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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 11, 1940
Page
6
A visitor comments on the plant's efficiency and scale, noting seventy carloads per hour and remarkable water power. He recalls a past trip to Niagara and hints at a vow to share impressions, while planning a brief stop before catching his train. The tone mixes admiration with personal anecdote about a honeymoon.
A brief note outlines household ideas and suggestions to guide readers through practical tips and quick fixes. The item highlights simple steps for everyday chores and cost-saving shortcuts suitable for busy households.
A vintage home cook note suggests child friendly desserts using candies melted in custard bottoms for flavor and surprise. It includes Cranberry Dessert, Orange Tomato and Celery Salad, Damiem Conserves, Crab Meat with Lemon Juice, Date Bars, plus a medical ad for Dr. J D Kellogg Asthma Remedy noting its widespread sale and relief claims.
A reader shares memories of Acton Saskatchewan from 50 to 60 years ago. The letter recalls Rev Lachlan Cameron and William Gordon in the Presbyterian Church, the minister’s stern sermons, and family worship. It also describes old school days, local trades, and acts of youth, ending with an invitation to Jim Byung to return home.
The onion, a staple across nations, has a long history from Alexander the Great in Egypt to its wartime value in sustaining soldiers. The article catalogs culinary uses from onions au gratin to baked halves, mashed onion dishes, and serving ideas, highlighting its role in meals, cuisine, and conversation.
Bulbs can be grown in pots bowls or water with sand, fibre or soil. Use proper drainage, crown above soil, cool rooting, then warmer room for flowering. Hyacinths and other named bulbs thrive. keep water fresh with charcoal, place in dark cool space until roots form, then gradual light and warmth.
Advertised worm powders claim complete elimination of worms from the intestines with no trace left after use. The description emphasizes thorough cleansing and that pests pass away without being perceptible, leaving the bowels entirely clear.
A short humorous vignette where a visitor asks how the student is doing at school and the pupil replies he is now learning words of five cylinders. The exchange captures a playful misunderstanding about vocabulary in a school setting.
A pupil answers with a playful pun in a classroom exchange about farming and wheat. The light moment pivots on a misheard phrase and a clever wordplay for a bushel price.
Ailing airman faces grave difficulty as doctors at Queen Mary Hospital work to restore vigor. The report urges public support and medical cooperation to aid recovery and requests prescriptions sent to Air. AL WM. Ames, 3223 Colleges Street, Toronto.
Dr J A McNiven presents clinic hours at Gergeen Office on Avenue and Elgin Street in Houre. Office opens 9:30 am to 5:00 pm on weekdays with Saturday hours until 12:00 noon.
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