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The past lives on in Orillia - and not just in the old sign that insurance agent Sue Mulcahy displays in the town's main street. The massive reserve t(...)
The past lives on in Orillia - and not just in the old sign that insurance agent Sue Mulcahy displays in the town's main street. The massive reserve t(...)

The past lives on in Orillia - and not just in the old sign that insurance agent Sue Mulcahy displays in the town's main street. The massive reserve t(...)

Date8/26/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: The past lives on in Orillia - and not just in the old sign that insurance agent Sue Mulcahy displays in the town's main street. The massive reserve towards politics documented by Stephen Leacock 60 years ago is apparent.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0107208F
Fighting impossible airport noise, insurance agent Frank Tucker has posted a sign on his house in Buttonville-and set up louspeakers with a range of t(...)
Fighting impossible airport noise, insurance agent Frank Tucker has posted a sign on his house in Buttonville-and set up louspeakers with a range of t(...)
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Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
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TV-Like screen at Allstate insurance head office in Don Mills is called a visual and displays details on a customer's insurance policy - with startlin(...)
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Award-winning architect: Philip Carter proudly displays the Governor-General medal he won for his design of the Markham Community Library. The $900,000 library blends in with the 19th-century style and atmosphere of the old village of Markham's Main St. Carter, 42, received his award at a ceremony held in Winnipeg.
Award-winning architect: Philip Carter proudly displays the Governor-General medal he won for his design of the Markham Community Library. The $900,000 library blends in with the 19th-century style and atmosphere of the old village of Markham's Main St. Carter, 42, received his award at a ceremony held in Winnipeg.
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Residents line the town's main street on Lighten Up Canada Day. Acton, Ontario
Residents line the town's main street on Lighten Up Canada Day. Acton, Ontario
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On Broadway: Heather Mountain, above, on town's main street, Libbe Hubley, left, and Prince County Fiddlers accompany Lady Slipper dancers
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Painting away at 83. About 200 painting done in past the five years by 83-year-old William Harrison hang in churches and offices in Aurora. He lives i(...)
Painting away at 83. About 200 painting done in past the five years by 83-year-old William Harrison hang in churches and offices in Aurora. He lives i(...)
11/27/1974
Along with 135,000 other people in Metro, Kelly Pykerman, 28, lives on unemployment insurance
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Signs of the times, Anthony Perruzza, a candidate for North York council, displays some of the hundreds of stolen lawn signs recovered at York University
Signs of the times, Anthony Perruzza, a candidate for North York council, displays some of the hundreds of stolen lawn signs recovered at York University
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Top: Hong Kong's floating towns, where people live and die at sea, is a feature of the world's most spectacular city and its harbor
Top: Hong Kong's floating towns, where people live and die at sea, is a feature of the world's most spectacular city and its harbor
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Safety first: Dr. Donato Spensieri of Wood-bridge wants to improve safety at the Kipling, Islington and Weston Rd. Intersections along Highway 7, which he claims have taken more lives to traffic accidents than he has lost patients to cancer over the past 15 years.
Safety first: Dr. Donato Spensieri of Wood-bridge wants to improve safety at the Kipling, Islington and Weston Rd. Intersections along Highway 7, which he claims have taken more lives to traffic accidents than he has lost patients to cancer over the past 15 years.
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Sammy Baird is police chief of Campbellford and a Big Man there since he stood off an angry mob and caused the Riot Act to be read to avoid violence at the jailhouse. But he's also abused by many people-like the ones who covered the town's population sign he's holding with obscenities.
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