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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 08, 1932
Page
7
A fragmentary poem portrays a master figure asking for a thread to weave life memory into fabric. The speaker recalls a rose hued thread given, the fabric created, and a final request to preserve a golden memory rather than discard it.
Home cooks share recipes for chocolate junket and lemon junket desserts using marshmallows and apples. Instructions cover making syrups, melting marshmallows, and chilling the mixture with final garnishes like cherries. Also notes the origin of marmalade from Marie est malade.
A long humorous poem contrasts a nonvoting mother with a welleducated household, noting her polish in languages, painting, and poetry while lamenting political disengagement. It follows with a practical 1930s cooking section offering affordable meat dishes and a note on local building improvements from fifty years prior, highlighting Acton community growth and notable properties.
A historical Acton note enumerates numerous new and added residences and commercial buildings on Mill Queen Elgin Agnes and other streets. Costs range from 75 to 2500 dollars for brick and frame structures including stores, paint shops, and a two story brick residence, with a future new school building noted.
Canada reports a new radium process by the Department of Mines led by Minister Wesley A. Gordon. The method uses hydrochloric acid, reduces steps to under twenty, and promises higher recovery with lower costs. About 4,000 grams radium concentrates yielded one gram per ten tons pitchblende from Great Bear Lake ore. A Port Hope refinery will process ore and by-products like uranium, lead, and silver.
A playful verse asks a riddle about letters in foods to form a word meaning the jolliest for fare. It hints at Ghke ham ince cream pear ice oil and asks for a final word describing the best kind of meal.
The diary of Ayross Farquhar notes a chaotic week as marital troubles unfold with a divorce decree looming by Thursday noon and a near bigamy scare. The entries recount family banter on weather, purchases, and a dented tooth visit, with townsfolk debating wets and drys and a humorous look at language.
Edson R. Waite argues boosters build a better city by self reliance and progress. The piece extols advertising, athletic training, and civic pride while warning against pessimism, urging readers in Shawnee Oklahoma to promote growth and unity for a thriving urban future.
A nostalgic ad prose claims Dr J D Kelloges Asthma Remedy aids long standing asthma cases. It warns neglect worsens bronchial trouble and urges early use to prevent progression, promising daily relief for sufferers.
G B Rothwell Dominion Live Stock Commissioner outlines Canada pig production potential and the export market prospects. He notes climatic limits exist but gains in food quality and a steady export volume are key to developing bacon hog production in Canada.
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