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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 05, 1948
Page
4
A homemaker column mixes drink recipes using fruit juices and rhubarb punch with a discussion on government taxation. It contrasts making own beverages at home with buying packaged mixes and critiques the notion of soaking the rich to fund social benefits.
A condensed advisory urges caution during vacations. It covers swimming after meals, staying in supervised areas, avoiding unsupervised boats, boiling questionable water, boiling raw milk, gradual sun exposure, watch for poison ivy or oak, and staying vigilant for broken glass. It also notes heavy summer traffic and urges car maintenance and careful driving.
Creditors of the estate of William McArthur, late of Erin township Wellington county, deceased, must send names, addresses and claims to Langdon and Aylsworth, solicitors in Georgetown Ontario, by September 1. Executors Neil McArthur and Hector McArthur will distribute thereafter to those with verified claims.
Editorial from the Royal Bank Monthly Letter explains advertising as a service to inform consumers and guide purchases. It outlines three prospect circles, warns against gambling in ads, and stresses that ads succeed only when offering real value to meet human wants.
The piece recalls Rhys Davies’s Commons speech eight months ago urging reform of industrial conscription and red tape. A coal miner’s letter details job hurdles across UK pits and towns as the writer seeks a green card and work, ending with the man finally employed at Alexander Pit despite poor conditions.
The Financial Post reports a joint warehousing project to speed lighter weight faster color building bricks. The Universities of Toronto and Saskatchewan join the program, sponsored by the Brick & Tile Manufacturers' Association of Canada.
A Ginger Farm diary details harvest work with wheat stored and loads in the barn. The author describes bean experiments in brine and scalding, raspberry and cherry picking, and playful animal observations with Whisky the cat and Tippy the dog.
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