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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 22, 1931
Page
6
Poem fragment seeking nonmaterial gifts from loved ones in times of need. Emphasizes steadfast love loyalty courage faith and kindness over material wealth. Attributed to Douglas Mullock with imperfect phrasing and stray lines.
Betty Barclay presents two cake recipes and a chocolate ice cream mix. Genosee Cake and Madeina Cake use special cake flour, butter, sugar, eggs, and lemon extract with baking powder. bake in greased pans at 360 to 950 degrees F for about 50 minutes to an hour. Chocolate ice cream blends junket tablets, chocolate, sugar, milk, cream, and vanilla to a smooth warm mix then cools and freezes.
Recipe fragment for an orange cherry gelatin salad serving 6 to 8, with whipped cream, mayonnaise, orange sections, maraschino or candied fruits. Instructions include dissolving gelatin, folding in ingredients, chilling in mold or tray, and garnishing with lettuce hearts. Also a lemon cream filling for a three layer cake with sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, rind, and butter.
The narrator, visiting Milton with Mary, uncovers a box of relics tied to a 1856 Presbyterian Church foundation in Milton. Articles include church plans, a prohibition-era building timeline, a 1855–60 committee roster, a ground ceremony date, and a 1950 almanac's glimpse into local history.
An advertisement touts Dr. J. D. Kellogg with a remedy called Asthma Haan edy for lasting asthma relief. It claims deep penetration to the chronical passages and permanent benefit, promoting inhaled forms as equally effective.
Josiah Gramp the economist narrates a parliamen tary donor story about twins and a family, revealing a child pair misidentified as twins. The woman corrects the observer that the two children are actually triplets. The exchange ends with a humorous remark about being indoors.
A dated Halloween menu fragment describes baked treats and drinks with whimsical instructions. It lists recipes involving orange flavors and marshmallows, goblin faces on cookies, and a Mount Vernon apple tart method attributed to Martha Washington, ending with instructions to bake and glaze for festive effect.
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