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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 15, 1938
Page
5
Interesting guide from a farm bulletin promoting fruit and vegetable canning. Includes peach cantaloupe preserves marmalades and pickles with steps, sugar ratios, sealing methods, and safety notes on heat processing and sanitation to prevent spoilage and bacterial growth.
A fashion note outlines fall accessories including a clever pin tuck dress and suede items. It highlights brown kid gloves with padded backs and fringe details, crochet gloves, and a cropped back design. The writeup mentions wristwear and a camel color theme with textured fabrics and bow accents.
Fragmented OCR passage discusses coal preparation and market details in Canada during 1936. Mentions run of mine coal, slack, lump, briquetting, briquettes, sizing, and increasing demand for stable fuel. Notes St Lawrence market consumption and regional washing plants in Nova Scotia, Alberta, British Columbia, and Manitoba.
A diary style update from Ginger Farm recounts a quiet day alone at home with chores, tending calves, writing, and a family note on school life. The writer reflects on the war era mood, daily tasks, and a moment of danger felt during air alarms, finishing with chores and a wish for dishes to wash themselves.
A fragmentary obituary style note discusses heat related illnesses and first aid practices. It references Dr John W SS McCutllough and Mr DP LE, and mentions cooling methods, hydration, and temperature targets amid a medical discussion. The text appears as a dated medical primer with archaic terminology.
A frantic caller urged immediate house insurance, claiming the residence was on fire. Clerk suggested sending a representative by to assess the risk and arrange coverage.
Central Press reports wire worms threaten lawns and beds. The larvae of click beetles grow to about five years, harming roots. A British idea suggests trapping them with carrot pieces buried two inches deep and spaced a foot apart, then pull and drop the clinging worms into a can.
The exchange shows a teacher scolding Johnny Smith for his hair, asking about using his father’s comb. Johnny replies there is no comb and his hair is too short, highlighting a humorous miscommunication.
An Allied force from the Canadian Army trains intensely with over 2 000 troops at Camp Merden using wire, artillery, tanks and transports. The objective is the capture of Behemiery Oritains in enemy territory as Dominion forces deploy units including Hingal Canadian Dragoons.
Rescuers search wreckage of an apartment house at Bre Gregoire de Montmorency near Quebec City after a landslide caused by torrential rains toppled the building. Four of 52 residents perished while boulders and earth swept the structure from its foundations. Floods in eastern Quebec killed eight more.
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