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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 03, 1940
Page
5
Unusual honey recipes popular in homes include Honey Oatmeal Muffins and a Honey Pear and Cream Cheese Salad. Muffins use oats milk honey walnuts and baking powder with eggs, baked thirty minutes yielding about 36 muffins. The salad pairs canned pears with walnuts and honey cream cheese rosettes for garnish.
Children enjoy crisp easy cookies with condensed milk and pantry staples. Recipes include Magic Crumb Cookies with coconut or nuts and graham crumbs and Ginger Cookies with molasses and ginger, both baked about 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
The piece traces how the humble press started with Stephen Daye and grew into a vital modern force. It argues textbooks and newspapers educate nations, illuminate truth over false doctrines, support commerce through printed catalogs, and propel scientific advancement by disseminating accumulated knowledge.
A homage to the local weekly editor who chronicles a life from birth to death. The piece praises how the Home Town Editor publicizes every milestone from birth announcements to engagements, achievements, illnesses, and funerals, shaping a community record.
The article extols the local newspaper as a household necessity and public institution, vital for informing citizens and supporting democracy. It highlights the paper's role as the mirror of the community, its duty to report accurately and impartially, and the importance of Newspaper Week in raising public awareness of press responsibilities.
A columnist describes a busy week collecting for the Red Cross in her district, noting generous gifts and meals along the way. She recalls a church gathering with Miss Ethel Chapman praising books and country life, and comments on Standard Time versus Daylight Saving Time.
The Calgary Herald greeted the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association delegates noting weekly papers serve communities with aggressive editors and close reader contact. It emphasizes modernization and the crucial role of weeklies in Alberta and Canada, praising editors for leadership and service.
The National Research Council of Canada mobilizes for total war, shifting over 80 percent of its work to war-related projects. It supports the Department of Munitions and Supply, operates wind tunnels and engine test facilities, and advances aerodynamics, metrology, chemistry, and inertial testing to aid munitions, aircraft, and naval craft.
Two men speak and one seems bored. the other is Brown. The line hints at Brown’s habit of boring company.
The speaker notes multiple wartime activities demand electricity and urges daily conservation. He remarks on the splendid weather, calling it a bright sign of renewed vigor. The casual tone highlights daily life and morale during challenging times.
A neutral observer defense of the Royal Air Force argues Britain has gained a crucial morale edge and halts German invasion plans. The piece notes German losses and doubts Berlin’s capability to mount an early invasion, while praising Allied air power and pilot strength.
An advertisement extols Newspaper Advertising as Canada’s cheapest salesman, claiming it talks to people at home, when receptive, delivering trusted messages and broad goodwill while outshining many full time workers. It stresses affordable, effective promotion.
The piece argues that intelligent advertising shapes success for both business and personal reputation. It criticizes wandering aimlessly through the woods and notes failures stem from lack of proper publicity, while a great artist needs propagand a to gain attention.
Ontario residents flock to Quebec City to enjoy close yet distinct neighborly ties. The voyage reveals French language scenes and Normandy style architecture from Chateau Frontenac to Parliament Hill. Good roads linkOntario and Quebec farms with age old farmyards and summer recreation shaping cross provincial holiday plans.
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