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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 21, 1916
Page
7
A garbled message from a historical page offers stray phrases about weather, longing, and fortune. It mentions photos and a sense of luck or misfortune, with unclear references to events or people and no coherent narrative.
A garbled list of household hints and cooking notes appears. It references rubbing oysters, lemon rind, and vinegar like a recipe, plus various misread terms about cleaning, heating, and washing kitchen items. The fragmentary advice mentions goose, wheat grinder, glassware, wooden bowls, and a stray warning about misused heat and cleanliness.
An assortment of medical product claims fills the page, promoting Doan's Kidney Pills at 60 cents per box or three for 1.25, Holloway remedies for corns and worms, and Mother's Graven’s Wore Extarminator for comforting children. The text includes testimonials and pricing details, with references to Toronto suppliers and direct orders.
An advertisement-like letter from Mrs. Whoenas Warrio of 8 Corrigats Street East describes years of insomnia and nerve trouble. She recounts seeking medical help, then trying Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills, reporting improvement after two boxes. The notice advertises pills at 80 cents per box or $1.25 for a pair, sold by The T. Milburns Co. Limited Toronto Ontario, with claims of restoring calm and normal sleep.
A digest of wartime items notes Public Works Minister Finlay G Macadarnid predicting the Toronto Hamilton highway will open in about three weeks. Reports cover naval activity in the English Channel and the Mediterranean, Bulgarian claims of no immediate war danger, and a lighthouse of political moves in Ottawa and London.
A garbled Canada and Britain era dispatch covers a range of wartime items. It mentions Mrs. Canle of Frantenuentreat hurt in an unusual accident, a fatal Toronto tailor accident, treason trials, bread price control warnings, CN Exhibition attendance, a large South African troop move to France, a war loan council, and a long list of local deaths and civic notes with various dates and places.
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