Ontario Community Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 1, 1934, p. 6

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0 saoestx the actontree press thursdastnovehberlstr 193 1 a pttatceb when the lost day shall dawn let mo be on the road eirly and well abroad ready to lift the load to greet the morning god of the dwn be kind though it be in thy mind give me no warning when the lost dusk shall rail grant me to close the stage to earn the dally wage to turn theeyening page nor sad nor sickly god of the dusk be just when this that must be must be it done quickly menu hints recipe for new and navel dishes household ideas and suggestions the old man of jhe bigcloetttower poultry as you like it j chicken when company cornes of course put do not stick to fried broil ed or roasted chicken serve unusual chicken dishes that will both please and surprise season well salt and pepper is not enough take a tip from the experts and add a little sugar not enough to sweeten but onough- to bring out the full flavor chicken merango 1 young chicken vl cup butter 1 finely chopped onion 1 small carrot cut in cubes 1 turnip cut in cubes 1 cup canned tomatoes 1 teaspoon sugar salt and pepper cut up a young chicken in quarters sprinkle with salt and pepper dredge with flour and brown in salt pork fat put in a baking dish with the other ingredients and cook slowly in the oven until the chicken is tender serve in the dish in which it was cooked mexican chicken 4 to 6 ponffioowl 4 or 5 potatoes 1 cup seedless raisins 3 cups canned tomatoes butter 1 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoons chopped onion 2 tablespoons parsley flour salt and pepper simmer the fowl in a small quantity of salted water until tender from the broth set the fpwl aside for stuffing to the chicken brolth add the canned tomatoes sugar and the finely chopped mild onion let this sauce cook down in the meantime prepare the stuffing by cooking and mashing the potatoes and adding to them the- raisins and enough milk tc make the mixture the stiffness of or dinary mashed potatoes stuff this while still hot into the body cavity and neck of the fowl crowd in all the stuffing possible pour a little melted butter over the chicken put it in the oven to brown thicken the tomato sauce to the consistency of a gravy and r add 2 or 3 tablespoons of finely chop ped parsley and green pepper if de sired when the chicken and the sur face of trie potato stuffing have become there hasnt been much change in the price of this commodity in fifty years there was plenty of letter writing to the editor in ibhose days and the subject of discussion was the cernetery bylaw times havent changed much in this respect but just the subjects for dis cussion i and the question was asked will acton have a curling club this year ana we suppose the same question mlgat be repeated fifty years later in 1d34 t coal was quoted at 600 per ton in toronto 700 in guelph and 750 in acton thats a noticeable differ ence- aher over fifty years of progress it was predicted that the canada glove woiks would move into their iicw building about december 1st it was also announced early in novem ber that the telephone wires had reach ed aeon but the instruments and ap pliances were not yet placed in the central office and in the half century the telephone wires fioih acton have kept us pretty well informed and in couch with aher centres messrs c c speight and j moore shot one of the largest owls the other morning that has been seen in this vicinity for some time it measured 4 feet 10 inches from tip to tip of wings and weighed over 12 pounds high school hetrtrance examinations were scheduled for december 23rd and 24th candidates could write at either ivlflton or oakville what a holler there would be fifty years later if entrance exams had to be written the two days before christmas why we dent even have any school those days oh yes education has made rapid strides in the last half century lets look at the halloween pranks of fifty years ago they were mostly con- fihed to removing front gates obstruct ing roadways etc a wagon and car riage were taken apart and part of it could not be located a group of young when the apples have been gathered f ellows went to the trouble to deposit and the taters are all in a heavy water closet oh the sidewalk anad the wheat is looking lordly in the opposite mcgarvins drug store and as granarys biggest bin seque summonses were issued to some then we look our family over note thatall must have new clothes of t yub men for damages com- por theyre very near stark naked from mitted change of times and vehicles their heads clear to their toes and other things makes change of ob- so we sell most all our apples and more servancc of halloween different today spuds than we can spare j for alas we cant be nudists in this and we thmt its an improvement canada so fair then there were the group of 23 youths of fifty years ago who held an the farmers plight had we firkins full of butter had we oldfashioned charvari for an elderly crocks and crocks of lard t sure we then could live like princes c just at the outskirts of acton but the times have been too hard dont you remember how one of the and our threshing bill was waiting and bunch squealed and all the boys were 1 we not p j summoned to court and each paid fifty remove i so we haq lo sel1 our produce be it first or second grade didnt really seem to matter prices were so small that we had to look quite closely to be sure wed sold at all yes wed like to salt our hen fruit and to pack our meat in brine but alas the hogs have vanished and of eggs theres neer a sign for