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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 25, 1935
Page
6
Meat and Fish Dishes From Easy Bake Casseroles
Recipes for lamb en casserole and ramekin of salmon with tapioca thickeners. Also includes rolled almond wafers and a ham and celery loaf style gelatin dish. Contains instructions, serving counts, and baking times for each item.
Parrot Buckle Incident Sparks Lunch Date Mixup
Rosalind Townley, seated alone to avoid friends, encounters a young man with a baby at a restaurant. The infant grabs a parrot ornament from Rosalind’s turban, chaos ensues, and the man offers his card as he reveals he is a bonding firm rep. The scene ends with a lunch underway and an awkward yet hopeful note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosalind
Aronalind
Dotty
Roseland
Mamaia
Mary
Lere
Jonea and
Townley Bonding Corporation
Terman Townley
Thin Funtt
Binter Mildrod
Pin
Uachatoy
Trad Powell
Chaparona
Indy
Demean and the Word Deonicas in 16th Century Usage
The passage discusses the word demean and its variant deonicas, tracing its good English status per Literary Digest. It cites references from the 15th to 19th centuries including Abbott, Burton, Barker, Davis, Doddridge, Richardson, Hawthorne, Black, and others who used the term in discussions of lowering condition or self-humbling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Literary Digest
Thacherey
Era
Sedley
Abbott
Burton
Barker
Davis
Lolling
Doddridge
Richardson
George Hlot
Hawthorne
William Black
Slats Diary Readers Record Small-Town Life and Oddities
A fragmentary diary style page recounts days of rain and everyday chores with neighbors, family news, and small mischief. Entries mention Busters craving ice cream, Maysin Clapp receiving a letter about a shooting claim, and local errands near Parmer Creek. An unrelated beauty ad promotes a cosmetic cream to brighten skin and hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priday
Pamya
Maysin
Parmer
Crick
Ally Reddy
Teasday
Joe Hix
Ben
Orly
Glen
Wool as strong as gold wire in yarns and blends
The article describes over 200 wool varieties for garments from heavy jumpers to baby wraps. It explains wool’s light weight, high elasticity, and tensile strength comparable to a gold wire of the same diameter, plus the role of blending and dyeing in producing target yarns.
Timetable Question Sparks Train Delays in Banter
A commuter ridicules schedules while a porter questions punctuality, highlighting trains that fail to run on time. The exchange captures frustration over timetable reliance amid service delays and snags in travel.
A More Beautiful Canada Campaign and Civic Pride
A persuasive piece arguing beautifying homes and streets strengthens communities and reduces conflict. It links orderly, flower filled surroundings to civility, tourism, and national character, citing past campaigns and urging use of local agricultural colleges for plant guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Niles
Comeda
Humay
Adam
Sy. Ie
Dominion
Stratghiy
Dominian
Department of Agriculture
Do minion guide explains buying graded foods
A new guide from the Dominion Department of Agriculture explains how graded foods are labeled in retail stores. It covers eggs poultry canned fruits and vegetables fresh produce maple products sugar honey butter and graded wheat, helping buyers understand grade summaries and explanations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Brieux On Weariness And Desire For What We Lack
A concise quote notes that true happiness is hindered by weariness with possessions and longing for the unattained, reflecting Brieux’s wry view on human contentment. The line underscores a timeless tension between sufficiency and desire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brieux
Thought at the Base of All Human Progress
A philosophical musing on how thought underpins progress and retrogression in human life, suggesting mental cultivation drives success and governs what is desirable or undesirable.
Doctor schedule notices for Acton Ontario clinics
Dr J A McNiven Mily Acton Ontario lists hours 8 30 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 5 pm Saturdays 5 00 pm Over T Beynick Cafe Main Street appointments by phone Acton 61 e, Georgetown 88 Office hours Acton Tuesday and Thursday 1 15 pm to 4 30 pm evenings on request A J Buchanan D D S Closed Wednesday Afternoon Phone 14s Quad Ont
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Mily, Street - Acton
Ont
T. Beynick
Main Street
Acton
Georgetown
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