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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 05, 1933
Page
12
A nostalgic poem by Alma Péndexter Hayden urges absent loved ones to return home for Thanksgiving. It envisions voices across the land promising reunion, with lines appealing to wearied soldiers and families from the South to the North and every distant shore.
Celebrated old favorite pumpkin pie is paired with two special Thanksgiving dishes spicy cranberry jelly and a soft pumpkin filling. Also offered are two jellied salads Date and Celery Salad and a carrot pea mold with mayonnaise garnish. A Cumberland sauce for duck rounds out the culinary hints with citrus flavors and horseradish.
Aberdeen University psychology lecturer Rex Knight described a cat tests where a cat learned to pull a stirrup to obtain milk from a box. When the stirrup’s position changed the cat clawed the air, showing limited generalization of the task.
A humorous exchange contrasts a wife claiming women can earn high salaries with a husband questioning when she married. The dialogue highlights shifting views on women’s professional capabilities and marriage expectations.
Experiments at Rothamsted England the oldest agricultural station show that most commercial seed mixtures fail after two to four years as botanical composition becomes similar. Rye grass and wild white clover dominate with few other species surviving while perennials and grasses respond variably to phosphorus and potash dressings.
A vicar near his vicarage orchard fears troops camped nearby will take apples. He posts a card asking to spare fruit for a Harvest Festival. Soldiers strip the trees and the card is reversed to claim all 45 apples were gathered before winter.
The piece argues young people should seek joy now in present tasks and daily chores rather than delaying happiness until after schooling or employment. It notes some never enjoy themselves due to early gloom and urges finding pleasure in simple duties from washing dishes to balancing books. It references Mother Graves Worm Eliminator as relieving children.
The piece warns that some dwell on youthful faults and past embarrassments, hindering happiness. It urges forgiving others and oneself, making amends where possible, and avoiding a morbid fixation on mistakes to live tolerably without perpetual guilt.
A brief piece argues prosperity rests on free money circulation. It suggests individuals boost prosperity by giving Acton Business the First Opportunity to use the dollars they control.
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