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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 25, 1949
Page
11
Practical tips for cooking fresh garden vegetables to preserve color and flavor. Avoid soda, favor baking steaming or minimal water boil. Don’t overcook, use cooking liquid in sauces, and serve warm with butter and herbs.
A collection of simple side dish and bake recipes. Spinach with butter, layered turnips with flour milk and butter baked sixty minutes, stuffed tomatoes with salmon and onion, and spiced summer squash with steamed or mashed vegetables.
A reflection on turning rubbish into warmth at home, noting scraps repurposed into blankets and keepsakes like a Dresden plate, plus daily chores and a glimpse of life with pets. The piece closes with a 1938 to 1948 note on Canadians cashing cheques rising from 309 billion to 80.7 billion, signaling postwar change.
The passage argues against the saying you cannot teach an old dog new tricks and urges middle aged people to pursue education and skills. It highlights retirement planning through life insurance and the benefits of savings, home ownership, and travel in later years.
A forecast from the Pensman Field Crops Insect Lab in Lethbridge warns 1950 may bring heavy cutworm damage across Alberta and Saskatchewan. Leaving summerfallow undisturbed in August and early September invites moths to lay eggs. weed-free crusted fields deter eggs. Pasturing livestock across fields worsens damage, with checks planned in August and September to map abundant areas and plan spring control.
W T Davidson leads rapid Burlington dial phone rollout. Arrangements finalize for a junior boys and girls band and drill team from Warren Ohio to visit Toronto Exhibition games and perform in Burling ton for a week. Local band leader Elgin Corlett coordinating. Olsen and Johnson guests at Hrant Lin show. Soghle Tcker Gazette.
Workmen unearthed the towns old cedar water line during a pond dig for Pure Spring water to serve the Trafalgar swimming club. Utilities prepare west and east side upgrades while a draft housing plan near Oakville Shore Highway gains partial approval. A New York company introduces a new mice bait containing vine phosphide for industrial and household use.
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