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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 02, 1930
Page
5
A Vermont tale recounts a housewife who reaches her limit of patience after a cuckoo clock spurs humor. A farmer and wife in Montpelier admire a clock, the wife protests buying it despite the urge to replace their worn-out home clock with peacocks, ducks, and geese to care for.
Social notes show visits and gatherings among residents and visitors. Nellie Hall of Toronto spent the weekend at home. Duncan McTavish and relatives visited Toronto. Dr W G O Kenney returned from Port Colborne for holidays. various families hosted and visited in Acton, Toronto, Georgetown, Guelph, Hamilton, Peterborough, and Calgary.
While removing a tree stump at J M Taylor's Cork Street home, iron lever snapped back and struck James Kelman and David Motherwell of Taylor Forbes Company. Kelman, with a broken spine, and Motherwell, with two broken ribs, are hospitalized or homebound. Kelman shows initial improvement.
The Henter title went to Guiles with Patrol Leader Margaret Chalment as winner and May Bruce took the Junior Championship. A weekly meeting was canceled for County Field Day at Oakville and will resume next Wednesday at 7:90 at the Guide Hall. Rangers held an executive meeting at the Captain’s home to plan the season and set a future gathering at the Captain’s in the evening. An old city official known to many is noted by the Philadelphia Leader for his odd jobs at various homes. A reader notes Tule cannot read writing, only reading, sparking humor over literacy.
Immense stock of jellies and marmalades dwindles before preservation time. Housewives rush to restock, crafting citrus marmalades, apple jellies, and carrot marmalade to warm homes in winter. Simple recipes include apple jelly, carrot marmalade, orange cinnamon pickles, and prune jam with steps and ingredients.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture offers guidance on plowing timing. For weedy land plow early in summer at one week intervals, then cultivate. prepare sod land for spring sowing with summer plowing. Spring plowing delays can harm yields, so plow in fall or spring for crops like corn and roots.
Readable results from the John Nicol tournament show J Stowles and J Wilson as winners with gob or shoes awards. Runners up and other names listed include John Precious, W J Patterson, Anderson Coxon, and Jack Wilson with several byes noted.
A man in Manchester who enjoyed practical jokes sent a telegram to a London friend claiming good health. About a week later he received an express package with heavy charges and a message warning about the joke. The incident led to legal trouble for the jokester.
Summer field trials tested two fertilizer types on alfalfa. Full NPK fertilizer outperformed phosphoric and potash only, with gains up to 4,059 lb per acre in tests and 1,001 lb per acre for another mix. Spring application with rain improved results versus broadcast applications. Findings highlight nutrient balance and manure value for dairymen and mixed farms.
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