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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 04, 1939
Page
6
An article targets women with dieting guidance from a dated column. It warns against extreme weight loss goals and promotes moderate eating, hydrating, and healthy fruit and vegetable choices. It includes two recipe ideas: a beets and orange dish and Chrysanthemum Salad with oranges and apples.
The article touts light weave blue serge as a popular revival. It describes a pretty frock with a basque top dipping to a low waist and fastened by white pearl buttons, a neckband of white pique tied in a bow, puffed sleeves edged in pique, and a skirt with inverted box pleats and slight flare.
From a minor position 35 years ago Canada now ranks as a major mineral supplier. Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec account for about 90 percent of metal production, while Nova Scotia and Alberta produce three quarters of fuel. In last year’s output Canada mined copper, lead, zinc, nickel, gold and silver amounting to hundreds of thousands of tons and millions of ounces.
The Manchester Guardian notes lessons from the last war where rents were unsettled and key workers delayed. It cites 10 months to protect rent, 15 months to list protective occupants, and 18 months to certify occupants. The new schedule of reserved occupations aims to preempt waste and friction by safeguarding essential labor for wartime needs.
The article describes the extensive equipment and careful conditions needed for seed purity analysis. It lists microscopes balances scales seed counting machinery and various test tools as essential, along with the analyst’s patience accuracy and eyesight.
A charming photograph shows Princess Elizabeth on the morning of her 13th birthday. The image captures her poised appearance as a royal milestone marks a young princess entering adolescence.
A reflective column notes the annual Music Festival's mixed reception among students and parents. The author laments the event's effects on study and nerves, wonders about daylight saving time outcomes, and shares farm updates from May including hens, daffodils, and a comic paint spill mishap.
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