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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
7
A fragment from the Acton Free Press presents a year long vignette with contrasting figures and attendants. It evokes memory of two symbolic paths and prompts the reader to choose which to walk through the year.
A garbled collage of era details from dresses to diets and labor pay. Citizens discuss medical curiosities and tongue tests while prices for crean and liver appear. townspeople cite mail, need for tires, and phonograph costs as small but sharp notes of everyday life.
An old advertisement extols Burdock Blood Bitters claiming to cure dyspepsia and stomach troubles after use. It cites personal testimonials from readers in Charlottetown and Toronto and promotes Worm Enerminator products for children. The piece also includes a general note on occupations and mortality.
A Montreal era ad warns that bloody dysentery may start as simple diarrhoea and urges early treatment with Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry. It features Mrs Purdy praising the remedy after nearly losing two children and notes the product's 72 year reputation and Toronto manufacture. Also mentions iron ore use in Spain and Holloway's Corn Cure.
The Department of Agriculture releases a schedule of Tall fairs in Ontario this week with dates showing events from September 25 to October 10. Notable entries include events spanning September 26 27 and October 3 4 with locations such as Burlington and others unclear due to OCR errors.
A sprawling weekly digest notes Morel the pacifist sentenced, ships destroyed in August, Cork street attacks on sailors, Toronto railway award, conscription debates, World War I diplomacy, troops, loans to Allies, and various Canadian political and military updates in late September to Monday items.
A testimonial from Mount Brydges Ontario claims Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills cured palpitation and anxiety within days. The ad touts the remedy as a permanent fix with a price of 60 cents per box and offers mail order from The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
Fragmented OCR lists names of Canadian premiers with party affiliations and call to office dates from 1867 to 1911. It notes a government action: listing and mapping one hundred eighty seven million acres of national forest land for some purpose.
The article explains Dutch influenced town names in Transvaal with fount or fountain meanings such as Bloomfontein flowery fountain and Kleinfontein small fountain. It notes Laagte pronounced laughty and Etendatzagty site linked to deer shelter and deer frequentation.
The ad extols Dr Thomas Oil as a soothing liniment with thirty years on the market. It claims high favor in Canada and worldwide fame, asserting no equal among liniments and noting a supposedly affordable price if possible.
Evidence from a period ad touts De J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as providing prompt relief from suffocating asthma attacks. The copy claims inhalation of the remedy's fumes offers a path to long term improvement and potential permanent cure for sufferers.
Milburns Laxa-Liver Pills are promoted as a liver stimulant and general cleanser curing constipation and stomach issues. The ad lists prices, dealer availability, and direct mail option, followed by a short comic exchange about manners and life lessons.
In Europe the land above sea level averages 069 feet with Asia at 3189 feet. A scientist notes about 4 percent of humans are born left handed. A coal seam in Germany burned for years released radiant heat. French lighthouses now aim lights sixty miles offshore using scanning systems.
Readers share testimonials from Harrisburg and Albert Lea about relief from female complaints. Women report improved strength, reduced pain, and better daily function after taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and related products.
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