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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 11, 1945
Page
3
A vintage cooking roundup offers roasting tips for a 14 lb turkey and a variety of side dishes. It includes instructions on dressing, timing, and basting, plus recipes for relish, potatoes, onions, pumpkin pie, stuffing, and adjunct notes on meringues and desserts.
In a lighthearted account, a partner returns home from the hospital after a long absence. The writer describes daily routines, weather, and the tedium of hospital life including doctors, nurses, meals, and patient care. The piece blends humor with reflections on illness and recovery, noting the strain on patients and staff.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture offers a free publication titled A Practical Root Cellar. It provides farm root cellar plans with ground floor side and front elevations and details on labour, location, humidity and ventilation. Copies can be obtained by writing to the Dominion Department of Agriculture in Ottawa.
Quebec farmers will soon have the opportunity to purchase surplus army four wheel drive trucks through the Quebec Council of Farm Forums, announced by Council Secretary R Alex Sim.
Charolttetown CP report says regular air shipments of fresh fish from Prince Edward Island could begin within weeks if plans by three former RCAF members proceed. They aim for 20 round trips monthly.
A new wax emulsion is advertised to waterproof summer clothing and household fabrics without compromising porosity. It claims to repel water on items like dresses, play clothes, hats, and even shoes, while remaining stain resistant and breathable through careful application.
Precise steps describe gathering honey from beehives using bee escapes and supers placed to control bee movement. Maintain bee-proof honey house, uncap with hot knife, steam for ease, and extract slowly then finish with gravity straining to preserve combs for early spring.
In Worcester, England, grey squirrels said to have arrived from North America have become the chief vandals in the Forest of Dean. They raid stores and poultry, enter houses, frighten residents, and deface gardens. Officials call for a nationwide offensive, offering ninepence per tail for capture and field shooting parties with cartridges provided.
Saskatchewan officials outline a postwar painting program to brighten rural buildings. The Rural Housing Committee estimates thousands of farm structures need paint and a War Assets funded fleet of three surplus painting units will be deployed to marshal crews of three to five men. Aimed at restoring color across wheat lands, the plan anticipates four crews to cover farms in the county as trucks become available.
Sanitation is a key factor in successful poultry production. The article from Nappan discusses cleaning laying houses in August or September, removing old litter, feeding adjustments, and thorough washing with hot water and lye to prevent disease. It emphasizes aeration, proper equipment, and safe use of lye solutions for winter quarters to improve health and reduce losses.
Fragmentary report describes improvised causeway at Kilowall Gubney Mainland used to move supplies for an ongoing conflict. Mentions four main landing points Gilpa Mola Hattay South Ttanaldahay and Mandelsaland and a planned network to support logistics. Notes weather delays and a large crowd at a stand and enclosure described in obscure terms.
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