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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 28, 1937
Page
12
The article presents cold salads in moulds and aspic style, plus a cottage cheese and carrot salad, with detailed ingredients and directions. It also lists kitchen terms and definitions, explaining phrases like a la broche and julienne, to help readers decode a cook book language.
Central Prem presents a simple black frock echoing the keynote of elegance. Inspired by Sara Pennoyer’s Polly Tucker, the design suits a heroine who makes fashion her career. Features include a waistline aleok, wide suede belt, and a high neckline with short sleeves. Available in wool or acetate crepe in several color combos.
A Ginger Farm chronicle reflects on stock market effects on farming profits, weather impact on markets, and community tales. It notes pigs fattened for market stayed longer due to rain, delaying shipment and reducing price, and shares anecdotes about farming finances, gossip, and a missing boy during holidays.
A Garden-Graph suggests planting early blooming tulips with late blooming Darwin Breeder or Cottage types to extend bloom from April into May. Early singles reach 10 to 14 inches, with doubles shorter and less vivid but longer lasting.
A public safety note argues most fatal crashes occur when drivers go straight ahead. It cites 628 fatal crashes last year with 621 cars traveling straight and 20 other incidents. The report urges safer driving and smarter behavior to eliminate highway deaths.
A vintage guide outlines a Hallowe'en supper table with gold accents and a centerpiece of glowing Jack-o'-lantern. Crepe paper favors in yellow black and red set the mood while orange pumpkin blossom shades provide lighting. Black paper witches brooms owls decorate place cards baskets and invitations.
The hostess may wear a witch costume in black yellow and red to boost the festive mood. Rooms should feature harvest trophies as decorations with pumpkins apples grain stalks and autumn leaves. Create accents with crepe paper in yellow and red and use jack o lanterns carved from squashes turnips cucumbers and apples beside pumpkins for a striking display.
The article outlines playful fortune telling games at a fete including water tub apple bobbing with hidden rings thimbles buttons and coins signaling future marriages wealth or fame. Matrimony pans plus reading signs for boys and girls and a darkened room whisper the names of future spouses.
The text explains that breaking a grain of sand repeatedly leads to a smallest indivisible unit called a molecule. It notes that early speculation in the fifteenth century held molecules to be incomparably small, and reflects that scientists of a century ago likely underestimated their true minuteness.
The piece describes a Dorothy Couteaur designed costume with Scotch thistles as inspiration and browns from head to toe. It notes lipstick and nail tones in thistle and clover polishes, a surplice cut, brown felt grenadier hat, and floral details like tulip wistaria and clover to accessorize for day and evening wear.
Dr J A McNiven attends court work promptly. Listings show Kenneth M Landson Barrister and Notary Public with offices in Acton Georgetown and Georgetown. Veterinary surgeon B D Young V S D V Sc with offices in Brookville Ontario funding Milton 148r4 and hours listed.
A timetable note lists daily eastbound departures from Acton with Sunday only services. Times include 7 00 am 9 40 am 6 26 pm and 7 pm on Sundays with additional Sunday only services at 6 48 am 2 28 am and 1 07 pm 12 38 am 11 33 pm.
Fragmentary timetable notes for Gray Coach Lines show eastbound and westbound times with several entries such as 6.51 pm 3.57 pm 11.01 am and 7.57 pm. The legible items indicate a series of daily departures or arrivals but many figures are garbled. The source lacks complete route details or destinations.
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