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At 103, Caroline Pierce is the oldest person in Markham, an energetic 100-pounder who cleans her nine-room house every day and shops for her own groce(...)
At 103, Caroline Pierce is the oldest person in Markham, an energetic 100-pounder who cleans her nine-room house every day and shops for her own groce(...)

At 103, Caroline Pierce is the oldest person in Markham, an energetic 100-pounder who cleans her nine-room house every day and shops for her own groce(...)

Date3/4/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: At 103; Caroline Pierce is the oldest person in Markham; an energetic 100-pounder who cleans her nine-room house every day and shops for her own groceries. I'm not old in my mind - just in my body; and sometimes I'm not so old in my body either; she comments yesterday over a cup of tea.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0024667F
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