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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 18, 1938
Page
6
A mixed collection of recipes for cream salad dressing, prune salad, and cabbage dishes. Includes instructions for creamed and whipped dressings, hot cabbage salad, and a cabbage salad with mustard, vinegar and sugar. Includes notes on chilling, sterilizing jars, and serving on lettuce leaves.
Fashion hints showcase peasant inspired dirndl frocks in two color heavy crepe with full skirts and laced belts. Silver name tags and large gilt tags offer smart accident proof use while jewelry buckles suit evenings. Fur hats and coats in various shapes, dyed ermine and mink, highlight autumn wear withButtons and trims in navy wool and green dominate.
George Adams praises hometown papers as vital community institutions that inform, inspire civic spirit, and defend local interests. Readers are urged to support and engage with their editors through constructive feedback and subscriptions.
During drought, plant borders and evergreens benefit from temporary irrigation trenches dug 3 to 8 inches deep. Fill with water at intervals to reach roots, then refill after soaking. Also note pests: tarnished plant bug repelled by tobacco dust, aster orelle resisted by hand picking, yellow discus avoided if aphids are trapped by nicotine spray.
In a fragmented exchange, Brakeman claims tea tastes like wood alcohol while a second speaker notes coffee tastes like gasoline. The dialogue hints at a mistaken beverage identity or taste perception.
A weekly women focused feature titled Morning Glory For Each Day Of The Week includes August dates and moral prompts. Other notes reference nurse Elkrams home hints for tender feet and stain removal tips. A DC gasoline rule warns against intoxicated drivers, stressing public risk and the need for caution.
The first law states a moving body tends to continue straight. Energy scales with speed squared. At 25 mph you can turn fairly sharply, at 50 mph only a quarter as much, and at 75 mph turnability drops to one ninth. Pushing beyond this physics limit leads to loss of control and rollover.
A diary style narrative recounts porch construction, carpenters, and neighbor talk amid a heavy rain. The author notes building steps, language gaps with workers, and plans for space under the floor for a stove and washing area. Also mentions apple crop, wind damage, and reflections on rural life.
A diner order requests one large pork chop with French fried potatoes. The note describes a single main item and sides in a concise request.
A vivid display titled United Kingdom Pavilion celebrates land sea and air travel with moving models and dioramas. Visitors view early steam ships planes and trains alongside modern equipment, with an open air dance floor featuring Goodman Dorsey Lombardo and Rogers in the Dominica. Afternoon tickets are 60 cents and evenings one dollar.
Jim Hogan of Alberta won the Junior Golf Championship of Canada at London Ontario. He posted 157 for 3 rounds, one stroke ahead of Ray Grieve Ontario, Howard Bennett Minnesota, and Quellet Quebec as representatives from other provinces competed.
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