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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 09, 1938
Page
6
Cereal Desserts from Milk Bulleting Home Guide
Household bulletin outlines milk based puddings using rice and tapioca. Indian Pudding Parina Cream Maple Rice Pudding and Lemon Cream Rice feature cornmeal farina and eggs with milk and sugar, baked in a water bath and finished with fruit or meringue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Bulletin
Milk Utilization Service
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Location of Garage Design and Fire Precautions
The article discusses early garage placement behind houses and evolving designs linking to the home. It advises placing doors toward the street, ensuring deep and wide enough spaces, adding extra feet for storage or work bench, and notes fire safety and fireproofing when codes or inflammables demand it.
Rain and chores mix in Ginger Farm Chronicles
The farmer notes drought stress with green growth but thin crops and predicts rain would help. A column includes domestic advice on husband cooperation, quirky kitchen gadget repair stories, and farm duties from Algonquin Park to chickens and a puppy named Rusty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Partner
John
Algonquin Park
Tinky
Rusty
Morning Glory A Weekday Guide For Readers
A column of general tips and sayings for daily inspiration with a nurse note and practical household advice. It includes a brief calendar of meditations for Thursday through Monday and simple domestic how tos such as whitening boards with lemon rind and polishing damp shoes with paraffin. It also mentions Ontario using electricity to thaw frozen water pipes with a $1.78 household cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NOME
Ontario
World's Strangest Bird Sanctuary
Eleanor Early profiles Little Tobago Island as a sanctuary for birds of paradise brought from New Guinea by Sir William Ingram. The island, gifted to the government after his death, hosts the birds under ongoing feeding provisions and is reached via Lady liners from Halifax and Boston with government service between Trinidad and Tobago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Early
Miss Early
Trinidad and Tobago
Tobago Island
Trinidad
British West Indies
Tobago
Goat Island
Times Square
Little Tobago
Sir William Ingram
Dutch New Guinea
New Guinea
Sir Wiliam
Sir William
Canadian National Steamships
Halifax
Boston
Longevity Boost for Fence Posts Backed by Creosote Treatments
Forest Products Laboratories recommends creosote based methods to extend life of non durable fence posts. Hot and cold tank treatment offers the best durability gains, with dipping and brushings providing smaller but still meaningful increases in service life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Products Laboratories
Department of Mines and Resources
Ottawa
Ontario Drivers Urged to Learn from Railways says Bracken
Ontario highways safety campaign quotes Oscar A. Thackenchief OPR dispatcher and Bracken urging motorists to adopt railroad discipline. They advocate rest, thorough vehicle checks, punctual timing, and separate driver compartments to reduce crashes. They compare dispatchers guiding trains to drivers planning routes and speeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ontario
Oaoar A. Thackenchief O.P.R. Dlapatoher
Ontario Department of Highways
T. B. McQuenton
Brackers
Bracken
Asfety
From primitive cooks to modern electric ranges in Ontario showrooms
A playful retro tale traces cookery from ancient feasts to Renaissance Italy and Catherine de Medici. It notes Vatel’s famed tragedy and then shifts to today’s electric ranges with automatic timers, temperature controls, insulation, and porcelain ovens showcased by Hydro Electric in Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Catherine de‘Medici
Paris
Abraham Hayward
France
Vates
Madam de Bevigne
Vatel
Fiah
Ontario
Expert on Water Problems Loaned to Private Firm
T. C. Main a civil engineer and surface water expert, long with Canadian National Railways, has been loaned to Ducks Unlimited of Winnipeg as general manager. He previously advised Bermuda on reclamation and studied drought areas for Saskatchewan. Main will enlist provincial managers to raise water levels to restore western Canada's waterfowl population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Main
Canadian National Railways
Ducks Unlimited
Winnipeg
Man
Mr. Main
Engineering Institute of Canada
Alr
Henry Thornton
Bermuda
Saskatchewan
Drouth
Main
Western
Canada
Local Medical Doctors and Legal Firm Directory
Directory listing for Dr J A McNiven and Dr EB J Nelson physicians and surgeons with office locations at Bower Avenue Elgin Street and Wilbur Street Mill Trees, plus Dr WM Cullen surgeon with office hours. Includes PF Leatherland and A Baskater solicitor notary public at Acton and contact details Georgetown Main Street 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. McNiven
Sergeon
Bower Avenue
Elgin Street
WM. G. Cullen
Wilbur Street
Mill Trees
His Reason Father and Son Dialogue Ends with Teasing Punch
A father questions why Jack is crying and learns Tom Brown punched him. Jack explains he did not punch back because it would be his turn, hinting at a child’s playful reasoning amid a family scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Tom Brown
Hints on fashions by Lisbeth
Plain and printed fabrics charmingly combined in this season s dresses. Joan Bennett s dinner dress by Bernard Newman uses chiffon with navy and white print bodice and a print insert in the skirt. Beach coats in wheat terry cloth with plaid pique trimming dominate. Petticoats with lace and removable cratch, camisoles with beading return, and Paris notes revive hair barrettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Bennett
Bernard Newman
Hollywood
Tong
Accidents and Compensation Report for May
May accidents totaled 4 607 up from April 4 026 and last year's May 5 069. Benefits reached 520 873 85 with 426 465 95 for compensation and 04 407 90 for medical aid. Year to date accidents 24 036 versus 24 874 last year. benefits 2 660 073 02 compared to 2 578 288 31 in 1937’s period.
Time Tables For Daily Transit Schedule Fragment
Daily times show buses running except Sundays with morning and afternoon slots. A Sunday only service at 6.19 pm and 11:32 pm is noted with standard time. An east Nag stop in Georgetown appears at 9:49 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nag
Georgetown
Kitchener
London
Sun
Gray Coach Lines Schedule Notes and Subscriptions
Schedule fragments show eastbound and westbound coach times with multiple notations. It lists services to Acton Kitchener London and various daily or holiday patterns. The notice includes subscription details and office for magazines and periodicals.
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Chronicles of
B. D. Rachlin
Acton
Weaen
Jane
Samaiay
Genilus
Eleram
Myers
Botgreena
Ite Cares
Ste
TOR
Amer
Owen
Bere
Orosaian Bay
Lake Huror
Mga
Harold Wiles
Fhone
EB. J. Nelson
Kenneth M. Langdon
Soliciter, Notary Publich Officen
T. Beynick
Main Street
A. J. Buchanan
Leishman
P. W. Pearen
D.D.S
L. D
Lyman Block
Mill Breez
Acton Rockwood
B. D. Young, V.S
B.v.sc
Veterinary Surgeon Office
Brookville
Millon
F. G. Oakes
V.S
Knox Avenue
Lisbeth
Jean Bennett
General Insurance
Fidelity Bonds
Ocean Steamship Tickets
F. L. Wright
Cooper Block
Fhonea — Reald
Gray Coach Lines
Free Press Office
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