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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 28, 1937
Page
5
Salad moulds and gelatin salads are described with variations for family sizes and entertaining. Two recipes use aspic with vegetables, followed by a cottage cheese carrot salad and an omelet with shrimp. A glossary explains French cooking terms and kitchen nomenclature for readers.
Elegant simplicity marks a little black frock inspired by Sara Pennoyer's Polly Tucker Merchant. The dress fits the stylish heroine ideal with a waistline belt and suede collar, offering variations in wool or acetate crepe and multiple color pairings.
A Ginger Farm diary discusses finance and farming as pigs delayed for weather cost four pigs forgone market price while stock markets fall. The writer links capital, timing, and weather to farming decisions and shares social anecdotes about women’s talk and a missing boy during holidays.
A Garden-Graph idea shows mixing early and late blooming tulips for two months of bloom. Plant a row of early tulips in April, then follow with Darwin Breeder or Cottage late types for May. Tall single early varieties reach 10 to 14 inches. doubles are shorter with less vivid color.
A cryptic line hints that most deadly accidents happen when drivers go straight. The piece argues the real fix is smarter driving and safer car use, noting last year 628 fatal crashes with 621 vehicles going straight and 8,003 non fatal incidents.
A vintage guide describes a Halloween supper setup with gold accents, yellow and black crepe favors, a lit jack o lantern centerpiece, and black paper witches and owls used on place cards and baskets. It suggests a fortune telling motif with a riddle about futures and timing at eight o clock.
The hostess should choose a witch costume in black yellow and red to heighten the event. Rooms should feature harvest trophies as decorations with pumpkins apples grain stalks and autumn leaves plus crepe paper accents in yellow and red. Jack o lanterns carved from squashes turnips cucumbers and apples alongside pumpkins create a striking display.
A description of playful fortune telling uses for apples and other props at a fête. Activities include submerged apples with hidden tokens predicting marriage, wealth, or bachelorhood, a matrimony room with pans and readings, an apple race with a spoon, and a dark room where guests hear their future spouses’ names.
The text explains that breaking matter into smaller parts never ends until reaching a smallest unit called a molecule. It notes early ideas about molecules being inconceivably small and questions what scientists a century ago truly understood about their size.
Lisbeth notes a costume by Dorothy Couteaur inspired by Scotch thistles with brown tones from hat to nails. Details include surplice jacket, thistle pockets, matching gloves and belt, and floral polishes like tulip wistaria and clover. The look pairs with a grenadier brown felt hat and artificial flowers for day and evening wear.
Fragmented notice lists professionals: Dr J A McNiven, Kenneth M. Landon, a barrister and notary public, with addresses and office hours. Includes veterinary surgeon B D Young and assorted contact details for appointments and services.
Public transport timetable listing services to Acton going east with daily departures on weekdays and Sunday services. Shows times for Xe Gang Won and STANDARD lines including morning, afternoon, and late evening departures, noting Sunday only routes.
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