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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 16, 1950
Page
11
A homemakers guide highlights modern kitchen trends with ready made mixes and simple baked desserts. Recipes include Candy Apple Pie Chess Cakes Wacky Cake and Jam Cake with step by step quantities and baking details, emphasizing easy, colorful dishes for busy cooks.
A report from the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa reviews new strawberry introductions. Notable varieties include Fairpeaks Suwanee Temple Sparkle Robinson Rahin mema and others praised for size, color, firmness and production. regional testing is urged to establish best suited cultivars and drought tolerance.
The article urges farmers to inspect tractors and machinery as spring begins. It notes that worn parts cause delays, bearings and fasteners must be checked, bolts and screws tested, and castings inspected. Even if equipment ran well in fall, it may not start smoothly in spring.
A nostalgic column on open winters and lingering rheumatic aches urges prudent self care. It warns against overusing patent remedies and stresses doctor guidance for arthritis while noting a distant dynamite blast near Mattawan and an unexpected east snowstorm.
Deputy minister Tom C. McCall tells Tourist Resorts Association of Ontario that 21 million U.S. border crossings in 1919 created a huge outlet for farm products. He notes tourism drives demand for Ontario goods as vacationers travel and stay in hotels, aiding farmers and resort operators as partners. He cites canned plums figures from 1941 showing growth over prior year.
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