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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 23, 1936
Page
6
A nostalgic verse by Mary E. Burton contrasts youth with age, recalling April buds, spring birds, and the comfort of home. The speaker exhorts that no time equals the old days and no friend matches the old friend who shared morning hours and bearing arms of care.
Welty Barclay presents practical recipes for spring time meals including a pineapple jelly pie and deviled ham savory rolls. The menu hints emphasize simple ingredients like gelatin sugar salt pineapple juice and ready made cake flour with standard pantry items. Also included is a strawberry cottage pudding served with crushed strawberry sauce and whipped cream.
A visitor asks distance to Washington. A native directs him to Eph, noting Eph has traveled widely and has shoes. The exchange highlights local humor and reliance on a well traveled guide.
Fragment from a local history recalling a mill setting and graves at Fairview Cemetery. It traces early residents like George Steel and Willam Walker, their families, and the Walker House fire. The piece notes Dr. Cullen’s Acton practice and past residents such as Anna Morrison and Dr. Bell, with anecdotes about Coates and the coopers of the era.
Nova Scotia apples have impressed buyers this year with rich color polish and general appeal. The shift in UK selling practice highlights stronger demand and better fruit handling, aided by export rules and a favorable growing season. In 1935 Nova Scotia produced 1.8 million barrels worth 4.206 million dollars, up from 1.2 million barrels valued at 3.15 million in 1934.
Scotland starts manufacture of a single crew submarine costing 150000 dollars. Designed for peaceful use, it travels on the surface fast, rises and descends underwater, and includes a fighting set for examining underwater objects. It will inspect wrecks, supervise salvage, and take photographs on the ocean floor.
Major W. E. Long a former British Army officer will spend his remaining years aboard the liner Barrabool sailing from London to Brisbane and back. He has settled his cabin with personal furnishings and pictures and intends to stay aboard as long as possible with golf and companionship as his goals. He estimates annual costs around 14000 dollars for life at sea.
A boy recalls his first day at school when a woman who could not spell cut asked him how to spell it. He replied with a simple explanation that amused him and others.
Simple gardening method layering allows base stems to root while still attached to the parent. Details describe pegging an outer stem under soil with tips left exposed, leaf removal, and small under-sides cuts to accelerate rooting using peat or leaf mould for moisture.
A vintage advertisement praises Rice Krispies flavor and features back-of-pack Mother Goose stories. It promotes the Kellogg brand in London Ontario with a Quality guaranteed claim and grocery availability nationwide.
Pipe major James Douglas of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders hopes to set a record as a piper at King Edward VII's coronation next year. He has previously piped for coronations in Johannesburg during 1902 and London for George V, with service in the South African War and the Great War earning Croix de Guerre ribbons on his pipes.
Dr E J Nelson physician surgeon offers electro therapy with hours from 0:30 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 5 pm. Saturdays 1 pm. Kenneth M Langdon barrister solicitor notary public lists offices in Acton Georgetown with appointment lines and evening requests. Dental surgeon office hours 9 am to 6 pm with extractions by gas and Wednesday afternoon closed. Bookbinder services include bound periodicals and account book orders at Wyndham Street Otelph Ont.
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