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On wet days and snowy days, on
'days when there is so' much' house-
work to be'done ' on days when you
-'' aren't, feeling up to scratch 'yourself
when one of the youngsters is 'tiling,
it's great to be: able to shoP .b tele
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hone.. And on tine daystoo
P , and when
everything elses" going right, it saves ..
you
an. endless •.ss amount :^ of tiresome •:
traipsing a
...round •, Male the tele boric''
your, market basket.: t
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the Most :modern• ach'inery for the
execution o' li'igh; class'work, we ask•
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you to see,' the largest display'of'mon-
unients of };any retail factory in On-
:.'tario. Ail finished b la ma.
fi _ . d _ Y__aand b st
hin import 1.
c nes..)).ai our, granites
,, ... *fie
• froin' the T; Old''Countr
y .quarries air'„
;act, :in the rough. You can 'save all
local dealers',, agents' and middleman
profits by. ': seeing ;us
E. J.` .Skelten
At ,West End Bridge--WALKERTON
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Having .our facto. • equipped witlh
orteous
COUGHS,. DISTEMPER
..,have' met their master in.
„egg of Buckley's Milturt.' .•
-Stockmen, moultry..'breed-
,ers. etc., who" have Used .
."sure 'Ate".' relief -for all respiratory
diseases in horses, cattle,• sheep, piga„
• poultry„and, dogs.. It is amazing
'.'quickly it, gets resulti in the most stlib4-
fashioned.rentedies it.onth to do. Pet
inniummin
HpLYnooD
Mts. Itohil MacDOnald, Florence
' nod Jack, ,spent Friday afternoon at
, Mrs, Rachel" Culbert; Rita 'and torne
eon Mr, Clifford Johnston; Eincar-
..(Continuetl:from Page 1)
the.:Fertilizer District Sales Conven-
tion at' the: Mount Royal Hotel. in
Montreal this week..
Mr. and., Mrs. ,T. C, Stothers • and
',family, of ':London, spent Sunday at
the home of Mr..and Mrs..Henry Hor..
ton.'.
A very pleasant, evening was,:spent
Wednesday November ; 24th,; at, the.
T a'.
tYl'�}�;(A''m�t'�P°�'ki!`fi^RAfis�x•'�.�,'�Rh �ithAPa•Ft"+Rx �.'blano•e�e
der', when.:they entertained a nuin-
=be of:tlie-young°people-a,'t;• a. birthday.
= arty, given in:honer o� their' dau h=
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ter,' Freda., A4oad:.es�atrte�l
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fhb•' ail who were present.; •' 1 r
Mrs. Weather ead o. ene her home
for the: Deecrnber mee n of.�th Wo-
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men' Ins 'itut wsie ,a Splendid
i e,, � ,h�,n,• sp di
`Christmas•program'was enjoyed, with
•-the r
he esident `Mrs: Allan `Durnin in
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the •chair The •roll call brought many
helpful'::hints4 -on "How to 'avoid the;
last minute rush at' Christmas", and
inexpensive Christrrfas gifts brought
by the: members were shown:• `Mrs.
Durnin'`Phillips gave a practical' Pa-
per on 'the topic "M'aking< Christmas.
a pleasure, rather.. than a 'burden,"`
Mrs. E. W. 'Rice read an article on
'Ideas 'foi, Ch istinas Mrs. Ball con-
tributed a; -piano' solo' and Mrs Geo.
Stuart.. gave an interesting 'account of
1%i' Western, tr . At 'the :conclusion, ;a
pleasan socia',—hour--was-spent-over=
the tea cups,,.with , M, Fred ^ McQuil;-
lin a d Mrs Alvin Miller asiiostesses
Mr. Lorne Webb of.'Blyth,'=was. a re-
cent :visitor°• -with Mr..and.-Mrs. Har?
vey Webb
• Messrs ilrrio .Pritchard; Gordon'
Lyons : Donald McDonald ,arXd ;Angus
'attended •the 'Stec ' Show at Guelph
1.-st week
The weekly ' mee ing of . the, Girls';
'Handicraft '�Club'Was held. at°the home:
of Mrs:` Elwood Barbour, with 7 girisr
present.• Laurine Miller presided over;
,the business;: part of ;the Meeting.'The
roll call was;responded tor; by "What
T•have gotten, out of this Project." -,The
:girls 'worked •bit their :chair'; pads and.
