message, run
messages Younger girls and boys would "run messages" for the older members of the family. This might be a variety of things - borrowing a cup of sugar for the mother, bringing/ items that were needed, con- veying information from one person to another. See cited quotation. W. J. KIRWIN MAR...
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| Language: | English |
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1973
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51701 |
| Summary: | messages Younger girls and boys would "run messages" for the older members of the family. This might be a variety of things - borrowing a cup of sugar for the mother, bringing/ items that were needed, con- veying information from one person to another. See cited quotation. W. J. KIRWIN MAR 1973 JH MAR 1973 Not used Not used Withdrawn |
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