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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 10, 1932
Page
5
Bracebridge Gazette reports weekend visits across Ontario. Names include Arthur Gamble in Toronto Oars Garnahan in Kitchener Helen Ostrander in Elmira Emma Robins in Kenilworth Nelli Hall in Toronto Robert Scott in Kitchener and Mar. Gr. Dean in Royal Oak Mich. Poet McDonald in Acton. funeral attendances for Hazel Mason and Adam Stewart. medical updates on Malcolm McLean and George Fields. A C Salmon taken to Toronto for operation.
Guidelines advise reducing succulent feed late in finishing to harden flesh and reduce shrink in transit. Cut out succulent feed before shipment and finish on dry hay, with grain kept minimal and salt removed. Emphasizes clean, trim cattle and uniform grading to boost price.
An excerpt from Bulletin No 57 by the Department of Agriculture Ottawa explains butter washing methods. It details rinsing with clean water after churning, varying water temperature by weather, and steps for immediate use versus packing to achieve granule sizes of large peas.
A guide on repairing scratches using rottenstone and oil with linseed oil as a lubricant. It also covers removing ink spots from lacquer and varnish finishes with hot soap, ammonia for grease and water stains, and cautions on varnish damage from ammonia with a rinse recommendation.
Finish in the beef steer is indicated by a well covered back and smooth rump and pinbones. Objectionable rolls of fat appear at the sides tail head and base of the tongue. A low full flank a full twist and bulging thickness at the thigh show the animal has reached maximum weight for profit.
The Bahamas began large scale tomato production after preferential tariffs lowered costs in Canada. Tomatoes arrive in winter via refrigerated ships to Halifax, boosting Canadian consumption and inspiring tomato juice as a daily beverage. An American firm reports success delivering tomato juice with morning milk and cream, a method under consideration in Canada.
The article notes maple production as a major Canadian manufacturing art under federal law requiring the word maple to mean 100 percent pure on any public sale. It highlights adulteration bans and says bulk output goes to sugar for tobacco curing and the ice cream trade uses maple syrup for flavoring.
A criticism of fluctuating patriotism notes soldiers go to war yet many vote or research measures. It urges citizens to improve their communities, create safe, beautiful neighborhoods, and keep patriotism alive through small acts like planting a garden and caring for it across the seasons.
The piece urges youths to embrace responsibility, arguing shirking leaves others to bear the burden. It warns shirkers weaken themselves, lose power, and hinder personal development. It emphasizes that responsibility builds a finer, stronger character.
A brief dialogue features a woman seeking a husband who can “put the world at my feet” and a man offering twenty five dollars as a starter, joking about accepting Russia and Germany. The exchange reads as a light, era-tinged street vignette.
Entered Into Rest and went to spend his declining years with his daughter Nina. Son of John Gibbons pioneer of the district. Survived by two brothers Harry and Albert and sister Mrs. C Sayers of Acton. Funeral held in Acton with Rev A L Bennie officiating and interment in Fairview Cemetery. Pallbearers named Cripps Brown Cole Alwrey MeCutcheon Murray.
Hazel Mason died after a heart seizure during a Junior I. O. D. E. concert in Acton. She led office duties at Acton Machine Co. and excelled in music and sports. Twin sister Lottie, family, and many friends from Brantford, Guelph, Toronto, and Kitchener attended the funeral at Fairview Cemetery, with Rev. G. Le Poole officiating.
Edson R Watts of Shawnee Oklahoma argues that newspaper advertising arouses public interest and sells merchandise or services. He notes newspapers take precautions against fraudulent ads and urges merchants to use advertising to attract customers and boost sales.
The article links milk to dental health urging daily calcium rich intake for all ages and suggests milk in meals and desserts. It also surveys bell ringing history from Great Britain noting the Cheapside Scholars founded 1602 and College Youths charter 1637 with a 12 hour 25 minute record for an Appleton Berkshire bell change sequence in 1922.
An agriculture bulletin promotes prairie shelter belts and tree planting under the Prairie conditions. It covers what to plant when to plant how to plant and where to obtain seedlings. A note mentions Germany leading in motorcycle production compared with cars and trucks.
The Gregory Theatre presents a musical comedy starring Charlotte Greenwood and Eddie Cantor with a gang comedy Big Ears and cartoons Bars and Stripes and Canadian Capers. Saturday March 12 includes a matinee and films Possessed I Surrender Dear and The Galloping Ghost chapter 4. A 53 piece Bang Ash Bryan dinner set will be given away weekly to ladies starting March 14.
Quotations for butter creamery pasteurized and retail trade items listed. Livestock and dressed meats priced to trade with ranges for beef hog lamb veal and hides. Grain and potato prices noted for Toronto Board of Trade and Ontario potatoes with track and truck delivery.
The Dominion Experimental Station Kapuskasing selects breeder stock by measured egg production via trap nests plus overall type. From 1923 to 1930 the share of hens producing high egg counts rose, and only birds with top egg numbers are kept. Winter losses fell from 32.3 to 104.7 eggs per pullet across the periods.
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