our tax man came acallin on a dreary day in fall and to meet those awful taxes sure it took them darned near all but we must keep on apayin what is everybodys due for if no one paid taxes what or what could hepburrl do yes theres music in the barnyard and theres music in the trees theres inspectors for the cornfield and inspectors for the bees theres inspectors for the hog yard for the cream and eggcrate too cents to have the affair stopped before for the the com ts took action theres some all inspectors lookin at us everything delicately brown place on a large hot we go to do platter pour part of the sauce around the chicken and serve at once so if some guy would get busy ere an other fall rolls round axe the iieads of forty dozen that are cumberin the ground our expenses might be lightened and wed sit and grin and grin for we then ciould keep our produce that weve toiled to garner in eva ewart jamieson wallaceburg in toronto star coffee ice cream pint milk m pint heavy cream 1 package powder for coffee junket small pinch of salt if desired warm milk to luke warm about 110 degrees fnot hot remove from stove add powder for coffee junket and small pinch of salt if desired stir not more than one minute pour im mediately into refrigerator tray stand undisturbed in room until firm and cool about ten minutes whip cream and stir into junket pjace in freezing compartment in the refrigera tor at as cold a temperature as pos sible when partly frozen it will be thick around the edges scrape from the sides and bottom of the pan and my subjects of interest of you will recall this quite well but i must cease for this week or ill be tolling some stories that will put bad notions in the youngsters head of to day goodness knows they dont need any conquers asthma to be relieved from the terrible suffocating due to asthma is a great thing but to be safeguarded for the future is even greater not only does dr j d kel- loggs asthma remedy bring prompt relief but it introduces a new era of life for the afflicted systematic in haling of smoke or fumes from the remedy prevents reattacks and often effects a permanent relief bottled canadian honey canadian honey is enjoying increas ed popularity in the british isles and bot- ran across that poem in my reading tied canadian honey seems to be the recently and it seemed so appropriate demand of the british consumer in to the farmers of today that i thought a survey taken recently it was found it well to reproduce it as one of my that the glass jar was by far the most let i friends said the other day when i chid- popular type of container for extracted then beat the contents up in the re frigerator uray quickly with a fprk or large spoon and place in refrigerator to finish freezing lamb chops with oranges serves 6 6 lamb veal or pork chops melted butter sliced oranges ysat pepper and paprika trim xax from thick chops and dip in meltedbuttor oil broiler well and broil chopssp minutes turn and place a thick slicl of peeled orange on epch chop broll 8 or 10 minutes longer sprinkle generously with the season tags serve hot iced orange consomme serves 8 2 tablespoons gelatine 4 tablespoons cold water 3 cups orange juice i cup sugar 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 cup orange pieces mlnlt sprigs let gelatine stand in cold water 5 minutes heat l cup of the orange juice over hot water add gelatine and sugar stir until dissolved cool add test of frtilt juices chili several hours stirring occasionally add orange pieces ed him for complaining well it doesnt honey in the shops of britain in lon do much good but lit helps a heap to don 92 per cent of the shops stocking have somebody listen to your troubles honey showed glass jars while in glas- i kjw the percentage was 94 the almost for the want of something else to universal use of the glass jar container write about in my column im going attributed to the fact that it shows back to the old files of 1884 and garner ile oneness and color of tic honey and presents a clean appearance in 1833 canada produced 19543500 pounds of honey which at an average of 9 cents per pound was valued at 1700800 while production was up some 70000 pounds over the preceding year on account of the average being for selling liquor p a cenl a p the total crop value shows an increase of 336700 canadas xrti of noney during 1933 increased 221 per cent over 1932 and the value increased 459 per cent exports amount ed iu riitoti770 pounds and- were valued at 281057 the united kingdom was canadas best customer purchasing 2213809 puurds valued at 254090 back fifty years ago actons rate of taxation was 17 mills and if memory serves me right there were folks who thought it was altogether too high miss mooney the keeper of an un licensed hotel at erin was fined 20 and costs of 700 without a license the scott act was defeated in a vote in peel county by a majority of about 200 and if is also written during the week of october 30th that weve had some unmistakable winter weather during the past week the annual provincial fat stock show was scheduled for guelph on december 17th and 18tru christmas did not require the whole month of december j for preparation a half century ago the formation offf tobogganing club- in acton was mooted it was consider- 1 cd that cobble hill possessed all the z facilities necessary for a toboggan slide the first snowstorm of the year 1884 was on october 23d and in 1883 t was catarrhal deafness may be overcome on november 15th you see wo had irregular dates for winter back in those days too r hook and ladder company was suggested serve ice com as first course may wltn equipment costing 150 