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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Sep 20, 1917

Page

3

New Year Walks and Choirs Echo in Town

A fragmented verse notices acts of pageantry on New Year’s Day with references to themes of travel, crown, gowns, and choirs. The scene depicts two figures amid a crowd, wind and musical activity shaping the mood as observers determine whom to walk with through the year.

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Unclear 19th Century Odds and Ends

A garbled diary of daily life with faulty OCR mentions women in dresses, medical nonchalance, prices of cream and liver, livery bills, farm visits, hired help wages, porch telephones, electric meters, and phonograph costs. It reads like fragmented бытовой snapshot of town commerce and habits with many garbled phrases.

Farmora Jules Verna

Burdock Blood Bitters Promoted For Dyspepsia Relief

An advertorial note touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia and stomach troubles claiming relief after three years of ailment. It cites The T Melhern Co Limited Toronto as maker and mentions worm remedies for mothers and a worm ester product.

Anslerer Charlottetown Burdock B.B.B T. Melhern Co. Limited Toronto

Dysentery remedy claims save two children

A Canadian letter extols Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a cure for bloody dysentery. A mother from Leask Saskatchewan credits it with saving two children, praising the product and urging insistence on the real Dr. Fowler's. The ad promotes the Toronto based T Mib bur s Co Limited as sole manufacturers.

Dr. Fowler T. Mibburs Co., Limited Toronto Ont

The Coming Fall Farm Show Dates Listed in Ontario

The Department of Agriculture announces listings for fall farm events across Ontario towns. Dates include Newmarket Oakville Orangeville Slackwood Waterdown and others with venues such as Tallfairn and Etrestaville noted among the regional notices.

Department of Agriculture Tallfairn Ontario Ball Herrington Newmarket Oakville Orangeville Heor Etrestaville

Weekly News Topics Highlight Wartime Moves

Several items discuss conscription, military actions, and political maneuvering. Amid reports from Toronto and Ottawa, figures like Lord Atholstan and Premier Sir Roden Orden are linked to the anti conscription dynamic while shifts in ministry and wartime loans are noted along with prize wins at the Toronto Exhibition and local tributes.

Eld Morel Atx Toronto Rtailway Company Blondin Quebec Mleut Wei Carrol Cape Cretun Hip Thomas Wile Bhibaggy GNA Cai Hoagll Ministor Washington State Department Hogata Colombia Department Baranquilla Lord Atholstan Thin House Montreal Olco Arthur Malhon Sir Stobart Orden Liberal M. Py Ehiday Joffre Cceno Marne London Urussela Conerets Blackpool Trades Council of Toronto George Bury Toronto Ottawa Wilfrid Laurier Board of Selection House of Commons Arthur Moelghen Stalin Sano Ede Ir ‘Thomas’ White

Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills Promise Quick Relief

A testimonial from Mrs Thomas Davidson of Mount Brydges Ontario praising Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills for easing nervous palpitations and heart palpitation symptoms after trying other remedies. The ad promotes Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills at 60 cents per box, available through dealers or by mail from The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ont.

Premiers of Canada Since Confederation List

A fragmented list lists premiers and dates for Canada since federation with mentions of Conservative and Liberal leaders such as Macdonald, Howe, Tupper, and Laurier. The article notes a government program to survey and map national lands totaling about 187 million acres.

HL Yoo John Macdonald Ufba Maxander Mackenale Mua OG Abbutt Hir Mankouria Howell G. M Q Offica Hey Ulat Mou Charles Tupper Wart Williit Leurler Vita Litberal Bie L Bordeu Ilies Oat

Town name endings reveal Dutch water founded roots

The article explains South African town names ending in tein or fontain derive from Dutch words for fountains and water sources. Bloemfontein means flowery fountain Modderfontein muddy fountain Klainfontein small fountain Elandfontein deer fountain, and Miagte is noted as la ugh t y with a deer related place in Blendatapty.

Youtein Peofton Fountale Miaagte Shaltar Blendatapty Deer

Vimo Has Tasted it Dr Thomas Oil Elevates Market

The passage describes a long standing oil product named Vimo, marketed for about thirty years. It claims wide favor in Canada and rising fame beyond, noting its high quality and potential to be a cheap remedy if priced lower.

Vimo Thomas Canada

Dr. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy Promises Quick Relief

The ad claims Dr. J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy provides prompt relief from suffocating asthma and even offers a chance for lasting cure. It touts inhaled remedies and fumes as protective, promising a new lease on life for sufferers.

J.D. Kellogg

Milburn's Laxa-Liver Pills marketed as health tonic

An advertisement touts Milburn's Laxa-Liver Pills as aids for liver function and digestion. It claims to cleanse waste, relieve constipation, and improve complexion with a price of 25 cents per bottle. The exclamatory copy mentions mail order and references a Mr. Milburn Co. alongside playful anecdotes.

Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA

Fragmented OCR notes describe Europe and Asia land heights and a left handed birth rate estimate. It mentions a burning German coal seam exposed after years and French lighthouses with adaptive lighting to span distant seas.

Europe Asia Germany

Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Advertised Claims

A collection of testimonial letters praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Women report relief from female weakness, back pain, irregularities, and fatigue after taking the product, with locations including Harrisburg Pennsylvania and Gardner Square Pennsylvania cited.

Lydia E. Pinkham Lydia K. Pinkham Knaffu Geet Vuann Kou Walton St Harrisburg Puan

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