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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 09, 1941
Page
11
The Dominion Department of Agriculture offers recipes to use fresh Canadian fruits before the season ends. Peach butter, pear butter, medley fruit conserve, damson plum jam, harvest jelly, and ginger pears are outlined with steps on washing, cooking, curing, and sealing in sterilized containers to prevent waste.
Fire Prevention Week emphasizes home safety with inspections of heating lighting equipment chimneys and pipes. Secure fuse cabinets keep drop cords insulated matches away from children and regular fire drills by local firemen are urged as part of year round prevention.
A story from the East Coast tells of a ship that sank at sea and a lone lifeboat spotted four days later. A cork floated amid the waves as rescuers towed the battered boat to harbor. Upon beaching, a black cat jumped ashore unharmed and awake.
Ottawa report notes Canada produced about 5,084,379 ounces of gold in 1939, an all time high, placing it second to South Africa among world gold producers. The preliminary statistics reflect Canada's strong mining sector and global position.
Ottawa report from the Agricultural Supplies Board warns against cooling milk by placing cans in snowbanks, urging immediate cooling after drawing to prevent bacterial growth and spoilage. It explains heat transfer limits and recommends using insulated tanks with water for faster cooling.
State officials warn that disease control is key to profitable egg production. Avoid overcrowding with 3.5 to 4 square feet per bird and keep pullets separate. Clean poultry houses in autumn, scrub pens and walls with hot water, then whitewash with disinfectant to create sanitary quarters. Broken harvest weather is a good time for tasks.
Pretoria dispatch notes an unusually early spring with the normally dry veld covered in verdure. The CP report describes a warmer season with plants sprouting ahead of typical timing.
A letter discusses how English cooking emphasizes meat and simple, hearty dishes, contrasts it with American and Canadian habits, and argues for simplified living and rationing. It urges using home-grown food, reduced waste, and practical domestic tasks to cope with wartime shortages and rising costs.
Manitoba beet crop grows to maturity with unofficial forecasts showing yields about 30 percent higher than last summer. About 15 000 acres were planted to beets, 1 200 farmers involved, and 100 000 tons harvested last year. An expected 25 000 000 pounds of sugar from this crop supports war needs and adds local employment.
The Department of Mines and Resources reports a productive elderdown breeding season along the Gulf of St Lawrence northern shore. Elderdown is valued as a high class incubating material for comforters quilts coats and other domestic goods, boosting the local industry.
Toronto's Mrs Roy McLenahan and Montreal's Miss Olive Hibbards organize Hostess House for soldiers families. They operate lounges libraries and a canteen while assisting with lodging weddings and letters, providing home life support at a major camp.
Fragmentary lines describe civilians enduring conflict from within their own homes. The text suggests people live under threat, maintaining possession of shelter only through divine grace and the soldiers fighting beyond their doors.
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