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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 16, 1933
Page
7
A fragment from a poem by Edith Summers recalls bold fleets sailing beyond mountains and oceans while other era items describe an orange meat salad and baked orange Marie from Betty Barclay. The text blends poetry with vintage recipe snippets and kitchen ideas.
A Stayner Ontario poem recalls hearthside days of farming life, wool work, syrup making, and hand craft before sewing machines. The piece notes the editor’s note, then shifts to John Cameron of Acton, praised for seven decades of building and planning, shaping local residences.
A mixed collection of old time recipes including Cumberland sauce for duck apple sausage pudding junket served over apple sauce and a baked custard style loaf with orange juice currant jelly and horseradish notes. Also orange blancmange uses evaporated milk cornstarch and orange juice for individual servings.
A tribute by Ross Farquhar recalls John Cameron's public spirit and lifelong Acton service. He notes Cameron's influence on Fairview Cemetery improvements, council efforts, and ongoing dedication to local heritage amid a changing town.
Mothers value Dr. Thomas Electric Oil for quick relief from croup in children. The text urges keeping a ready supply and trusting experienced remedies in emergencies, noting its noted usefulness with various ailments.
A rural tale depicts business distress blamed on long term credit. A tramp robs a farmhouse, grabbing three shirts after a woman protests a shirt loan. The punchline has the tramp warning of more shirts if long credit persists.
Mrs Dumbbley is queried by a fire assistant about her shoe size. She coyly replies she bought size four last time and hints she is shopping for herself this visit. The exchange has a humorous tone as the clerk confirms the size.
The article traces the tomato to Peru as a native plant and notes early Mexican cultivation. It cites native names xiotmaestr zltotmates and suggests the word tomato derives from these terms. It adds that for about a century after European contact the tomato was mainly ornamental, with its food value little suspected.
A mother detecting worms in a child can use Miller's Worm Powder to expel worms from the system. The remedy may cause vomiting, but this is not a cause for concern as it signals the drug’s work. The powders are claimed to quickly eradicate worms from anyone using them.
An advertisement lists Dr J A McNiven with office and residence at the corner of Bower Avenue and Elgin Street and Harold Nash, farmer, M A, barrister solicitor notary public conveyancer. It notes account books and binding, periodicals bound, ruling services, and a location on Wyndham Street near Williams' Store in Guelph, Ontario.
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