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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 26, 1939
Page
6
A column promotes simple economical meals with a suggested menu by Betty Barcity. It favors balanced, easy dishes and suggests substituting components, praising rennet custard as a no fuss dessert option and discouraging substitutions for that course.
Instructions for broiling steak including sear steps and timing for rare to well done with butter baste and pepper and salt. Then a gala dessert idea using vanilla rennet pudding with bread cubes and raisins, milk warm and set until firm, chilled before serving.
Early spring printed taffeta dress in paper weight fabric features a flattering square neckline and raglan shoulder seam. Sleeves are draped and puffy above the elbow, tight below, with a straight back and front center seam. A sash ties in a bow at the front. black with a pink dot.
A nostalgic home cook notes a fast supper option using canned fish and a white sauce. Flake fish, mix with yolk and sauce, bake 350 to 400 F for 20 to 30 minutes. Serve with boiled rice or macaroni and canned vegetables for a complete meal in half an hour.
A reader argues that newspaper ads guide buying in small towns and rural communities. She cites tomatoes and fabrics as examples, notes city offers cheaper specials, and urges readers to shop locally while highlighting the role of ads in informing about coal, events, and meetings.
A reproduced photo taken after a severe snowstorm shows footprints of a telephone operator guiding to the telephone office. The caption praises the spirit of service of employees who remain at work despite blocked streets to maintain high telephone service standards.
The Dominion Experimental Station in Swift Current reports electric fencing is gaining interest for agriculture. Benefits include lower temporary fencing costs, reduced wire and gate needs, livestock safety, and usefulness for winding Baulers or untillable pasture. Experiments show six volt direct current systems and 110 volt alternating current options, with careful design to avoid harm. Training and monitoring are advised, and early trials with cattle showed effective control and a charged battery at season end.
A weekly feature for women with daily reflections from Thursday January 26 to Wednesday February 1, including quotes on kindness, courage, pride, and housekeeping. Nurse Elram contributes. Also notes that Lake Superior ranks as a major commerce route, with 1929 freight through Sault Ste. Marie, Suez, and Panama canals totaling 68,179,000 tons, with varying canal operating months.
At First Methodist Church in Walton New York Rev Grant Robinson launched a reverse plate offering about 100 attendees contributed one dollar each and will reclaim the dollar after six weeks with the profit returned to the church. The plan aims to let individuals use the dollar as they see fit.
A simple home recipe uses three ounces of red rose petals with a pint of white vinegar and lemon rinds in a stone jar. It sits in a warm oven for twenty four hours, then cools, strains through muslin, and is bottled and corked. The result is an astringent and perfume for washing and refreshment.
Betty a five year old Boston terrier owned by W J S Weeks CN baggage man is believed to be the most travelled dog in Canada She has ridden in CN baggage cars with her master on his runs reportedly covering over 40000 miles between Vancouver and Jasper Park Alberta a distance of 535 miles
A poem urging workers not to shirk and to join the busy clique. It praises the faithful few who actually do the work and credits them with a rising vote of thanks.
A young woman asks her mother for funds to buy a new dress. The mother redirects her, saying she should ask the father herself since the marriage is in a month and she needs practice in handling affairs.
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