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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 12, 1939
Page
6
A home style dish uses thick Canadian Finnan Haddie broiled with butter and topped by a tomato cheese sauce. Include green beans or peas and potato chips as accompaniments, with sardines on toast and a hot cocoa dessert option for children.
Describes a woollen coat with a velvety finish in deep taupe gray. Yoke and collar use shaded gray astrakhan with gathered cuffs. Suede belt adds detail, with tucks from the yoke and fullness at the back. Sleeves are gathered at the shoulders for shape.
The weekly readers column lists daily aphorisms from January 12 to January 18 including quotes on virtue, forgiveness, culture, and effort. It features Nurse Elgram and a homemaking tip about thermometers and cooking mistakes. The piece also notes the chameleon’s eyes and a light note on animal behavior.
Progress on Prince Edward Island National Park accelerates with new golf links at Green Gables Cavendish opening by July 1 1939. Dalvay House Administration centre electric light water systems and bathhouses proceed. Four miles of all weather road completed linking Dalway Starhope Beach to Stanhope Beach.
Gwendoline Clarke recalls eight days at home on Ginger Farm during snow and busy family life. She muses on time elasticity, balancing work, kids, and visitors while imagining Canada hosting the King and Queen and the Queen’s motherly priorities.
The piece laments extended holiday observances from Christmas to three consecutive days, arguing the push to shorten the workday and tax burdens. It notes public demand for relaxing Sabbath or civic holidays and critiques municipal proclamations granting extra time off.
The oldest living graduate of the University of Western Ontario addressed students and faculty at annual prize day, praising chores and student responsibilities. He urged that early Canadian country schooling fostered public life involvement through defined observation and experience.
A terse note reads I wonder if Jim will call tonight with a time stamp 7 30 PRM suggesting an appointment inquiry or reminder in a clipped diary style entry.
An ad extols the affordability of long distance service. It claims calls cost only 65 cents and compares with small daily expenses like movies and snacks to argue the service barely touches the budget. The copy emphasizes savings and suggests easy, widespread use.
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