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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 26, 1934
Page
6
Ice Box Desserts and Cold Dishes From Betty Barclay
Betty Barclay presents cold weather friendly recipes for hot days including Magic Berry Cream Pie and an ice box cake with no cooking. The guide also covers gelatin tomato shells with shrimp and celery, a peanut brittle orange dessert, and tips for chilling and serving in lettuce cups or crustless forms.
Love Me Now or Forever Keep My Heart
A verse urges loving now before death and marble stones, noting thirsting hearts and the need to reveal affection while living. The column reflects on summer weeks, cemetery upkeep at Fairview Cemetery, and 1884 notes about lamps, raspberries, a new boiler, and civic appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald Keene
Urchin Dialogue on Dogs and Broken Tails
The exchange features two Urchins debating dog fortunes. One asks which is preferable between an ordinary dog or a dog with a broken tail, the other insists an ordinary dog has his day while a dog with a broken tail has his weekend.
Acton Memories Mix Cruel Injuries and Temperance Debate
Fragments recall Sihith’s glider injury and crutch aid, James Gay’s Acton visit with flute and poetry, and a Port Huron excursion by Berlin Oddfellows. A serious wagon accident near Nassagaweya, a 12 run Milton win over Acton, and reflections on the Scott Act and beer sales show half a century of temperance clashes and changing social habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sihith
James Gay
Acton
Oddfellows
Berlin
Port Huron
Detroit
Guelph
Daniel McCurdy
Nassagaweya
Milton
Persian Balm Ad Promises Subtle Elegance and Charm
An antique advertisement touts Persian Balm as a toilet requisite for dainty women. It claims to soften the skin, whiten hands, cool and refresh the complexion, and leave no stickiness. The product is described as delicately fragrant and swiftly absorbed, imparting rare charm and feminine distinction.
England's Largest Carillon Rings Out in Surrey Park
The Westcroft Park carillon in Chobham Surrey now boasts twenty five bells after a recent addition, making it England's largest. The bells hang in a quiet park building owned by 81 year old Mr H O Serpell who dreamed of a peal since boyhood. The set weighs up to three quarters of a ton and is heard every Sunday afternoon drawing crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westcroft Park
Chobham
Surrey
England
H. O. Serpell
Serpell
Plymouth
Weilshs
Late blight and rot control for potatoes
Division of Botany reports that about one third of the potato crop is lost yearly to late blight and rot, but most losses can be prevented by thorough spraying with Bordeaux mixture. The disease appears as dark spots on leaves and purplish sunken areas on tubers. proper spraying should begin when plants are six to eight inches high and continue five to eight applications. The recommended mix is four pounds blue stone, four pounds lime, and forty gallons water, prepared in two stock casks and diluted in the spray tank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division of Botany
Dominion Experimental Farms
Green Mountains
Speed Sambo recollection in rural speech
A speaker recalls the fastest thing seen, mentioning a time near a graveyard as a notable moment. The dialogue features Rastus and a narrator reflecting on speed tied to a personal memory from a past era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rastus
Big Boy
Canada Wheat Shares Spotlight in Diverse Farm Production
A Canadian statistician notes wheat, though publicized and dominant in exports, forms a minority of national agricultural revenue. From 1925 to 1929 it accounted for about 25 percent, 1933 about 16 percent, with animals, dairy, and poultry totaling around 33 percent and other field crops contributing sizable sums in fruits, vegetables, and specialty products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Life
Dominion
Alberta Roads Shine With Early Summer Travel Demand
Alberta reports one of its finest June seasons with lush foliage two weeks ahead of normal and all major highways plus 2000 miles of gravelled routes in good all weather condition. The Banff Windermere highway opened late May and already serves many tourists as a scenic link from Banff to Yahoo Park and toward the U.S. border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Banff-Windermere
Banff
Yahoo Park
B. CG
United States
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Promises Quick Vitality Boost
An old full page style advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a safe, all vegetable remedy to awaken the liver bile and relieve indigestion. The copy warns against laxatives and substitutes, urging readers to ask for Carter's by name on the red label.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Lucky exchange over a cook's wartime service in France
A restaurant manager questions a new cook about serving in France. The cook confirms two years as an officers' cook and two wounds. The scene hints at luck amid danger. A separate remark notes that a woman who marries for money will find most men are not gold diggers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
A Sure Sign Happy Father
A father remarks that it must be time to rise as his baby has fallen asleep, signaling a gentle morning moment in a domestic scene.
Acton Georgetown Offers Afternoon Appointments at Cafe
Acton Georgetown announces cafe hours with appointments at Main Street 8. Offices in Acton. Open Tuesday and Thursday from 1.15 pm to 4.30 pm and evenings on request. Contact phone number provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill Street
Acton
Acton Georgetown
T. Seynuck
Main Street
Georgetown
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