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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1939
Page
7
A July 1 1889 amendment to the Fruit Vegetables and Honey Act standardizes legal potato bag weights. Cotton jute and mesh bags must use 100 lb 70 lb 7s lb and 16 lb. paper bags use 10 lb and 15 lb. The reform reduces confusion, eases fair dealing, and aligns Canada with U S practice.
The text presents a historical reflection on a mousetrap inventor and a Lincoln era tagline about audience taste. It quotes a remark on how the sort of people who want this sort of thing will want it, then notes yearly soot fall in London and criticizes leniency toward violators as cruelty to lawfully observing citizens.
A humorous domestic scene unfolds as a daughter jokes with her mother about stamps and chores while plotting a playful kiss, teasing a visitor named Jimmie and the gossip columnist Sybil. The dialogue hints at flirtation and household dynamics in a lighthearted tone.
In a small town, Hope seeks love with Jimmie and learns beauty tips from Maybelle Lejeune. Mrs. Dale blesses their union, then discovers Hope's attic diary confirming a lifelong plan. A family secret surfaces and the mother’s quiet wisdom prevails.
Readable fragments show two salad ideas: Macaroni Salad with cooked macaroni peas carrots bell pepper pimiento and mayonnaise mixed to blend. Tuna Fish Salad with hard cooked eggs and tuna residue awaiting completion.
Poultry racks and shade tips discuss using corn or sunflowers planted early to shade chicks during heat. Temporary fences protect young plants while they establish. A roofed open structure or bags used as roofs offer durable shade on dry days. Farmers relocate colony houses to fresh land to prevent disease and allow seasonal shade.
A simplified illustrated note explains the elephant trunk as a versatile tool. It covers uses as a trumpet for communication, a feeder, a water siphon and sprayer to cool the skin, a lever to pry heavy objects, a derrick like crane for lifting, a pusher on marches, and a conveyor aiding transport and placement of items.
A fragment hints at elephants and their language, suggesting a humorous or speculative snippet about communication only elephants or those who understand their tongue can grasp. The text reads as a playful aside within a larger piece.
A short recipe for Crisp Summer Salad by Frances Lee Bartow with lemon gelatin, cucumber, radishes, onions, and a vinaigrette mix. The directions cover dissolving gelatin, adding vinegar and salt, chilling, folding vegetables, molding, unmolding, and garnishing with mayonnaise for serving.
A Bays' Court judge in Chicago quips that about forty percent of bays entering his court are beer drinkers. The remark reflects a humorous take on courtroom attendance and social habits in the court system.
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