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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 08, 1939
Page
6
The article urges lighter eating during spring and offers a balanced menu. It details baked limas with salt pork, onions, carrots, milk and bacon toppings, plus a bitter orange marmalade recipe. It also recommends easy desserts like rennet custards with fruit and coconut and notes persistence of dessert demand year round.
The Colonel defends India's climate against claims of danger. He notes many young men go to India, eat and drink, and die, then write home about the climate killing them. He asserts many die anywhere and jokes about ending his days there.
A blue purée dye silk sports dress with stitched belt lapels cuffs and pockets remains supreme amid soft feminine styles. The design features a slide fastening from throat to waist inverted pleats at both skirt fronts and backs and slight gathers at the blouse rear.
Excerpt reflects a nameless town experience from a Christian Science Monitor note. The narrator laments missing signs and a lack of public buildings, prompting questions about location and the human desire to know place and identity. The piece muses on conversation, introductions, and the impulse to learn names.
Edwin Allen speaking at the World Engineering Congress described future cars as homes on wheels with sunlit curved roofs, movable seats, a bed in the partition, and two way home office communication. He claimed controls could fold from any seat without increasing car width or height. Costs and timeline were not disclosed.
In a humorous exchange a patient complains that a druggist advised him to see the dentist. The fussy dentist speaks with mock wisdom offering prior guidance, while the patient reveals the druggist sent him to the dentist, prompting the exasperated remark.
Chronicles of Ginger Farm recount a daughter's Mother’s Day gift of garden restoration. A gardener dug up the matted lawn, cleared weeds, lifted bulbs, and replanted with annuals while the kitchen garden flourished. The author enjoys lilacs near Lake Ontario as spring brings vivid color and tranquil country drives.
The article outlines Paul’s apostleship and unity in the Corinthian church. It discusses divisions over leaders, calls for one voice in Christ, and the need for humility, mutual edification, and orderly conduct among believers.
A reporter recounts encounters with Their Majesties in Banff and Vancouver during a royal tour. The King and Queen greeted crowds, joined press at events, and toured Lake Louise, Revelstoke, and Victoria while security and public ceremony marked the journey.
No wonder women long to go modern with an Electric Range. Thick insulation keeps heat inside the oven and prevents leaks that raise kitchen temperatures. Surface elements concentrate heat under power with no flame. Flameless, spotless cooking means less cleaning and a cooler, cleaner home. Talbot's Hardware Reid's Electric.
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