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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 24, 1932
Page
12
Household feature with two gold desserts orange junket with apple whip and ginger pudding plus orange toast and biscuits. Includes instructions for junket tablets, milk, sugar, lemon flavoring and whipped cream. Also provides two baking powder biscuit recipes and orange toast method.
In a nostalgic column the writer muses on winter weather lore and modern forecasts, recalls Acton municipal politics of the 1880s and 1890s, and urges voters to choose candidates with judgment and integrity for the 1932 elections. He reflects on the town hall project, nomination meetings, and civic memory.
An enumerator asks a housewife about her husband’s vocation and learns he is a vegetarian who sells vegetables. The exchange reveals the humor and social nuance of the time as the question shifts from a general search to a concrete livelihood. The brief vignette captures urban life and occupational labeling through a light, period voice.
A high church figure holidaying in Spain drew a mushroom and cow on the back of a menu after a breakfast binge. Lacking Spanish, he got a bullfight ticket in moments, following a remembered drawing from school prize humor.
An advertisement claims nearly all children suffer from worms and urges use of Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as an excellent remedy to spare them suffering. The copy emphasizes widespread infestation and a simple treatment option for families.
The Canadian Department of Mines foresees rock wool manufacturing in Ontario tied to dolomite deposits in the Niagara Peninsula. Surveys show suitable argillaceous, self fluxing deposits as raw material while rock wool, similar to slag wool but sulfur free, supplies high insulating value across temperatures up to 1000 degrees Fahrenheit for building insulation, piping coverings, stoves, furnaces, and acoustic tiles.
Claims against the estate of Edwin Atkinson who died around March 18 1932 must be sent to The Trusts and Guarantee Company Limited Toronto or to solicitor Kenneth M Langdon Georgetown and Acton by December 1 1932. Required are names addresses full particulars and nature of securities if any verified by statutory declaration. After December 1 1932 assets will be distributed to entitled parties with notice of remaining claims only.
A humorous exchange shows Mrs Jones recalling her husband seeming drunk and misplacing the bed. Mrs Helms asks for clarification as Mrs Jones describes him entering and leaping into a bed that was not there. The brief cartoonish dialogue highlights domestic vanity and misperception.
Shawnee editor argues small town merchants must embrace advertising or fall behind. He cites failing firms as evidence that non-advertisers crash first and urges business owners to expand stock and news coverage to stay competitive. He emphasizes a newspaper reflects the town and a merchant’s progress.
The article discusses how low pork prices crowd hogs to market, lowering overall values and squeezing profits. It cites experiments by the Dominion Experimental Farm in Nappan Nova Scotia comparing feeds like barley and fishmeal, noting home feeds can match imported options and that proper type and uniform finish warrant premiums in the bacon market.
Tom shares secrets of his past. Marcy asks for impressions and Tom says he was awfully disappointed by them. The dialogue hints at unresolved issues between the two characters.
A fevered orator in Hyde Park riffs on Dawin and species. A tall man and his short companion loom at the crowd edge unable to reach the speaker. The small man asks what he speaks of and the other shrugs saying it is about eating fruit, oranges and peaches.
Canada offers extensive winter sport opportunities across provinces including hockey and curling in Maritime regions, skiing in Quebec and Ontario, and Banff in Alberta. Ottawa, Toronto bays, and Lake Ontario shorelines provide ice yachting and scenic trails while hotels stay open year round for visitors.
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