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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 10, 1951
Page
5
A homemaker describes a pleasant week of outdoor chores including raking, trimming, and early gardening while adapting to a warmer home thanks to furnace heat. She notes cost of living rises, discusses a neighbor’s lost cow, and reflects on mowing duties, farm life, and livestock.
The passage argues about whether a cow is grade or pure bred and suggests farmers take risks. It notes how a farmer may be tied to the cow's tail and that after months one might be glad to sell a cow and accept sour milk bottled at 25 cents a quart if needed. Experience is a powerful teacher.
Teams from Moncton Montreal Toronto and Winnipeg bowled over CN teletypes in a city wide accounting department contest. Toronto won both bronze for top total and Brown trophy for best ladies team. Montreal captured Hogan trophy for high scoring men. Sugar Beets grown in Southern Ontario in 1950 brought over three million dollars to farmers.
Text shows a garbled advertisement mentioning appetite and digestion related products. It references curves and weight with vague promises and notes druggists selling items. No clear person or organization is identified.
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