and wife and their difficulty coping.

Doan's Kidney Pills Said to Relieve Back Aches

A reader from Hamilton Ont describes a two week lame back and leg pains eased after taking Doan's Kidney Pills. He reports rapid improvement within half a box and continued relief after finishing the treatment. The ad notes price and ordering details.

Doan Doe

Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry Endorsed

An ad segment promotes Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry with testimonial tone. It claims swift relief for stomach and stomach related ailments and urges demanding the product from The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario. It also features moralizing notes about advertising and self restraint in promotion.

Caliz Craim Dr. Fowler

Woman's Fortune in Ontario Promotes Lydia E Pinkham Compound

An Ontario reader endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women’s health. The ad highlights years of use, confidential letters to Dr Pinkham, and calls for women to seek advice and try the remedy. It references other home products and a local ferry anecdote for reader engagement.

Mia Aions Cameron Thopsglon United States Lyall KR Pinkham Medicius Lyon Mass

Anecdotes of medals and a sea voyage misprint

A muddled dialogue contrasts athletic feats of a relative with a lighthearted tale of a radio era uncle. The narrator recalls a gold medal for five miles and ten miles, a boxing and cycling bounty, then ventures to a chaotic sea crossing near the Orkney Islands with a wry remark about wrecks and government beacons amid a jumble of quotes and aphorisms.

Mickey Pat Dennie Mike Baily-thomas

Gate of all hopes of ever getting well

A Stratford Ontario man Mr Jacob EH Herz describes long lasting stomach and back pain with nighttime recurrence. He reports trial of medicines and patent remedies before praising Parmeloc's Vegetarian Pills as a proven treatment for indigestion liver and kidney disorders. He claims relief after trying pills others failed.

Jacob EH. Herz Grange Xt Stratford Ont Hart N Jt Bt Sons Deniers Farity Toe Ruskin

Ford Agent Promotes Cockshutt Plows and Farm Equipment

Local dealer advertises as sole agent for Cockshutt and Data Mi and Prows with full line of repairs for plows and machinery. Also offers buggies harness lap bugs and rubbers and floor oil. Encourages farmers planning silo construction to call for prices.

Ford Cockshutt and Data Mi

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