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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 04, 1929
Page
2
A worker named in a 1920 local piece demonstrates steady effort and economy. He saves small amounts, earns a small raise, and builds a better model with patience, ending with a pleased smile as he clips coupons.
The diary notes Alsike bloom signals, alfalfa ready to cut, and uncertain yields. Rain is scarce and crops at varying stages, with wheat turning and pastures showing mixed progress. A calf shipment, a clever sow, and barnyard mishaps test daily farm life while a warm open fireplace contrasts modern stoves. The writer muses on farming reverses and hope for next year.
Melly plans to break Blossom the cow by riding off on the old horse Jerry. The attempt ends in a comic crash as rope, saddle, and animal mishap toss Melly into the creek and spares Aunt Kate further trouble with a stubborn beast. Blossom resists, then is led to the stable for milking after the chaotic adventure.
A garbled dialogue shows a colored agent confronted about selling insurance without a state license. The exchange features a judgmental tone and a message that license is required, with references to figures and implied consequences.
Central Experimental Farm notes urge growers to spray repeatedly for apple scab as single or few applications fail. Late infestations ruin crops even after good early sprays. Calyx spray is often the third, with possible extra treatments. Continuous coverage on foliage and young fruit guards against late infection and avoids leaf loss that harms next season. Consult spray service for guidance and maintain scale control on foliage. The note ends with a product plug for Holloway's Corn Remover.
A farmer scolds a land girl who seeks a job as a shepherd ad worker arguing it should be a man’s job. The girl questions the gender bias and cites a prior female attempt, but the farmer dismisses it naming a mistaken past example.
A fragment recalls a comic exchange about marriage with Mary and a maid fearing wedlock. The dialogue hints at fortune tellers and superstitions as a humorous obstacle to matrimony.
A fragmentary rural column reports forty five students began writing examinations at the local school. Numerous visits are noted including Mrs Norman Ridler and two children in Buffalo New York and many locals hosting guests from Liberty, Toronto, Arragter and Marre. An agriculture inspector urged merchants to candle eggs bought for non domestic use with possible fines for noncompliance.
Mr Charles Dentrog is home from Ridley College for the holidays. Mrs A G Reeve and daughter Alan Mary Meeve holidaying at Peterborough. Prof Tt B Smith of Colgate inviting with Colonel and Mrs Ballantine. Inez Lemnie and Clarence Leslie of Dr Thomas and Mrs Wilt Wallace visiting Georgetown. Mr H 1 Weber of Bank of Montreal in town for funeral of his brother-in-law Inter L Herbert. Edwin Smith Grand First Principal Royal Arch Masonry guest at W V Grant home. Rev Dr and Mrs Dickie move to Elora next week. townspeople regret their departure after four years of service. The Herald
Burlington residents share news of travels and milestones. Erma Walker passed exams at Toronto University while Mina Allen left for the Old Country. Geo Fenn recovers from appendicitis. J S Howell plans to sail to England with his wife. R Langlota motor trip to Medina, N Y marks their anniversary. Macdonald Hall grads include Helen Pettit and Milan Hathleen Diessinger.
Mrs. C. H. Turner announces the engagement of their younger daughter Margaret Lillian to Mr. George Edward Brownridge of Omagh with a July wedding planned. Other notes mention visits by Mrs. Sloan of Stratford, and detachments from Duke of Devonshire Chapter at Acton Ware entertaining at John Milton Chapter. Other items include a snapping turtle find, a fall causing an arm break, and agricultural talks at Guelph.
A Canadian senator encounters a colored woman and discusses past abuses by her former partner. The man is now jailed, and the exchange hints at shifting attitudes toward discipline and propriety in a tense social setting.
A fragmented report describes a patent medicine claiming to combat worms in children. The text mentions high child mortality linked to worm infestations and promotes the powder as a health remedy to strengthen infants and improve vitality.
Household drinks and desserts including lemon jelly made with gelatin and sugar, a strawberry junket ice cream mix with cream and puree, and a Neapolitan surprise dessert layering raspberry vanilla and coffee junkets. The recipe collection lists ingredients and prep steps for gelatine based desserts and frozen treats.
The recipe fragment describes grating rind from one orange and adding orange juice lemon juice and egg yolk. It instructs mixing with confectioners sugar and letting stand 15 minutes then straining into beaten yolks and adding enough sugar to spread.
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