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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 21, 1926
Page
11
A fragment from The Acton Free Press presents a poem titled The Country Road by Alix Thorn. The verses describe a cheerful rural road, meadows, streams, and a peaceful journey from dawn to night as imagery of nature and leisure.
A long reading chronicles Acton life from closure of the old Commons to its new use as recreation grounds. It notes deaths, council makeup, hospital fund drives, and local events from a Glasgow era to present, naming Hibbert, Sunflower Homes, and the Acton Band.
A. E. W. Birch of the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa explains best practices for honey storage. Keep extracted honey dry, warm and tightly sealed. avoid moisture and ants. For comb honey ensure good air circulation and avoid damp cellars. test storage with salt and use gentle melting for granulated honey.
An improved diet increases consumption and profits by conditioning table poultry before killing. Crate feeding with a wide carbohydrate rich ration raises flesh quality and weight, while milk in the ration yields better gains, as shown in experiments at Kapuskasing and Central Experimental Farm. Home grown seeds help where corn is scarce, but corn with milk remains most efficient. George Robertson, Asst. Dominion Poultry Husbandman.
A Yorkshire Post note describes a parish Christmas entertainment at the workhouse end with a male performer dressed as Father Christmas. A stray exchange about the performance leads to unease, suggesting some townsfolk doubt the appropriateness or enjoyment of the holiday spectacle.
A plain light jumper frock blends sport and fashion in a new cut with a slash neck and soft linen. It showcases tucks, slim sleeves, distinctive cuffs and pockets. medium size uses 4 yards of linen at 36 inches.
An American Fund for French relief report tells of a French sentry who, trapped by fog and gas, is saved by his dog. The dog warns of approaching gas and leads to a counterattack, and both are honored as the general decorates the sentry with the Croix de Guerre and the dog with a military citation.
A foreman on a railway section finds a laborer asleep against a fence and scolds him in a mix of pidgin and mock concern. He warns that the man has a job, but when he wakes he will be out of work.
Cure claims say internal remedy removes pile pain from blood congestion in the lower bowl. Dr Leonhardt's Hem Rold tablet offered as harmless with a money back guarantee.
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