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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 12, 1997
Page
4
The article notes a student choosing a practical typing program for summer practice, sparked by parental encouragement despite clashes with other subjects. It mentions the clash with academics and the value of practical skills, while hinting at peers who scorn such training.
The author recalls Miss Pick teaching typing and Pitman shorthand in a late 20th century school. The class, all female except one male pupil, endured hard practice, precise speed targets, and the move from manual typewriters to new technologies.
A personal reflection recounts a busy summer with family in Ontario, noting firsts such as a daughter entering her first fair with horses and witnessing hail damage to crops northwest of home. The writer praises summer memories, observes a growing child, and contemplates the upcoming hard winter and insurance challenges.
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