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Poem-like item credits A P Caldwell noting how news travels from the four compass directions. The verse reflects on word of mouth spreading information across regions.
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 12, 1938
Page
6
Birthday Anticipations and Farm Fire Precautions
Betty Barclay notes five year old energy with birthday menu ideas and a rennet custard dessert. She warns farmers about fire risks, urging precautions, proper wiring, grounded equipment, safe fuels, chimney checks, and ready extinguishers to protect remote farms.
Rooster Haunts Ginger Farm as Spring Brings New Life
A writer narrates life at Ginger Farm, detailing a peckish rooster that stalks her despite raising him, while the new family dog Rusty keeps him at bay. She muses on spring’s greens, a thriving sweet briar shoot, a lucky chestnut sapling, and a rhubarb dessert twist, amid reflections on household work and a Globe and Mail subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusty
Partner
Canada
Coantry Lane
Evert Pring Dush
Tf Krow
Globe and Mail
Judith Robinson
Globe and Mall
The Rich Young Man Lesson On Possessing Wealth
A Sunday school reflection on Mark 10 17 31 contrasts the rich man who seeks life by works with Jesus warning that wealth can bar salvation. It cites Romans Galatians and Leviticus to argue abundant possessions do not grant eternal life and highlights the need to follow Christ above all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peres
Jess
Luke Threex
Jesus
God
Moses
Jesus Christ
Uo Aman
Ian
Morning Glory for Each Day of the Week
A fragmented column notes daily reflections and Bible verses from May 12 to May 18, with brief items on nursing home hints and kitchen tips. It mentions a Sahara Desert lighthouse used by air squadrons, a ninety foot structure visible twenty to eighty miles away in clear weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterday
Peter
Sahara
Fish Cookery Methods And Simple Sauces
Fish cooking favors baking or broiling with a hot oven for best results. Brush dish with oil, season, bake about ten minutes per pound, or partially bake then baste with sauce. Lemon butter forms base for many sauces. add crumbs for halibut, anchovy paste for salmon, or egg yolk for trout and whitefish. Toasted almonds in butter with lemon juice offers another sauce option.
Sequel Exchange Over Quick Riches and Criminal Code
A terse exchange has one party asking about a sequel titled How to Get Rich in a Hurry. The reply warns the other to also carry a copy of the Criminal Code, suggesting caution or legal risk.
First Cornea Transplant Performed in Canada in Toronto
In Toronto Miss Florence Hayward volunteered to have her blind eye removed to graft healthy tissue to Nick Poplak, bringing the first cornea transplant case in Canada. The operation faced a one in a hundred chance of success and the outcomes remain unknown for about a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Toronto
Florence Hayward
Nick Poplak
Inquiry Sought into Guardians of Dionne Quintuplets
Ottawa barrister Henri St Jacques on behalf of Oliva Dionne asks Ontario’s Attorney General for a formal inquiry into how guardians Percy Wilson Judge J A Valin Oliva Dionne and Dr Dafoe manage the quints funds and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Henri St. Jacques
Ottawa
Oliva Dionne
St. Jacques
Dionne
Percy D. Wilson
J. A Valin
North Bay
Top Centre
Lower Centre
Dafoe
Weekly Garden Graph: Feeding Shrubs in Spring and Fall
Dean Halliday explains shrub feeding methods. In spring fertiliser is applied in a circle around the shrub then worked into the soil. in fall a round feeding is given. Rhododendrons and azaleas require mulch year round to protect surface roots and prevent drying.
Hints on Fashions by Lisbeth
Quaint black Brock favorite features Betty Purness in a black taffeta gown with velvet trim. Dress has square neck high waist and patted sleeves, nose veil with sequins, cerise Mower bonnet, and multicolored beads. Bright hose and three new hosiery tones complete the look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lous
Betty Purness
Local Medical and Legal Services Directory
A dense listing of doctors dentists lawyers and veterinarians in Acton and area. Includes Dr J A McNiven Dr E J Nelson Dr W G Cullen and others with office hours addresses and telephone numbers. Legal figures C F Leatherland Kenneth M Langdon and others listed with offices in Acton Georgetown and surrounding streets.
Timetables Nadian National Railways at Acton
Daily schedules show Going East and Going West services with times listed for weekdays and Sundays. The notice includes specific departures from Acton and Georgetown with standard time references and a flyer note for a top event in Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nadian National Railways
Acton
Oiu Atingatop
Georgetown
Gray Coach Lines Schedules Adjust for Holidays
Public notice outlines eastbound and westbound departures with fractional times and codes. Through service to London continues daily except holidays, with certain exceptions for Sundays and holidays. Subscriptions available at The Free Press Office for all magazines and periodicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sun
Free Press Office
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. P. Caldwell
Betty Barclay
Almple
Chronicles of
Bervio
Elkram
Harold Wiles
Dean Halliday
Central Press Canadian
Sreancrzer
Fasshons
Lisbeth
Aissle
Rambo
Sunshine
Betty Furn
Business Directory
J. A. McNiven
Bower Avenue and
Main Street
E. J. Nelson
WM. G. Cullen
Houra
Bamerge
Wilbur
Mill Street
C. F. Leatherland
Acton Estates
Phanss
H. N. Farmer
Kenneth M. Langdon
Notary Public Offices
Acton Georetown
T. Beynick’sa
A. J. Buchanan
Letahman
P. W. Pearen
D.D. S
Lymon Block
Mill Breet
Acton Rockwood
B. D. Young, V.S
B.v.sc
Brookville
Milton
F. G. Oakes, V.S
Knox Avenvs
General Insurance
Fidelity Bonds
Ocean Steamship Tickets
F. L. Wright
Cooper Block
Phobes
Hesld
Gray Coach Lines
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