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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 18, 1945
Page
3
Woman’s page features apple based salads and desserts with celery, nuts, and mayonnaise. Includes Apple and Salmon Salad recipe and a Q&A section with Green Tomato Pickles Chutney Sauce Macaroni Mousse. Contains detailed ingredient lists and method steps for each dish.
An article notes that star appeal may hinge on personality rather than looks and outlines types such as Katherine Hepburn’s independe nt intelligence and Garson’s feminine charm. It advises matching one's personality to a desirable partner type and developing those traits while warning against overreliance on appearance. A Wartime Prices and Trade Board announcement states travel and troop return volumes may fall in November as conventions plan ahead.
The speaker laments general woes from taxes to home repairs and high living costs. He notes friends buying farms for security but admits his family never acquired land, finding some consolation in not owning a farm amid ongoing world turmoil.
The Prices Beard backs meatless Tuesday on St Andrew's Day despite petitions. A Hamilton man from Clappison's Corners fired at a flock of starlings, dropping 31 birds with a shotgun, illustrating tensions over meatless days and local reactions.
The writer recalls thinning crops after a wet spell and worries over red clover, while noting a busy threshing meal and a promotion of a partner. They describe unsettled days, mice in the house, and the humor of old traps as they plan to reduce rodent intrusions tonight.
A fisherman named Douglas Baker sailed out with 100 fathoms of mooring cable and a buoy. He was away for several hours before finding his exhausted catch at his own slipway with the line and buoy beside it.
The article outlines that Vitamin A deficiency in rapidly growing hogs causes paralysis and neurological symptoms. It notes that feeding vitamin rich green alfalfa or fish oil prevents these issues, improves market readiness, and increases pig resilience. Prince Rupert also pursues a naval base, with the city council urging a naval reserve division.
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