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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 06, 1934
Page
23
Youngsters vote cookies as the leading lunch treat in a school box plan. The item lists simple recipes including condensed milk peanut butter graham cracker crumbs oatmeals and fruit desserts with steps and yields for quick snacks.
A collage of quoted phrases and names, including Nicholas Muray Butler and Dr. Adolf Lorenz, with brief witticisms about life and love. The text plays with sentiments on aging and manners, interspersed with playful exchanges about travel and greetings.
A group of boys treed a large raccoon near Mr. Hornby’s patch. The farmer’s shotgun coaxed the coon down but an old black cat on the branch sparked laughter. Rex the coon dog fled after a wildcat splash, ending with the big coon slain by a single shot.
Experiments by the Dominion Experimental Farms Division of Botany show how proper lifting and storage reduce losses in dahlia tubers. After full growth, cut down the plant and carefully dig the roots with a spacing fork, then dry and store in frost proof, cool conditions around 35 to 45 degrees F. Use sphagnum moss to pack, check periodically for moisture or rot, and avoid excessive warmth or drying. Fancy varieties are more rot-susceptible and need extra care.
Parliament passes dairy legislation setting butter grades for domestic use. Grading on wrappers is optional unless provinces require it, with no grade meaning mouldy or subpar butter. Regulators ban false claims and reserve grading to official dairy graders, aiming for higher consumer quality and price signals to producers.
The passage explains prayer as a contributory force linking human will with God's will. It describes presenting wants before God, not to imply His ignorance, but to align desires with His mind and pursue them in His direction and with His aid.
The narrator recalls a gunshot incident without dwelling on the sound as a legendary coon dog vanished into the brush. The boys never saw the dog again, suggesting a lingering mystery after the event.
Statistician Mr. R H Coats argues tourism is a huge business vital to Canada with millions invested and large receipts. Ottawa Journal notes lack of central coordination. Quebec and New Brunswick show organization. suggests Dominion government lead a cross border tourist advertising campaign to create jobs and boost spending.
Alfred M Bailey recalls an Arctic Robinson Crusoe who lived along the Polar Sea coast. In August King Boreas sends ice as the Bear battles fog and wind to Demarcation Point. A whale-boat from a surveying party brings Lowen, a sheep-skin clad man who traded with natives for seven years.
The Dominion Department of Fisheries has stocked fourteen Nova Scotia lakes with rainbow trout. Officers report the trout are not native to the Maritime Provinces but test fishing shows they are thriving and should become an important addition to local angling stocks.
Fredericton horticulturist F. A. Good has nurtured a single apple tree at Kingsclear Parish York County to produce 116 apple varieties and one pear variety through grafting. The hobby orchard began eight years ago with grafts from many apple trees onto the main wild tree.
A Canadian Government report credits Canada as a world leader in newsprint paper nickel and asbestos production. It ranks second in gold and zinc, third in copper output, and fourth in heat automobiles and lead production.
A reflective view shows how blindness reshapes love and commitment, revealing truth about partnership. The piece contrasts dependency and growth, highlighting resilience and humor in domestic life.
A London business man reportedly attended a revue 205 performances and plans to keep watching until the mystery is solved. A lighthearted dialogue features domestic teasing about meals and appearances. An advertisement pitches Douglas' Egyptian Liniment for corns and warts removal.
Auction sale set for Saturday September 15 1934 at 1 30 o clock P M the premises house and lot 67 plan 28 mill street acton Ontario frontage 186 by 67 feet frame dwelling eight rooms stable household effects furniture sold without reserve ten percent deposit realty balance within fifteen days administrator William A Chisholm or solicitor H N Farmer acton Ontario tentative sale terms and details available from the administrator or solicitor
Dr E Mill Street Atton Ontario lists mortgage money lending hours from 9 30 a m to 5 00 p m with Saturday hours until noon.
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