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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 16, 1915
Page
4
Fragmented excerpts reflect a mix of verse and dialect observations from Acton area centering on a nostalgic “Land of Pretty Soon” theme and stray jottings about local towns and social quirks. The text blends poetry with humorous local commentary and historical-societal vignettes.
Agnes Gallant of Reserve Mines Nova Scotia reports eight years of stomach catarrh relief after using Milburns Lava Liver Pills. She cites four bottles as curing her condition and urges obtaining the pills from dealers or The T Ashburn Co Toronto. The piece also notes passport photo requirements and new travel regulations affecting photographs in British and Austrian rules.
At Waumoor Wesleyan Church in Ahoitald the Rev J Cooper Antollit J D spoke of the late Lond Htrathoona during a Canadian Joutlnya service. He recounted the irony of failing to lay a cornerstone and humor about a candela donation of 81000, recalling the first stone as not the last.
Fragmented OCR note references Fletcher's Castoria with claims about children and costs. Mentions people in a distant world living on a narrow margin and a warning tone about waiting on themselves.
A Canada era advertisement column features J W Voraser of Truro Nova Scotia praising Doan's Kidney Pills for curing a long standing backache. Pricing notes 50 cents per box or 1 25 including mail order from The T Milburn Co Tarport Out. Also contains moralizing editorial snippets about work effort and aiming high.
A fragmented 18th or 19th century style text discusses corns warts and a Holloway Corn Cure with dubious efficacy. It weaves social commentary on employment excuses and credit for moral pathways while contrasting wealth with love and patience in daily life.
In a town setting two women discuss a velvet hat for Mary and how it tests their finances Mary’s hat symbolizes balancing desire with saving. The scene shows frugal prudence and shared concern over spending on fashion versus furniture amid their evolving relationship.
Letters from Ontario women describe relief from ulcers falling womb ovarian trouble and nervous distress after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. They report improved health pain reduction and renewed vitality and urge others to try the remedies.
A historic advert claims J. L Kellogg's Auth vna Tecandy offers a remedy for youth distress. The copy suggests the product wards off future attacks and brings peace, promising relief from anxiety and worry through a claimed mental health benefit.
Fragment from a domestic scene shows Aunt Jana arguing that nerves can be trained and propriety enforced at family meals. Mabel Gertrude contend with tall tales of sensitivity while Aunt Jana asserts discipline and restraint can curb temper and humor in social settings.
A garbled old ad claims Castoria soothes children and warns about worms. It mentions a New York resident named Brian Egg seeking a name change amid a humorous fragment about an egg shake and a family of four.
A fragment lists numerous auction items and donors for Acton events. Items include honey in comb, apples and barrels, jams, baked goods, crafts, photographs, fruit, tea, and clothing. Donors reference C. Daverell, Torrance Decanimore, H. P. Moore, Wm. Cooper, Geo. Hovillot, W. H. Stewart, and others with cash or item contributions.
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