to p00 garnish with mint sprigs butter is up to 19 and 20 cents here if you have catarrhal deafness or are even just a little hard of hearing or have head noises go to your duggist and get 1 ounce of parmlnt double strength ami j add to it vi pint of ht wmsv and a littc granulated sugar take l tablcspoonfuafour times a day this will often bring quick re- thomas easton was appointed as tax tressing head rniinm h n 1 3t noises- clogged nostrils should f collector by the council v opcnj breatnlbg become easy and its just nrty years ago that fire almost the mucus stop dropping into the destroyed matthews hop kiliis after i throat it is easy to prepare ttie are it was advocated to secure some cosls u peasant to take aevrt nt flnhtl 1ii j anyone lqsing hearing or who has sort of fireflghtlng equipment and a j catarrhal deafness or head noises should give this proscription a t trial w t anderson editor of the macon ga telegraph and publisher of the macon telegraph and the macon evening news says tt is an accepted fact that advertis- ingpaysand this is interpreted by the un thinking that all advertising pays all of it does not pay good advertising is jlike good fish and the reverse is true of one as the other after we leave the dis tinctly bad advertising the other kind is good in varying degrees novelties are of very little value because if the novelty is any good at all the merits of the novelty completely obscure the advertising that is onitl billboards cost a lot more than is justified by the resurts achieved and this is said regardless of the cost circulars have very little value be cause nobody vouches for them except j one whose name is signed and as he hasa strictly selfish interest his statements are discounted almost to the point of killing the advertising value altogether radio is much like the old picture show advertising this was popular at first but either the picture people saw that to thrust advertising in the faces of their patrons who had paid for and de manded entertainment was bad business or the advertisers themselves discovered there was no value in it radio is the only kind of advertising bought on blind faith and hope not to speak of charity from the standpoint of circulation the novel ty of it makes this possible imagine what the advertising rates on radio would be if there were an audit bureau of circula tions which checks up newspapers and other publications toascertaih the actual number of listeners in on the advertising newspapers are different they have dates with prospective buyers every date of the year there is no better time on earth in which to sell eoods than when an appointment cdn be arraged with the prospect and the buyer or reader pays the newspaper in subscription money to make this date the newspaper has to have character behind it or it cannot con tinue to publish it is the newspapers job to see that fake and swindling adver- v ising is kept out of its columns just as gcrupuhmslv as it has to guard its news and editorial columns against misrepre sentation and false statements the buyer knows this he relics upon the newspaper for truth and accur- acv more than he relies upon the adver- h 4 business jdirectory medical dr j a mcniven physician and surgeon office and residence corner bower avenue and elgin street dr e j nelson lhyslcian and surgeon electro therapy phone 88 legal phono no 22 p o box 335 harold nash farmer ja a bacrlsler solicitor notary public conveyancer ettf miul street acton out money lent on mortgages hours 930 d m to 5t00 p m saturdays 1200 oclock kenneth m langdon barrister solicitor notary pnblle offices acton georgetown over t seynucks care main street 8 for appointments phone acton 65 or georgetown 88 office hours acton tuesday and thursday 115 p m to 430 p m even ings on request dental a j buchanan d d s dental surgeon v office in leishman block hours 0 am until 6 p ro evening by appointment gas for extractions closed all day wednesday phone lii p w pearen d d s l d s dental surgeon successor to late dr j m bell phone 29 mill street acton veterinary dr a g m bruins veterinary surgeon all calls receive prompt attention terms reasonable phone 135 acton ontario office mill street next wiles cafe dr thos kain graduate veterinary for 27 fears successor to late dr h a coxe night phone 66 dayphone t office same quartern as late dr com e n harrop b v sc phone day or night 83 residence bower avenue acton i all calls promptly answered rates reasonable miscellaneous francis nunan bookbinder account books of all kinds made to order periodicals of every description carefully bound ruling neatly and promptly done wyndhom street quelph ont it- a tribute of thoughtful respect things that are fine and worth while and inspiring deserve con tinuous unbroken respect time should not be allowed to wipe them out a great love arid an understand ing companionship is one of those fine worthwhile things and when uniimely death writes a final chaptettlie memory of all those inspiring contracts is cer tainly worthy of tribute and of perpetuation thats why thoughtful people erect a memorial it is a tribute of thoughtful respect you will be under no obligation to make inquiry at our office on memorial designs and construction mark every grave acton monument works j nicol son phone 152 acton ont general in we specialize in life fir health nd accident automobile and all general lines of insurance also plate glass fidelity bonds annuities pension bonds etc ixadiso companies excellent facilities frederick l wright plume 1j main street aokqgtv tt stews mmmmtm i itau jiiwgfawrjijstpvfrn

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