Holiday prep and farming rhythms near Ottawa
The narrator plans a five day holiday and relies on a fridge stock of meals while preparing to travel to a farm near Ottawa. They recall misplacing glasses, the joys of youth, and the pressures of harvest season with alfalfa fields, threshing, and canning tasks. Canada’s first cotton mill dates to 1845 in Sherbrooke.
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Ken
Ottawa
C.N.E
Canada
Sherbrooke
Lome Scots Lead 1000 Bandsmen at Canadian National Exhibition
More than 1,000 bandsmen including the Lome Scots will compete in the CNE band contests on Music Day August 28. The festival of martial music draws bands from Swift Current and beyond for seven classes, with a history of notable winners and band careers linked to the event.
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8Th Regiment
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7Th Regiment
Hamilton
James Williams
Georgetown
England
Canada
Canadian Bandmaater
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M. M. Scott
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Lindsay Boys
Fashion Hint Fashionable cummerbunds for fall dresses
A dated feature of this fall's dresses is the cummerbund. Dresses can be updated with bright cummerbunds bought or handmade from material around the house. Scarves can be converted with simple stitches and a dome fastener for a neat finish.
Old Man Survives Blitz In Ruined London Home
In a bombed London ruin after a severe air raid a rescuer found an old man in a bathtub, naked and distraught, muttering that St Ant pulled the plug and the house collapsed. South African farming land values rose over 300 percent in the last decade.
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