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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 20, 1937
Page
14
May 21 1917 Snowstorm Noted In Free Press
Twenty years ago the Free Press records a brief May 21 snowstorm. Updates include Harry McIntosh buying Husband's Eden Mill business, Pte Austin Cutting on leave, Pte Thos Bennett returning to trenches after recovery, Denny and Cordiner constructing a brick home for Arthur Swackhammer, and the Moore family mourning son John reported killed in action May 5. Also, Hassard marriage in Acton, Gunton Morris nuptials in Toronto, and Goodeve death at Fort William aged six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry McIntoch
N. P. Melain
Husband
Eden Milla
Austin Cutting
Hamilton
Thos. Bennett
France
Mesars
Denny and
Cordiner
Arthur Swackhamer
Esquesing
Erin
Mgr
N. I. Moore
John
Moore
Mahhied Gunton-Morris
Hope Methodist Church
Toronto
A. Terryberry
Victor Gunton
Thos Gunton
Acton
Katie
Thos Morris
Goodeve
Fort William
Ontario
Walter Lyle
Chas
A. Goodeve
Rhubarb Uses and Simple Ways to Prepare Canada Grown Rhubarb
Rhubarb, now available in Canada, can be used in many household dishes. It flavors puddings, tarts, sherbets, gelatine, shortcakes, and juices make cooling drinks. Suggested methods include quick stewing, sauce, or layered baking with sugar and butter. An apple and rhubarb jelly recipe combines rhubarb juice with apples and sugar, then pures and seals for canning.
Mapping Canada's vast lands through aerial photography since 1922
The article notes that since 1922 Canada has mapped 491000 square miles via aerial photography, with about 700000 air photographs detailing nearly as many square miles. It highlights benefits for northern road planning, mining access, and cost reductions from new imaging tech at the Canadian Governmental Research Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
Manitoba
Canadian Governmentational Research Council
Ate
Coronation Bus Strike Sparks British Spirit Observations
A reader reflects on how a bus strike during the Coronation showcased British resilience. The piece compares transportation options, notes tram and bus systems in London, and honors the King’s overcoming a speech impediment. It closes with farm notes from Ginger Farm and endearing anecdotes about hens and piglets.
French Composer Tours U S Languages Spark Language Mixup
A famous French composer toured the United States visiting an eastern university and met a professor at the station. The professor, knowing only one French phrase, blurted a garbled greeting that the composer misinterpreted, leading to a humorous language mix up about pate and Rosbiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Imush
Dinner Conversation With a Famous Surgeon
A deaf woman sits beside a renowned surgeon at a social dinner and cannot think of a topic. She asks whether to address him as Dr. Dobbs or Mr. Dobbs. He replies he will answer to anything, while privately thinking he is an old fool. The exchange ends with a lighthearted heightening of social miscommunication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecon
Eirth
Commonwealth of Nations
Ginger Farm
Dr. Dobbs
Mr. Dobbs
Orm
Off quay a quartet singer sinks during waterfront harmony
A quartet of longshoremen sang on the water front when the tenor fell from the dock into the bay. The incident went unnoticed by the leader until the basso cried out that someone was off key and off quay, prompting concern for the missing singer.
A Gentleman Takes His Own Life in Odd Manner
A man attempted suicide by hanging but found the rope around his neck choking him. A friend found him standing with a rope tied and asked his intent, prompting an odd exchange about the rope’s placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mie
Tar Ring Guard Asks Why Tar Keeps Ants From Crawling
A young girl watches natives paint tar rings around her family’s fruit trees to deter ants. Later she asks her mother what will stop them from crawling up his other arm, reflecting curiosity about the tar’s purpose and protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amele
Perry Henderson Faces Mortgage Scandal After Victory
Perry Henderson wins a race but learns his victory triggers a family mortgage issue. Robert Bergman’s joking boasts reveal a villager risk, as the bank demands principal payments or Perry must leave college. The alderman orders Perry to finish his degree while the bank’s pressure unsettles all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Famillar
Robert Hnderson
Perry
Robert
Hobert
Wergman
Henderson
Vergman
Bergman
Dad
Perry Till
Tergman
Old Man
Mr. Henderson
the Commons
Reminder Turns Song Into Rent Joke
A playful exchange has a father scolding Annie for singing about Falling Dew while her mother jokes the tune reminds her of rent. The light dialogue captures a domestic moment with a humorous edge.
Feeding the Travelling Public on Canadian Trains
A Canadian National Railways study shows beef as the top dining car dish with over 65 tons eaten last year followed by chicken. Vegetables like potatoes led with 222 tons, lettuce heads around 60 000, apples about 55 000, and citrus including lemons over 50 000. Milk and cream consumption totaled 130 000 quarts, bread 146 000 loaves, 700 000 rolls, with butter 28 tons and cheese 1 000 pounds among other dairy products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian National Railways
What Cour, NE Do What Next In Quarrel Squeak Under Bed
A fragment shows a dialogue about a dispute and a squeaking sound beneath a bed. The text hints at a request to leave the area and emphasizes tension between speakers. No clear events, dates, or identities are provided.
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