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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 12, 1939
Page
13
Betty Barclay shares a grape spread guide for women detailing Concord grape jelly and butter recipes. Steps include washing and crushing grapes, extracting juice, and cooking with sugar and bottled fruit pectin to yield about 11 glasses of jelly and 11 glasses of butter.
Since July 1 1939 new legal weights govern potatoes packed in cotton jute or mesh bags for sale in Canada and the United States. Legal bag weights include 100 50 25 and 15 pounds for bags. paper bags use 10 and 13 pounds. The 80 and 90 pound bags were abolished aiding fair dealing and uniform business. tags must show grower or packer name and weight and grade.
Gasoline misuse sparked 1 052 fires in 1938 causing over 600000 in damage and 36 lives lost. The piece urges safer handling including avoiding gasoline in homes, using approved cans, avoiding flames, and proper ventilation to prevent explosions and injuries.
Gwendoline P Clarke writes about garden harvests during a dry spell, detailing fresh green peas and a pear harvest. She muses on sugar shortages at war, offers pantry tips with pineapple to citron, warns against saccharine, reflects on the wartime mood, and notes Thanksgiving in Canada with weather interrupting plans for an autumn outing.
A columnist reflects on how history repeats itself from Napoleonic propaganda to modern war, noting the value of tea breaks and housing in wartime productivity. The piece urges readers to take personal responsibility to ensure favorable historical outcomes for England and its allies.
This week presents an old-fashioned hostess gown in dull finish satin in mauve. The slim bodice is a buttoned sheath with purple bows down the front and a back bustle-like tiered train. Purple geometric banding and wrist trim add style.
In a brief exchange, Mike tells a girl his honest thoughts about her, and she responds with a warm confession. Haroki notes the moment, highlighting the risk and reward of candor in affection.
In a clipped exchange the boss warns Pidd that efficiency must improve. Stew Pidd, the office cut-up, defends himself by insisting someone else must handle the workload. The anecdote captures office humor and tension over productivity.
A child asks why Bobby took Tommy Smith’s new ball. Bobby replies he plans to deceive the Secretary of the Navy when he becomes President of the United States. The dialog shows a playful, boastsome moment among youngsters.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a tense exchange about ink, expense, and a distressed mother. The odd lines mention petrol, a car hall, and a character asking to be put in a quart of petrol and air, suggesting a dramatic or surreal moment.
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