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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 21, 1932
Page
6
Verne DeWitt Boxwell writes of garden magic and fragrant flowers. The lines praise violets and pansies and imagine building a garden as music for the heart.
A simple frozen fruit cocktail recipe serves 6 to 8. It combines crushed pineapple orange pulp and grapefruit pulp with powdered sugar, then is frozen in a salt ice mold for about three hours.
A collection of dessert and salad ideas centered on oranges with instructions for Huckleberry Surprise and multiple orange based dishes. Includes ambrosia inspired fruit salads, orange filling for cakes, and a Persian toiletry note about a velvet lotion.
The narrator revisits early pioneers of Nassagaweya and nearby Acton, recalling Polly and I’s youth, enduring years, and shared vows. Names like Andrew Murray and Dugald McNaly appear alongside tales of settlers' hardships. reflections end with wishes for friends John Russell and his wife on their golden wedding anniversary.
Fragmentary notes detail Nassagaweya’s early settlers from 19th century sources. It lists pioneers such as William McCay Alexander McLaughton Robert Ramsay Neil McPhedran Douglas McNair Donald Black James Black and many others, with brief anecdotes like Thomas Akins bringing his first pig from Dundas Street on foot. The article urges preserving these memories for younger readers.
Toronto hosts the world’s largest annual exposition with two million visitors over fourteen days of diverse attractions. It features grand buildings, international products, music by top bands, the Exhibition 2000-Voice Chorus, a nightly Triumph pageant starting August 29, and notable events including Miss England III and the Schneider Cup Plane. The Canadian National ExibGen offers family friendly recreational and educational features and free descriptive folders by postcard request.
A wartime style notice urges policing seed crops against troublesome weeds including ragweed oxeye daisy and perennial sow. It stresses roguing by hand before seeding as the most effective method to assure clean seed crop quality and market value.
The Free Press urges local merchants to plan fall campaigns now and use generous advertising space to draw customers. It stresses regular ads bring best results and that every issue should carry each merchant’s name to reach Acton’s wide trading territory.
A fragmented notice lists Dr J A McNiven physician with offices at Avenue and Elgin Street and Harold Nash farmer M A Barrister Solicitor Notary Public Conveyancer in Perryman Block Acton. It also names Kenneth M Langdon Barrister Solicitor Notary Public with offices Georgetown Acton and Main Street proximity and indicates office hours and appointment details.
A J Buchanan D D S Dental Surgeon offers hours 9 am to 6 pm with evenings by appointment. Gas for extractions, closed all day Wednesday. Phone 148. Services include accounting notations and bindings. Located Wyndham Street Guelph Ont over Williams Store.
A jeweller with years of experience repairs for other jewellers across the canals, now available for customers seeking trusted prompt service and high quality restoration.
The business extends its 35th anniversary sale and offers one third off for longtime patrons. The promotion lasts until July 30th.
Creditors with claims against the estate of Susan Near late of Acton widow who died about June 30 1932 must send particulars and proofs to the undersigned solicitor before August 14 1932 for distribution of assets under Section 51 Chapter 8 O 1927. Taken
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