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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 26, 1949
Page
3
A home kitchen note shares several rhubarb based desserts and preserves. It lists Cocoa Shortcake Pudding Scalloped Rhubarb Rhubarb Tapioca Orange Biscuit Rhubarb Jam and a Rhubarb Juice recipe with ingredients and basic directions.
A report highlights high baby pig mortality and urges strict sanitation before farrowing. It recommends washing pens with boiling water and a lye solution, careful sow preparation, warm bedding, and constant supervision. The text also notes feeding guidance and iron supplementation. A separate item covers rental housing shortages in Canada, with Montreal and Toronto facing tenant evictions under federal rules, and Newfoundland's population compared to Greater Vancouver.
The entry narrates a brief spell of rapid plant growth after a shower, followed by a cooler spell. It describes cows and calves, feeding routines, and calves wandering to their mothers. It notes holiday mail delays and farm routines, with emphasis on weather, pasture, and farmwork logistics.
The Financial Post warns against state trading as in budget remarks by Finance Minister Abbott. It notes surplus wheat rubber and lumber swaps would fail in practice as producers may lack demand for such exchanges. It argues only dictatorial regimes could impose such regimentation and cites Canadian aversion to forced consumption.
A fragment notes Harbare Allen associated with Uw long running hit parade ballad pompiritied and referenced in Yeyns Diary. The text is sparse, but it points to a musical item and a diary mention without clear event details.
A public auction will be held at Lot 1d. Con 5 Nelson township about 1 mile west of Milton on Thursday at One oclock. The sale lists dairy cattle including Golden Favorite, Cluny Castle, Crystal Mountain stock, pedigrees, 4 registered heifers, Jersey, Ayrshire, and Holstein cattle, plus horses, farm implements, machinery, and household items. Terms are cash with settlements to be made the day of sale. prospectors urged to attend to reserve items as the proprietor has sold his farm.
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