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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1893
Page
4
A reader urges charitable giving on Christmas Eve to aid the needy, highlighting simple acts of generosity and forgiveness. The notice mentions in street lighting duties, a council borrowing over 1000, and a call to councillors to face accountability, plus a request for clarity on nomination night. Also includes a Sunlight soap promotion and burial and marriage notices with names and dates.
A year end editorial urges readers to assess their service to others and perform small acts of kindness this Christmas season. It notes some corporations already showing generosity and calls for shared joy beyond mere tradition, highlighting peace and goodwill.
A local ratepayer demands full disclosure at nomination day meeting. He queries total indebtedness, unaccounted items, notes due, and interest costs. He suggests misgivings about council spending and asks for explanations of proposed outlays and the village’s credit position.
What a Wonderful Discovery is Perry Davis Pars-Kilter. It cures human ills and is a remedy for horses and cattle. It reportedly cures bowel complaints and sprains with no failure. Directions accompany each bottle. Sold by druggists for 25 cents a bottle, large size.
An advertising roundup touts Paix-Kinier as a cure and promotes Perry Davis' Pars Killer as genuine. It notes Michigan Central Railroad deploying an armed car with a steel turret to deter train robbers. Also advertised is Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor claimed to remove corns quickly without pain.
A nostalgic note on the Montreal Star Christmas issue promising its grandest edition with forty four pages and five superb art supplements. The ad copy proclaims Hood's Sarsaparilla as a health tonic claiming to purify blood and cure scrofula and other diseases.
Local retailer promotes a broad selection of horse blankets including harness items. Advertises whips combs brushes and related supplies with affordable prices and invites customers to visit before buying.
Town tidbits note a Salvation Army event on Tuesday night and Christmas goods at Leachns Millbrook while rough weather hampers local teams. Harry Wood returns home for holidays as rubber cement and repair services advertise in town. A Baptists tea meeting and New Year plans appear amid scattered notices from Bailieboro.
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