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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 12, 1932
Page
6
A compact quote highlights cherishing loved ones and acting now rather than postponing affection. It urges small deeds and plain speech to avoid regret, urging timely expression of care before days pass.
A collection of recipes and kitchen ideas including crushed pineapple cream with junket, orange prune salad, a California poinsettia salad, sugared fruit drinks, a liver and tomato paste canapé, jellied tongue, and general tips to vary meat dishes for May. Includes instructions, quantities, and variations for home cooks.
A nostalgic portrait of a country store where craft and community mingle, followed by a sketch of Esquesing Township’s early life. It recalls the store as social hub and introduces settlers, town meetings, tavern days, and the first churches and roads shaping the 19th century community.
The article details underground water stores tapped by teat wells in western Texas and eastern New Mexico enabling irrigation of 80 to 160 acres per well. Private capital drives development, using electric pumps in Portales and Mimbres Valley, with rail lines expanding to support growing communities.
Correspondence from the Poultry Division Experimental Farm shows chicks this spring hatch at only about ten percent of total eggs in some cases, with twenty to twenty five percent hatches not uncommon. The weak hatch and backward spring, especially in Ontario and the East, threaten next winter egg production and prompt advice to buy late chicks with caution as they may fail to mature before winter.
A car metaphor compares two worker types one slow and complaining and the other steady and diligent. The second gear climbers reach the top while the first lags, showing that consistent effort leads to success, though luck still plays a role.
A dialogue centers on a diamond ring and a carat dispute between a couple. She teases about being fooled by the ring while he insists he knows his onions. The exchange hints at questions of value and trust in a domestic moment.
The piece surveys old beliefs linking birds to fate and misfortune. It notes robin protection by humans, omens tied to cuckoos, and dark plumage birds like ravens and crows being tied to death or doom. Anecdotes recount a London area memory of a village superstition about derelict rooks and estate death.
Blunt advice favors brisk rubbing to ease muscular rheumatism using Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil, claiming strong virtue in a single bottle beyond full estimate.
Photographer has just received photographs of an uncle from Scotland. He has not developed them yet, so their appearance remains unknown. The fragment hints at curiosity about the pictures and awaiting development for clarity.
The seed of many plants contains rich oils and valuable products. An Italian chemist discovered a valuable oil for varnish from tomato seed once considered waste. This oil dries quickly and shows crack-free results, prompting plans to grow seed-rich tomatoes.
A nervy youth and a parent clash over an alleged kiss involving a daughter. The exchange centers on supposed impropriety and public decorum as tempers flare.
The article notes that while the phrase a heart of gold is common there are metals found in humans. Spectroscope examination reveals traces of copper aluminum dam and silver. The thyroid gland also contains zinc lead copper and silver.
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