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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 30, 1937
Page
6
Betty Rafimy presents a collection of old fashioned dishes including Pog Nodd ers and Pot Roast and Barked Limas. The page details noodle and roast methods with spices, a Spritz Brazil cookie recipe, Maple Rennet Custard with Apricots, and a Twelfth Night Cake with frosting and holly decor.
A Ginger Farm reminiscence recalls a warm Christmas with family, parcels from England, and gifts that spark simple pleasures. The writer cherishes ice creepers, humor about Santa, and hopeful thoughts for the coming year, signing off with wishes for readers and editors.
A six inch by one and a half foot black spruce driftwood piece, found in Ballot Strait on Labor Day, traveled via Mackenzie River forests to Bellot Strait, proving the Northwest Passage through winds and currents. Displayed at Ottawa’s Forest Products Laboratories, the 100 plus year old fragment earned an Arctic passage badge.
The Canadian rock wool industry, started in 1934 after deposits found in Ontario, has grown with five plants and a total capacity of fifty tons. Production, mostly sold domestically, centers on insulation for homes and industries, offering sound and heat protection, moisture resistance, and low cost.
A communal effort calls for united action to nurture the Paris project and make the column a venture every reader can claim as their own. The piece urges shared responsibility, pride, and forward momentum in building a lasting community resource.
The reader writes of a warm welcome to Our Column and hopes for growth. Nurse Elikram signs best wishes for health and happiness in 1938 and shares daily reflections. Also includes Home Hints on pancake batter release and preserving linoleum life.
An Australian woman celebrates her eightieth birthday and unexpectedly receives a large sum of money. Friends tease about a trip to England, prompting her quip that she won’t visit the country of convicts.
The text advises polishing lens surfaces of spectaria with a piece of fine glass paper the size of a handkerchief. It claims repeated use yields a softer, better polish and notes a sentiment about California as paradise, and a remark about Calu Curci.
A fragmentary exchange jokes about golf attire and handicaps as Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt remarks on photography and painting, hinting at humor and art in a social setting.
A fashion note highlights that hairstyle choices are highly individual with prewar textures and modern contour couture. It cites French twists revived with a brushed up front, smooth rolls, and hair caught by a comb as a contemporary style, emphasizing the head’s shape and sculpted curls.
Dr MeNiven and Dr Nelson advertise Phene therapy equipment for physiology and energy treatment. The brief notice claims improvements in health using electrotherapy, naming the two doctors and their practice.
Dr Wm G Cullen physician and surgeon list hours 1 4 and 9 8 p m Sundays by appointment Wilbur Street near Mill Stress telephone 138. Kenneth M Langdon barrister solicitor notary offices Acton Georgetown Over Saynuck cafe Lain Street Par appointments phone Acton Georgetown 83 office hours Acton Tuesday Thursday 115 pm to 430 pm evenings on request Lehman Block hours 9 am to 6 pm evening by appointment gas for extractions X ray closed Wednesday afternoon phone 143.
Fragmentary timetable text notes local times with daily and Sunday patterns. Mentions standard time offsets and several clock times such as 1.00 am 9.54 am 6.26 pm and 12.38 am, indicating a schedule scope across day and night.
Timetabled routes show departures around 6 51 am and 1 53 pm with westbound times listed and multiple cross references to London arrivals. The garbled OCR cites driver notes and through service lines including NT1 and Teh entries, with several approximate times and station codes.
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