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box n About thirty or forty years ago (and before) most farmers and others with things to sell regarded Saturday as market day. My informant tells of how, when the cows were milked (and this task would be completed by six o'clock), every Saturday morning he, his brother or a hired hand would le...
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| Language: | English |
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1966
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/7061 |
| Summary: | box n About thirty or forty years ago (and before) most farmers and others with things to sell regarded Saturday as market day. My informant tells of how, when the cows were milked (and this task would be completed by six o'clock), every Saturday morning he, his brother or a hired hand would leave for town with a load of vegetables. Usually it would be seven or seven-thirty by the time he got under way since there would be no point in reaching customers before they were up. On the way he would meet DEC 6 1966 Used I Used I 2 Not used See B_13542 for reverse. |
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