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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 19, 1932
Page
6
The text laments mischief and worry spreading wherever one goes. It contrasts rash pursuit of danger with choosing contentment, warning that trouble comes to all but lasts briefly if one seeks peace and steadiness. It hints at seeking connections in daily life to offset fear.
Betty Barclay offers recipes for cocoanut blancmange orange biscuits and two types of cookies. Instructions cover mixing, double boiler cooking, folding in egg whites, and baking times for serving with lemon sauce or as tea treats, with notes on yields and presentation.
Mary Lloyd, a night operator at Noel Exchange, warns townsfolk as a flood threatens River John. Her alert saves Dawson's Limited shipment aboard the Black Skull, prompting president Charles Dawson to hire her for home spun design work.
Slats records a week of notes from Friday through Thursday with personal musings about a new girl, legal trouble for Lem Hunt, a talk about job prospects, and a dentist warning about kissing. The passage ends with an advertisement for Dr Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy claiming relief and testimonials.
The Entomological Branch Ottawa releases control methods for gladiolus thrips injuring over a million blooms since 1932. Recommended are pre planting corm treatments by fumigation or dipping using corrosive sublimate or hot water baths to kill all thrips stages.
A dialogue shows a father explaining the term chauf feur as the driver of a motor car. The son recalls a different label used for the driver involved in a recent incident, reflecting confusion over the term and a past event.
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