''on 'the bed . spread. `At' the conclusion,:
lunch, was served, the' hostesses being
Mrs. Webb' and Mildred McQuiilin. `,`'
Mr,,. jag.. I)urnin,,: Miss M.. C. Ruth
erford;; Miss W, I ' MVMiller' and' Missr
;Isobel Miller, 'were recent guests with
and Mr's.: Hugh' Cameron of Kin.
eardiyne:
The regular meetinng of, the Y. P.
U. was ,held on Sunday evening with
the president,`. Isobel " Miller.": • in• the
Chair, .'Stanley Todd read the scrip-.'
tore , lesson.' and -Dick Weatherhead,
:the Bible character on "Hagar". The.
topic "Temperance' in Life--Liveour;
'best", Was :taken 'by Earl ,Durnin; of-.
ter'wiiich :Rev. H. M. •Wright'.poke
a few :words. It +was'` decided' to hold.
anotherr„contest with. Cuyler, Ramage
and thick Weatherhead as captains.,
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Construction. ,Of ' The ;89 -Tear -Old later, ran large ate,, Br $,tlal2e
Gravel Read'; With Its, Toil `Gate
System To. Reward The Company
That. 'Built It, Interestingly Re-
called , As Well y As • Cage Coach
Days Fom„ l,•uckno' o 'Goderich
By W. H. Johnston @ '
Frani-.1840--till 1800 settlement- of ,produc
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�£�!'�•..,=���-.� �infc�xa�nti;�z� .� ::•.ti,a'i,i�}�l
n�;saes ' Theirs wkre MAMA general
stores 'here almost any article eQuld
be purchased and they took, in ex•'
change, grain of.` all:IFinda, dressed
hogs, 'butter, eggs, etc,,.. and money
when: it ''was offered to. thee*.. urge
storehouse we record'
s were,, bulging: with�arm of the •bird; ;which._ provide,
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lack Yliner�s• Tag
During the duck season,, Earl tla'-
ris Of:40441).9d brought down a duck;k.
togged: by Jack' Miner, whose. bird
she' con at, Kingsville is" known, over
sanctua.
tinent.
Mit„,. Miner requests the return:of
all such tags, which- conipletes. his,
,,vze.- •, Worth
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• . , .. _ .. : en fic 1�Y .h r ga.... the ig ...,
astonishing .rate, considering, diificul�- bus on . , . T,c, I pany_tept4..it-- in of btia life. on t i ectn ineri
`tje of"ti•ave" r fri d trait ,spor't, and. w eh good: condition and :over ;t was.
in the„'late. 50's• the 'building of; the ported the huge'a
Onall geese, as well > 'as some
tucks accumulated 'other ,small binds, from .the sanctuary'.
w alu and Lalte Biuron Railroad• in ,L'ucknayv"'and, even from Kinloss; ° ,
t 'rted' 'bein' ;finished nd` o en, carry a verse ;of scripture as
as $ n. g p betted ki}own as'The Hlack Horae, iQ,' 'ue' wa o s 'read th os el..
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has i the contract of (painting' the in-
terior of; Llahe` Ha11,` The' work •is: now
underway and when -finished . should,
`make quite' -an improvement.' •
A HEALTH SERVICE, of
'THE CANADIAN MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION 'AND LIFE,.?.
INSURANCE COMPANIES
IN ,CA��.R..AI.._,„ .__ .
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CHRISTMAS,' SEALS
:most ' effective ' appeal . •: which
The :.
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can be -Male to'�Canadians'is through
their sense" of responsibility to their',
This umanitarian.
fellow men.' • T s h ap-�
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rote When peal<is not forgotten n en t gel
sis
fought eon
rculo.. o ton
that .tube is :be g
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From:; iGoderich ,.t Owen Sound
there'was o other railroad'. and . 'I
.vast territory tyas pretty well settle
with' a ';,large .population whose needs
for •transport were great.'The roads.
were in a .primitive' state; Through
swampy places,• they were "cord-
uroy", :that• is, composed• of logs laid,
'side by `side• in the mud and if the
swamp was'.particularly , soft, •some.
a r r :strewn
br nche's• of t ees we're fi st s wit
t rf ' re logs
�n he su ace • to, p ...vent .:the 1. g
from ' .sinking` out of" 'sight. Others
.ere known its "mud' roads.. There
were. no, gravel . roads.
