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Present day Phineas Fogg: Toronto resident Nisar Beg took five weeks off from his jot to fulfill his dream of a globe-circling trip.
Present day Phineas Fogg: Toronto resident Nisar Beg took five weeks off from his jot to fulfill his dream of a globe-circling trip.

Present day Phineas Fogg: Toronto resident Nisar Beg took five weeks off from his jot to fulfill his dream of a globe-circling trip.

Date3/3/1981
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0125339F
Disappearing act: Henry Skritek and his pet lion, photographed before Scarborough's new bylaw banning exotic pets from residential areas, appear to have been separated. Neighboring Centennial Dr. residents had complained about the lion and it hasn't been seen for at least the last two weeks even though Skritek vowed to fight the bylaw and keep the lion.
Disappearing act: Henry Skritek and his pet lion, photographed before Scarborough's new bylaw banning exotic pets from residential areas, appear to have been separated. Neighboring Centennial Dr. residents had complained about the lion and it hasn't been seen for at least the last two weeks even though Skritek vowed to fight the bylaw and keep the lion.
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We beg to intimate to you the decease of John George Howard, Esquire, of Colborne Lodge, High Park, Toronto, which took place this day, and to convey to you his desire that [the York Pioneers] be present at his funeral
We beg to intimate to you the decease of John George Howard, Esquire, of Colborne Lodge, High Park, Toronto, which took place this day, and to convey to you his desire that [the York Pioneers] be present at his funeral
1890
Made to measure: Ken Moore, director of the vegetable competition at the Woodbridge Fall Fair, has only five weeks to grow his pumpkin to prize-winning size
Made to measure: Ken Moore, director of the vegetable competition at the Woodbridge Fall Fair, has only five weeks to grow his pumpkin to prize-winning size
8/23/1990
Jack Dubiner's industrial supply shop is closing after 53 years, giving way to boutiques and art galleries on King St. E. The last items from five floors of stuff will be sold off over the next few weeks.
Jack Dubiner's industrial supply shop is closing after 53 years, giving way to boutiques and art galleries on King St. E. The last items from five floors of stuff will be sold off over the next few weeks.
11/22/1989
A dream come true for former Scarborough insurance man Frederick Carlisle is his three-hulled Caravel II. He bought it 5 years ago for $25,000 and has cruised more than 20,000 miles with his daughters Nora, 11 (left) and Mary, 13, (right) and his wife. During the five-year getaway on the world's oceans the girls managed to pick up six years' credits on their correspondence courses. The Carlisles are thinking of crossing the Atlantic Ocean a second time next year.
A dream come true for former Scarborough insurance man Frederick Carlisle is his three-hulled Caravel II. He bought it 5 years ago for $25,000 and has cruised more than 20,000 miles with his daughters Nora, 11 (left) and Mary, 13, (right) and his wife. During the five-year getaway on the world's oceans the girls managed to pick up six years' credits on their correspondence courses. The Carlisles are thinking of crossing the Atlantic Ocean a second time next year.
9/3/1970
Pedaling along: Cyclist Jacques Deprez, 25, from Angers, France, passed through Durham Region last week, on one segment of his proposed trip around the world. His 18-speed bike is loaded down.
Pedaling along: Cyclist Jacques Deprez, 25, from Angers, France, passed through Durham Region last week, on one segment of his proposed trip around the world. His 18-speed bike is loaded down.
5/18/1982
Hardrock Columbus: Christopher Columbus of Midland (above) took to the sea early in life, but his has been a stormy trip. Drinking, violence, robbery and death led eventually to jail. In the first of two parts, Frank Jones tells how Columbus began to steer his life on the right course.
Hardrock Columbus: Christopher Columbus of Midland (above) took to the sea early in life, but his has been a stormy trip. Drinking, violence, robbery and death led eventually to jail. In the first of two parts, Frank Jones tells how Columbus began to steer his life on the right course.
10/1/1982
Horticulturist Andrew Benn of Scarborough waters plants in his exotic tropical greenhouse where he grows sugar cane, orchids, pineapples and bananas along with regular vegetables. The native of Guyana is teaching courses on indoor and outdoor gardening for beginners and advanced gardeners. His classroom is his greenhouse in his backyard on Vauxhall Dr. Classes started today and will run for 8 weeks.
Horticulturist Andrew Benn of Scarborough waters plants in his exotic tropical greenhouse where he grows sugar cane, orchids, pineapples and bananas along with regular vegetables. The native of Guyana is teaching courses on indoor and outdoor gardening for beginners and advanced gardeners. His classroom is his greenhouse in his backyard on Vauxhall Dr. Classes started today and will run for 8 weeks.
9/15/1976
Incredible win: Running without party backing, Bill Powell was elected mayor of Hamilton by such a large margin two weeks ago that it confounded his enemies and astonished his friends
Incredible win: Running without party backing, Bill Powell was elected mayor of Hamilton by such a large margin two weeks ago that it confounded his enemies and astonished his friends
11/19/1980
Nine weeks ago Ken Nicholls lost his new home and all his belongings in a fire
Nine weeks ago Ken Nicholls lost his new home and all his belongings in a fire
4/12/1971
Sam Rosen and his wife, Dawn, are happy they took out travellers' medical insurance for trip
Sam Rosen and his wife, Dawn, are happy they took out travellers' medical insurance for trip
2/12/1988
Weaver Robert Cawood is at work at his loom in his shop The Village Weaver, at Church and Mon eith Sts. The craftsman, who learned his skills in his native Yorkshire, England, has been teaching Metro residents the crafts of spinning and weaving for 10 years. Classes run one night a week for three months.[Incomplete]
Weaver Robert Cawood is at work at his loom in his shop The Village Weaver, at Church and Mon eith Sts. The craftsman, who learned his skills in his native Yorkshire, England, has been teaching Metro residents the crafts of spinning and weaving for 10 years. Classes run one night a week for three months.[Incomplete]
1/7/1976