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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 30, 1932
Page
6
Macaroons and Frostings From the Hills Menu
A compact vintage recipe excerpt detailing macaroons with egg whites almond and coconut, a junket dessert with strawberry puree, two picnic friendly frostings Heiward and Cocoanut Sea Foam, plus a Persian Balm beauty note describing skin benefits.
Water as Central Plant Factor Revealed by Swift Current Study
Seven years of Dominion Experimental Farms research at Swift Current shows wheat uses 1,074 pounds of water per pound of grain. One bushel yields roughly 480.00 pounds of grain with 59.4 tons or 150 to 297 barrels of water. one inch of rain over an acre equals 113 tons of water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Swift Current
Carl Helps Himself and Miss Clare Learn to Care
In a northern Ontario farming district, teacher Miss Clare faces Carl Leslie, the disruptive pupil at the center of a stubborn classroom. She shifts his chores into a paid job, then learns a shared stake: his money supports his sick mother, and hers supports her own mother. Carl agrees to keep his job, and the two discover that helping one another strengthens both their lives and their teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Carl
Leslie
Miss
Mes
Do You Try Too Hard For Sleep Or Happiness
The text argues that overanalyzing sleep and happiness backfires. It suggests calming, accepting the moment instead of forcing outcomes leads to natural rest and genuine joy. It compares anxious striving to produce happiness with frantic attempts to force sleep.
Georgian Bay Islands Park Among Ontario’s Finest Travel Destinations
The Georgian Bay Islands Park in Ontario contains thirty of the region’s islands with thirteen in an untouched area. Nearby towns include Owen Sound Collingwood Midland and Parry Sound. The bay offers excellent fishing for bass maskinonge pickerel lake trout and more along with abundant scenery and boating swimming and canoeing. Hotels boarding houses and restaurants serve visitors at moderate rates and access is via motor highways and major railways. The region draws thousands of summer vacationists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Georgian Bay Islands Park
Georgian Bay
Owen Sound
Collingwood
Midland
Parry Sound
Ontario
Canadian N National
Canadian” Pacific Railways
Wilt Disease of China Aster Affects Growth and Control
The China Aster faces wilt caused by a soil fungus attacking through the root system. Seed from healthy plants and seed disinfection reduce spread. soil rotation and using aster-sick–free soil help. Treat small beds with formalin to curb contamination. pull and burn diseased plants and adopt sanitary measures. The guidance is from the Experimental Farms Branch at the Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology in St. Catharines, Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology
St. Catharines
Ontario
Canning Basics and Home Preservation Methods
A guide to safe home canning of seasonal fruits and vegetables detailing spoilage agents, acid use, jar testing, and four canning methods. Includes step by step for asparagus spinach peas cherries and berries with temperatures, times, and acid additions. Also notes on storage and a prompt advertisement for Douglas Egyptian Liniment.
Average production of Canadian hens rises in 1931
A report from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics shows 36,940,616 egg laying hens in 1931 produced 286,882,147 dozen eggs, an average of 112 eggs per bird, up from 95 in 1928–1930, while laying hens dropped from over 35 million in 1930 to under 3 billion in 1931, signaling a potential dressed fowl shortage for the coming poultry season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Cominion Bureau of Statistics
Ese
Seymour quote on heat and accountability in a Confucius twist
A fragment quotes Seymour asking about radiator heat and the janitor and Oswalt confirming responsibility. The exchange hints at fault and accountability with a Confucius reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Oswalt
Kellogg's Corn Flakes Visit Promises Sanitary Quality
The ad invites visitors to Kellogg's London Ontario plant to see sunlit kitchens and gleaming workers in clean uniforms. It highlights the unconditional guarantee that if buyers think Kellogg's corn flakes are not the best and freshest, they can return the empty package for a cheerfully refunded purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg
London
Ontario
W. K. Kellogg
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