It was,' this: condition, of affairs that
e. to the organization'of The North,,
ern • CraYel , (toad Crnpany . to build • a
first-class .higliway; from ' Goderich ,•.to,
iickno. ' distance '0 2 miles:' The•
l• w, a., e f 2
no an-` -.Was, 'only rivate • co
mp Y. the y P conk.
oration'' to control!! o Huron County
• road.
ld -ti.. er hay •sai 'ravel Was
put' on 18 feet wide•. •and; one foot
cep, 'Making a splendid.�o : e o
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ses,;: del gravel re d!wlas'their,natural,
r bull it
outlet. and ithe last four miles, • as
drivers drew nearer .Goderich;' the
traffic took :on the appearance of a
continuous procession. For the in-
coming traffic the road' was also the
rest . ,. � � ,
Naturaily, there'' were many, travel-
lers and 'provision' had to' be: made
for them: This brought into existence
a `Stage coach, {drawn :by a four
horse team when the roads::'were
heavy- in the spring rand fall. A
change of hores was frequently.' made
'at Dungannon,_
The arrival ;and, departure.of the'
stage in •the villages . along the way.
may be , likened to the arrival of., a
railroad' train' at! a 'station, in `later
times. All business...seemed to stop.
and: a crowd ' full; of ' curiosity "gazed
•at the ,coach and the travellers. Even
along the read young' • '' eo •le ,'and
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:hildren•,would shout,, ;"the 'stage, is:
coming", -and there would be 'a rush:
the e;- •'
for a front's t . Eveh men at work.
gartery.
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fowls , of the air has ; lmissionaries„
States Mr.' Miner. .
He tagged his first. duck .at Kings-
Ville • in' August 1909. The': duck was
;shot i} ',North . Carolina in • January,
1914 Since then he has. tagged -many
thousands of 'wild fowl, later gen-
ceiving the idea ' of the, ;missionary
birds.
The'_ first tags that' were brought to
him from the 'Hudson's• Bay' 'territory
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wer o ht- b R` er
e .br_u6' . YReverend'' W, G.
Walton,` Reverend Mr. Walton was an.
Episcopalian missionary, - who;, • While -
still w lad • in • England volunteered.
;Tor mission •work, and in 1890 came
out to minister to the :natives' on''the
east coast of'Hudson's Bay.:. It• was
twenty-five years before= he next, vis-
sited t " _ Populous ulous : centres-, we
he:more PP.
speak of as 'civilization. ` Whe . he:.
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came out of- his district, in' 15,•he
brought several pocketfuls: • of tags','
:Which he had collected'from the na-
ri or.. e:d.
tiv his'' territory. hes • �he e
es. in •. y. These e _-r
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livered.int Miner's hand to
Jack M s s.
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k' 'b d 1 �,,
:, • ,,,. :. d Th n the' fields sopped 'and :watched it
omic grounds..
eth withdate-a - 'r. here -t e -birds,
tuberculosis st"'ke it kills at all road, built almost BQ Years ago,,.:.con. outosight, It�was a fruitful•source g ..,er sto kr. •_
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since -very often -evory seat was filledIt ar. wonderful thing °toy hear him'.
ages. Neither the infant nor theaged of conversation at the dinner'hour had been killed, and' when..
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is. spared The young adult bears the with passengers and the rooL ;was _tell of',_how the India and jgliimosr
• tinues to be: known as' once ,of the fin-
est in. the province:and still:is known
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as '"The Gravel Road." Tie cost of
3 3 _ - mein ers
of the; -•company, like ,those who built.
railroads, made money 'Ont. ; of the.
const ction .
rewar"r`° fort, their WOOS the
brunt of the •-,ata y
Ad(' x oa ed ' own . with` luggage or .• oth6; --finding '''such ; tags on the birdi they
more than nny.other disease, is most
freight..
The ,Young• peo' le longed 'for
prevalent among the poor, that` group . ., p u
`bear • the ex
;i} ride inside, or. -better, : n ' the ''front
which T • t bl to
pence o company wase given the privilege; of too, enjoyed' a trip 'to `Goderich, now
Most .of the ;beds in 'sanatoria are
,g• are
.....,.iF:.,.,. four rN•nit gates +.i'ln.,o •,fos
pwb'lic beds: 'There are put few. fam-
w. is is., eas . a . e
iilii
alongside of the driver..: Older., people,
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and :.then: • It was' really a delightful'
._ . , .,y ,_._ :on a, ,. s o vehicles The gates way: to';travel--Huge` springs'. beneath
sial
flies'-wliich`�can; carry the"� Finan •were .placed at strategic ••'.points �., to made for.`, comfort,; while the ,four=
l urden of.: .'disease. tidhen the time ...1
catch the greatest riumber.'•af travel- diors'e,tea#n and the crack of the. whip
required 'for, treatment, fust .be mea- - •
sured hi years'and months rather
leis. The . first :was' • in Maitlandville,
than weeks and d across she Maitland River ,from.
