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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Sep 14, 1939

Page

6

Of Interest to Women Cooking Fish for Value and Freshness

Guide for choosing fresh fish and economical cooking. Notes include how to select salmon and other varieties, proper storage in ice or a cold refrigerator, and quick methods like baking whole fish with salt bread crumbs and melted fat. Provides a sample baked whole fish method with steps and timing.

Department of Household Management

Midshipman Gish Sentenced to Forty-Five Days in Brig

An officer sentences Midshipman Gish to forty five days in the brig to be served on bread and water. The exchange ends with a joking remark about Gish being toasted by the punishment.

Gish

Hints on Fashions A Wardrobe Day by Day Ensemble

A moss green wool day suit with a moss and yellow tweed topcoat is described. Leather clips fasten the trim jacket and the long coat features a solid green lining turned back to mimic a tuxedo with four patch pockets. Pockets and cuffs have stitched borders. The piece emphasizes practical styling and care tips.

Peach Delicacies From Canada with Fresh Fruit Recipes

A collection of peach based desserts and baking ideas from Canada, including peach pie with a flirt of tapioca, baked peaches with sugar, old fashioned cup pudding, reach ginger shortcake, and sugared peaches topped with whipped cream.

Early cancer detectable and often curable with prompt treatment

The British Medical Journal notes that with proper model treatments many cancers are curable if caught early. It explains cancer begins as a tiny cell, then spreads via lymphatics and blood if untreated, with early signs including lumps irregular bleeding nonhealing sores hoarseness and digestive changes.

British Medical Journal

Relish Maker Heads to Walla Walla for New Factory

GooD TASTE announces a new chow chow factory site in Walla Walla. The pair discuss location reasons with a cheerfully practical tone about regional fit and production plans.

Walla Walla

Evening Worn On Close of a Summer Day Story

A narrator recalls the evening wearing on as a man challenges the tale with a witty interruption. The story-teller remains calm and answers that it was likely the close of a summer day, suggesting a reflective moment in dialogue.

Wouldbe

Exhibition adventures amid war time toil and family life

A diary style account details a Canadian family balancing wartime anxiety with daily tasks. The writer notes a second European war and finds solace in canning peaches and tomatoes, visiting the Exhibition with daughter recovering from a wrist operation, admiring insect displays and artificial limbs, watching aero planes and speedboats, and ending with a late return home after a full day of activities. The piece weaves personal family moments with contemporaneous news and public events.

Ginger Farm Father

Railway funds forwarded as consclene money in 1904 shift

A sender directed $600 to the treasurer of Canadian National Railways as consclene money and asked $3.00 be credited to the Canada Atlantic Railway. The Canada Atlantic was absorbed by the Grand Trunk in 1904, which then joined the National System.

Canadian National Railways Canada Atlantic Railway Canada Atlantic Grand Trunk Railway National

King George Talks With War Minister Amid Empire Prep

King George and war minister Sashe Hore-Belisha visit the war office after the outbreak of war. The monarch, cheerful, learns details of Britain and empire safety preparations for the current conflict.

George Sashe Hore-Belisha War Office Britain Empire

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