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Monthly Archives: September 2019
A Cup of Tea, Heavenly Comfort
A Cup of Tea, Heavenly Comfort By Phena Catherine Taylor When you’re weary and you’re fagged, And life scarcely seems worthwhile, When you have become discouraged, You hardly dare to smile. When things are set against you, And you’re blue … Continue reading
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Tagged Gateway of the North, heavenly comfort, Manitoba, Phena Catherine Taylor, poetry, tea
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Eaton’s Catalog
The introduction of catalog shopping allowed isolated farmers to make purchases without travelling to town, but some prairie stores did not welcome the competition. Barry Broadfoot in “The Pioneer Years 1895-1914” tells of his father’s situation when the catalog was … Continue reading
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