'adults: whit fait ,Goderich 'and the, last one a mile
north of'. Dungannon: Later when
Lucknow had helcome 'a good' business
centre a4 gate was Placed .a Short
distance. north of Belfast.
Among the young Yictinia te: tuberculosis are. Many' Who.
'ere 'parerita of yOung.Children. If it
'be -mothert,,then the hoinelife
.disnaptedi 'if it ".be the bread -win,
had shot, wOuld•rtintO him ;with them:
asking, "Whet., doea, God say „this
UMW!, He. made a' prectice to use the
.Bible'versk On the tag, as the teirt ,of
hie next Sunday's • discourse:" AlWaYa
theinterest so aroused wouId'fill 'the
then, however. A ne* generation luta
were sources Of Ocitement. :I been born arid groWir to manhOod. 'A,
The: arriVal .in each Of the, Villages Jekk Miner 'tag is no neVelty' to 'the
where mail :wile delivered and celiee7 natives of that emintry today: It is
ted,•give:a fresh thrill te the passeo nmeh More apt te be infixed is. an ear:
gers,10Orn tad to ,Jae 'Made for *other ring: And, •• the 'four 'or five'ini.Sion
traYellers • hut ',this Was -cheerio* !tries along the Bay :t • Beffi L
.done each.. ftesh Larriyal added 'and the Aretie. Circle, whey :bir this
the ;,sPice the:- Conversation. thint are, c011ecting tais ',for Jaik
The greet wmider was. how the MiPer, in; the, same WaY,;alt no* find'
• . phis enoligh 4:ta niake:' ete-ai .'hegan.. Collecting 4 Strong feel.. 'c,aPahle stage 4rilr.er Could,,take care that :the natiVes 'Want something: in
e should combat tubereu osia ''esi,.1.t..ment grew aa4 'after 4:42 the ranY'' artielas he was. given to retutn for the .tgs• 'theY. bring in.
if -.higher gronial -than ;that -et:
1•300kp:Diiec:. --onrilark------olght-*er-e-t-tlie...tellgilte: ones, to hiring baek,, besides .thanies- them; beeAuse there is
ily ,indirectly,
keepe and., his family with all their wee: never seen to, keep ,an sacemint dollars- and cents: 50 the inisaionaries
and of any.: of themi -He ,did. not appear conceived:the-idea of. givingc them
There is Only One waY in WhichAve 1506n OTO te a safe distanee•
then the; toll'whOuee and gate Were • Ot, -to heaten-britile.did his' work'so nieth4 Bible."picturei•in"-e*Phcmge, for the
can lighten the burden, and' thet,,•is
ThiS: in.. peace -hiving, law- -odically”. that sooli all was ready for tags.: Thin idea' thei commtnicated
',abiding Huron. 'dePartnre. Aightening ',Of the reinisi jack Miner:
in the inaidence- Of Amjaerculosis. '81214
DoubtlesS the act hastened' aetion a Crack' of ,the Whip, and that nimble, Upon receiPt of it be iminediately
prisinglY *ai it May. seein; there 'are
qaintdians yht siS. stiff. On the, P,ort of the CountY COuncil, lorig7legged; s indle•Shanked :Amon; tent out aPpeal :through Variolis
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PRESENT THAT "'AWILL . LIVE
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over 'with, enthusiasm over the idea ol ,
sending: Bible ,pictures to :the Eskint,
son's Bay supply steamer -nitecopie •-.
: Today; we 'are told, the Indian and':
that lasted for a •,few Mitside' jog the Canadian. public te send :him
aWare of their condition.' Their.ignor- !jut the right °1`94 'emnl'arl 1014 the
anee 'ttetl onjy"'-elyialfger, ihett. own tollgates 7.iver.? removed from the the ynitwo. The horses .'se!)11.-elf to ey!,.. Bpoibsiee.T;olkeetUrrpeigs 'hrd:h,-Ceardhsolleoretolist,r.pyrt
makoo. of them,..a theiface Northern praYel Road. ' ' kW* the show as. -as tbe' people.
to others. • , .In 18.7 the: cohnty :rimeved the Today we haie our outomohneo
t s tollgates froni,' the ining Mike' that a-rrY ue along at the rate of
of first .clais grairel reads 'within, the 50 miles an hear. 'an tn., h •
greater boon on 'the; "district theY i4th,',a. spaulqug team .,as. the .-'noaren
tound. ,inost: frequently: It ''is for 'thie.•O
'strict the •tra eller to nOte all the beanti
' At this season Of ihe year, all oyer, settleis iP ''the•,*hurnense
being- north of Goderich; rirobab 40 milew and .development Of the couithle.
