Acton News Mini Ledger May 14 1914 Highlights
Community updates include Acton halving Tuesdays holiday plan starting June 2 1914 and Harold opening a new ice cream parlour noted for city like decor. Also local drilling yields gas at 1600 feet west of Milton tracks and Mother’s Day observances across churches with entertainment at Acton Baptist Church. Obituaries note Johnston born Rockwood died Nobles and Williamse in Guelph General Hospital.
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Acton
Harold
Morgan Crewson
C. P. Re
Milton
Factors Affecting Mortality in Baby Chicks
An article notes rising chick mortality amid poultry industry expansion. It cites causes such as inferior breeding stock, poor incubation, inadequate facilities, improper feeding, and ventilation. It highlights hatchery standards, blood-testing, sanitation, and disease control as mitigations while stressing risks from mixed origin lots and brooding errors.
Bus conductor reveals mother’s age to child on trip
A bus conductor notices a five year old boy and shields the mother’s age during fare collection. After reaching the end of the trip he announces to all that the mother is 37, correcting a misperception and sharing a personal detail.
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Farys
Ginger Farm Chronicles Quiet Creekside Family Outing
A family visits Ginger Farm for nature study with flowers in May and pets at their side. The narrator muses on garden mischief, spring chores, and a puzzle about when a pain stops being a pain after a playful ruse.
Dominion Experimental Farms Newsletter on Crops and Beekeeping
The weekly Dominion Experimental Farms newsletter notes feed shortages from last year and advises sowing oats or oats with peas to produce early hay. It covers oats grazing value, two bushels oats plus one of peas as seeding rate, and the benefits of oat pasture. It also discusses package bees arrival guidance, feeding, and hive protection before warm weather, plus shallow well protection to prevent surface pollution. A quote from H. W. Shaw ends the piece.
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Central
Sudan
Dominion
BeRty
Praises for Dr Kellogg Asthma Remedy
A testimonial praises Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as the only relief after thirteen years of seeking help. The piece notes early use saves suffering, simplicity of use, low cost, and wide availability. It cites Marcus Aurelius on worth.
Not Right Wife and Hat Fashion Question
A brief comic exchange has a wife asking if her hat is straight and if her husband is pure. He rushes to approve, then she reveals she must go back because the hat being worn straight is unfashionable.
The Best Shade Trees to Plant in Our Landscape
The article urges planting shade trees as essential as building sturdy structures. It lists elm, rock and silver maples, black walnut, oak, willow for wet land, poplar for quick growth, and evergreens like white pine Austrian pine Scotland pine Norway spruce white spruce and Douglas fir. It notes spacing of thirty five to forty feet for proper growth and beauty.
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Mankind
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Johnston
Rockwood
R. E. &Son
Noble
Norval
Marion Lang
Robert Noble
Williame
Guelph General Hospital
Peter
Patch
Dominion Expicemental Farms
H. W. Shaw
Marcus Aurelius
Nnadian National
Railways
Chicago
Georgetown
Canada
Valiees
Chevrolet
Fisher
General Motors
GMAC
Daymond Bros. George
Ontario
Kellogg’s
Kellogg
London
Savage &Co
China
Guelph, Ontario
Wyndham St
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