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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 17, 1950
Page
3
A vintage guide describes iced tea methods including hot-brew and cool concentrate, plus sugar syrups, fruit punch variations with lemon juice pineapple juice and ginger mint, and instructions for chilling, ice and serving. It also covers maraschino garnish tips, syrup storage, and a no-fuss party roll dessert.
A farm diary recalls a hard week of rain delaying threshing on Ginger Farm. After a clear spell a tractor driven separator arrived, replacing horses, sparking debates on tractors versus horses and noting the rise of combines as the era’s efficiency frontier.
Figures from the Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture show Canada exported about dillon pounds of bacon during 1540 to 1549, a figure higher than the prior sixty years combined. In the last four years exports declined from 73 million pounds in 1846 to 66 million this year.
Schedule fragments show coach departures from Acton and connections to Toronto Georgetown and Kitchener. Listings include times for westbound and daily services with weekend and holiday exceptions and flagstop notes.
A critical review of John Somerville's The Philosophy of Peace argues the book advances a leftward view of political power and questions absolutism. The critic notes the work’s persuasive but debated arguments and compares it to Lincoln and the appeal of radical ideas. The review cites Canada’s 1949 farm income as a juxtaposition to discuss power and wealth.
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