,sold. The proteeds of
Canada, - thristmes Seal's. 'are
the sale go., to Or more. In faitt; P`veli yeethe travel , The 'Pasellgers. Were ' friendly ::ano,
on beth sides of it gravitates..to it, As I tithe paased rapidly. in ardniated con-
ertulo,sie .The arrok , *hi& 'fights', for a !t la I S aP:t4 :lite . t to th° One.' - .' , b, • '
lie not otilY takes 'care of thOse 'who Pioneers it.: wae indiapensible.' Along !,. I/uring the' lalt 'few "ears eonsid-
fon. vi.6timo to tho 4iseise•; hot los° its 1 route were .Godez#h, ,IvIaltland-f ; erable work ii.as Seen !,done ,on Vile
safeguards bni, lives,. d.ai by day, as ville,•-: Duni:on,. Corlow,' Nile, Diingan-:: roOd, :widening. ib arid Putting in fresh'
. . : „ ., .. large population on, both sides, : ! Pect te find it' a paied road :connec,,*
way mete enterprising' and .:enjoYed Goderich with: No: it Kiniost. •-•11'
, a wonderfpl .trade: ESPeCially in Dim- se, in another. fiti yeaTa, .The North-
garinen, 13 Miles front Goderich; the *ern :GraVet Road Will scircelY be
two lending merthants,' Robert Man.,. known • and ,.. its' ontstariding . service
,detining ' whd,, opened a, StOre, there td -Pioneer .life in'. the distriet '11
• Mr and Mrs, IViorriS 'lodging 10th
'Miss I3etli Walsh of Tiverton spent
'dine arid Mr. tverett 'Johnston ot the week -end with her :parents, Mr.
Kinknigh; 'spent Stind,air at Mr.- Mark !. and Mrs. W.. Walsh. : ,
Johnston's. • , " Miss Mabel. ' Johnston IS. spending
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Test Marks --
Grade 'VI—Shirley Suchnnen 0$4/0,;
Shirley Bannister* 55; .
Grade V—Earl McDonald 411..
Grade: III—BOY Bannister* , 91.
Grade II Plorence MaePherton
062; Margaret MtBiliorsexi 0'16; 000 -
Ruby Bannister*. 7/2: Mice Blichan-
'Grade, . McPbersOii 10501
Willie :Bolt 1o2,6 Verna MePenald"
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dransten* ;3156..
Mr. and'iVirs, Sohn Barearld. family a few weeks with Misi Margaret
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' now) for 'her Sunday Sehool Claes,.
on .111ondayi. conducted. by, Mr. Vett-
'tended.. MeSsts;.' Win. Eadie and itobt.
bers of the Ladies' Aid met 'at the
Purple Grove qinirch end quilted, tW
Mk, Donald ..MtParlane has pur
chased the 11044' on the 114,0's farm.
Mrs;:,George Baker of trnderviood on
Mi" and -JO Iaatic Niien John and
Carmen' and and Mrs. Victor
Whitley Of oteNva, epent a' day last
week at jack trnersons, •
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7 called on 'the': Grand jury :in Walker,
Aliou forty.' ladies attendied• the
exchange Of *Christines' giftS' end Mks.
•rnw .ilt.;,S6li,iseur-ajeacdt7s1s; er'Aeet'lks'gaoritz„iii: 016:0, thifsci("nr:sihte,
(wed' 1166 'frOln torento Watinegle,:!'.!this Year :at bifichtlint, was'. iXtfer
Mr. Paul ltcdall 'returned to Toronto
With them
Miss Erwin who has been with her
riiece Mrs, (Rest.) Mott for4the past
feww., weeks, returned on :Saturday' to
her home WaterfOill
). Miss Sadie,^•413Ushe11 hvai
.8Yinpe.thy is felt for, gr. ahd 'gra.
clatighter, born Thursday. in IChicar-
in Owen
these yr. ant' beautiful--pictnree,
'principally those showing scenea •
the life of' Ohriat; manY of them, to -
rinted On Your Cards
' WE ilAirE A p.0,1.r.,rwtiL RANGE „OF, 'SAMPLES Op "MADE '
'IN CANADA” ,CARDS TO cHooSt,i koiyi: 'You* iNsp,E'c.
' Titi* is 'NVITE.D..• WE HAVE DOZENS; OP, APPROPRIATE
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