Hulled Corn Discovery Sparks Village Breakfast Trade
Addison in an old farm tale tampers with tradition by drying hulled corn for year round use. The family, aided by grandmother and Theodora, perfects a method using ashes and an evaporator, turning a rural practice into a village breakfast trade with classmates flocking for hot corn and maple syrup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Addison
Out Aquires
Grandmother
Addon
Academy
Lyceums
Ellen
Theodora
Anson Coburn
Anson
Asten
Alison
Morziing
Basic Brown Sauce Methods From The Canadian Cooking School
A recipe guide outlines thickening with browned flour and fat for basic brown sauce and milk gravy. It details proportions for fat flour stock and seasonings, plus variations with onions peppers and vegetables.
Keep Douglas Egyptian Liniment Handy
An 19th century advertisement touts Douglas Egyptian Liniment as a quick remedy for burns sprains felons blood poisoning soft corn warts and scalded feet with claimed use for inflammation and muscular rheumatism.
Dominion Experimental Notes on Sheep Iodine and Farm Costs
This Dominion Experimental Farms bulletin discusses iodine supplementation to prevent goitre in lambs, including a method using potassium iodide with ordinary salt. It also covers tractor overhead costs from a 1930 survey, feed analyses guidance, greenhouse cereal work, and a note on Dr Thomas Electric Oil for common ailments in humans and livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Central Experimental Farm
Dnd
Dominion Experimental Farms
Canada
Dominion
Did You Ever Stop To Think by Edson R Waite
Edson R Waite argues residents should buy locally to strengthen their town. He urges learning local business matters and creating an education dam to stop money flowing out, keeping funds home to support community growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edson R. Waite
Shawnee, Oklahoma
The Undertaker Shares Hard-Nosed Survival Beliefs
A grim dialogue frames a blunt view of life and death with one character declaring belief in harsh survival while another rejects competitive dominance, revealing a stark moral exchange about fate and humanity.
Grandma’s Pie Plan Causes Bobby To Speak Up
Bobby visits his grandmother and learns she plans a tiny personal pie in a saucer. He recalls his mother’s rule about not being a bother and asks if she will just make a regular pie instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addison
Bobby
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A reminiscence notes profits from hulled corn and drying corn process. The author recalls earnings from selling hulled corn at ten cents a quart and the broader school profit culture with friends Ellen Theodora and Addison. A lost opportunity is mentioned as a similar drying method spreads to commercial scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen
Theodora
Addison
Rumor and Feather Parable From Village Exchange
Two men in a village discuss rumors about Smith. One notes that a light feather released at one village end becomes a heavy feather bed by the time it reaches the other, illustrating how rumors grow louder and heavier as they travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Salt Obsession Among Primitive Tribes Cited
The article notes that aborigines crave salt, comparing their salt habits to sugar cravings in Canada. It describes salt as a prized commodity, with tribes carrying salt and sharing it, and recalls historic wars over salt sources. It explains meat and salt fish contain sodium chloride while fruits, vegetables, and fine flours have little salt.
Liver and digestion woes and remedies debated
A scrambled text discusses how liver function affects health, digestion and well being. It mentions bile as essential and lists remedies such as mineral water, laxatives, oils, and dietary fibers while questioning their effectiveness.
Local Office Hours and Professional Listings
Dr J A McNiven Elgin Street office and residence details. Dr E J Nelson Hone No 22. Harold Nash farmer MOA acts as barrister solicitor notary public conveyances. Acton Georgetown appointment line 63 er. Office hours 30 a m to 5 pm Saturdays 12 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.A. McNiven
Dormer Bower Avenue
Elgin Street
Harold Nash
Farmer
Moa
X Street
Acton
Ney
Turdays
Georgetown
T. Seynuck
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Free Frese
CO. A. Stephens
Broad
Nell
The
Canadian‘ Cooking School
Dominion L
Raperimental Weekly News Letter
Thomas
A. Leyden-Frost
New York
Leyden-Frost
A. Leggen Frost
LeydenFrost
Business, Directory
E. J. Nelson
Kenneth M. Langdon
A. J. Buchanan, D. D. S
Dental Surgeon
Leishman Block
J. M. Bell
Mill Street
DR. A. G. M. Bruyns
Ontario
Uafs
Francis Nunan
Wyndham Street
Newang
Ittentra
Touts
Bte
Axelrod Auto Parts
Phono 850
Guelph
Gordon St
A. D. Savage
Guelph’s
Savage Building
Lou
Boa
Acton Monument Works
J. Nicol & Son Fhone
Acton Ont
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