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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 30, 1940
Page
5
The May menu calendar from sunny Thewatt features two pineapple dessert ideas for warm weather. Pineapple gems use canned pineapple with strawberries, plus Pineapple pudding and a lemon cream cheese mold. Recipes include Lemon Curd or Cheese, Lemon Ginger Flip, Golden Gate Punch, Lemon Fizz, and Lemon Float, with serving suggestions and yields.
A Prague dispatch reports rising restrictions on Czech commerce and daily life as Germanization intensifies. Authorities enforce rationing and export limits, seize Czech firms, and order Czech shops to vacate Vaclavske Namesti within six months for German businesses, amid evacuations near Prague and broader cultural suppression.
Two new sweaters offer summer ready style. One is heavy knit with a bold cable border in bright red on one side and navy on the other. The second is a light weight wool sweater in white with appliqued circles in fine white wool.
Ontario experts advise using iron sulphate to kill dandelions and reseed quickly. Cut new growth below the crown, reseed after spraying, and maintain a thick sod. Iron sulphate can injure grass briefly but rarely causes lasting damage. apply at about one third pint per gallon of water and avoid treating entire lawns if clover is present.
A fragment shows a man borrowing a roller and debating who owns it. He suggests informing neighbors the Joneses will know its location, but another speaker clarifies it isn’t theirs and isn’t from the Harries. The exchange ends with proposing to tell the Robinsons.
In a reflective piece, a farm community writer urges women to allocate daily time to war work, sewing and knitting for Red Cross refugees, while balancing farm duties. The author argues willpower matters as much as time, noting many women already contribute despite busy schedules.
The Dominion horticultural societies appeal to Canadians to protect wildflowers and avoid destructive picking. Some species like trilliums and bulbs require untouched foliage and roots to mature for next season, while violets and Hepaticas may be picked sparingly with care for the plant's health.
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