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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 05, 1931
Page
6
A quirky mix of household recipes and hints on entertaining, featuring bread pudding deluxe, coconut salad, artichokes and onion salad, baked apples with junket, and decorative candied peels. The piece echoes vintage domestic tips with odd phrasing and promotional notes for Miller's Worm Powders.
Major Lachlan Grant writes from Dublin recalling old friends and scenes from Dublin and Speyside. He describes Acton Town travels, a Ramble past Gibbons store, and a visit to Jameson or Guinness brewery. reflections mix nostalgia with local color and a note on hospitality from Irish friends and the Dublin Old Boys.
A Philadelphia public school incident reveals a pupil Rosie explains in a humorous reply that her mother does not read geography lessons because she is married and her aunt is also married. The exchange highlights cultural attitudes toward education and marriage in the community.
A fragment from a 19th century style critique notes odd gender phrasing in a travel anecdote about Port said. It cites a misheard dialogue where a boy denies involvement with parcels as a gentleman-spy and a passerby bully is mocked by a local crowd.
A reminiscence recalls a churchgoing family, a boy's torn gray Sunday trousers, and his mother’s dying wish. He walks five miles to church after his mother dies, clinging to the resolve to honor her wish and keep church attendance alive for fifty years.
An advert claim urges relief from gas indigestion by an alkaline powder or tablets that supposedly neutralize acid, stop stomach bloating, and improve digestion. It promises quick effects and a money back guarantee via a pharmacist, targeting readers seeking heartburn relief.
Ambitious men are urged to apply for part time training and broad work in aviation mechanics, garage work, driving, wiring, welding, plastering, drafting, barbering and more. Quick action requested with information or application at Dominion Trade Schools Limited Eastern Head Offices 19 Queen West Toronto Employment service.
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