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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 24, 1941
Page
6
The piece promotes home canning for economy and variety, noting how scraps can be stored for later use and suggesting recipes from the Dominion Department of Agriculture. It lists Cherry Apple Conserve, Tomato Cucumber Sauce, and various pickling ideas, with steps for sterilizing jars and preserving flavors.
Mrs Carlisle retires after 22 years in Peace River area court work. She served as assistant sheriff and court clerk in Edmonton and Peace River, one of the province’s few women sheriffs, ending a long career in Alberta’s judiciary.
The article details the July 1917 resignation of Russian Foreign Minister Sazonov amid growing unrest and radical currents in Russia. It notes Lenin and Trotsky’s influence, mutinies in Petrograd, the Bolshevik coup, and Sazonov’s later roles in exile and diplomacy, highlighting the cabinet’s fragility and Russia’s slide toward upheaval.
Lieutenant Frank Furlong of the Fleet Air Arm, famed amateur rider, endured 36 hours adrift in a rubber boat after the Bismarck incident. He suffered rheumatism but survived, later being rescued by a British ship.
LOR DOD reports Hayfield faces a perfumed appeal as Stuart adviser to the ministry explains the scent arises from cumarin in sweet vernal grass. He notes the perfume comes from older meadowland while much hay now harvested comes from newly cultivated land.
In a night incident at a rural property, an obscured blaze drew four officers who encountered heavy smoke and a disturbed scene. The report notes a damaged doorway and a catatonic atmosphere as they entered the premises to assess the danger and locate any survivors.
The piece notes Newberg and American suppliers expanding stoneware use for pipes valves and tanks, rivaling cast iron in strength. It highlights Germany’s production of labware porcelain and filtration equipment for water purification and laboratory work, reflecting wartime industrial shifts.
A rural diary excerpt tracks utility use and fuel saving as gas supplies tighten, grader misadventures on Highway 28, seasonal rains, cattle and calf care, and farm routines. It notes a wartime backdrop with posters of a long-ago couple killed when their house was bombed 60 years ago.
In Winnipeg and across provinces a junior program aims to improve farming practices through cooperative activities. Leaders from Ontario Saskatchewan and Alberta oversee public meetings exhibitions and farm demonstrations to advance agricultural education and junior involvement.
Fragmentary text mentions an outbreak and vaccination efforts with scattered words. Key names and places are unreadable, limiting precise identification of event, date, or involved organizations.
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