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Disco Daddy Day
People often tell me that they feel sorry for my spouse, the Carpenter, because he is often the…
Reality
“To market, to market, to buy a fat pig.” So went a poetic nursery rhyme along about…
Watch this
Big Brother is watching. No, not the conspiracy theory Big Brother, I mean the television show. You…
A cluster of railway incidents in the summer of 1912
Train wrecks have always been a source of fascination to most people. Perhaps it is the scale of…
Great efforts were made to bring bank robber to trial
Last week’s column described a robbery at the Mount Forest’s Royal Bank branch on Dec.…
Erin council moved ahead very slowly with water system
Last week’s column traced the history of Erin’s water system up to a public meeting on…
Martin Brothers of Mount Forest sold mill to conglomerate
During the first decade of the 20th century Canadian business experienced a period of…
More details on the ill-fated Peoples Railway
Perhaps the most intriguing business venture proposed for this region of Ontario in the early 20th…
Investors must understand facts of life
It should come as no surprise that investment firms’ recommendations so often are wide of a…
Arthurs Arlington Hotel building a victim of fire in 1932
All the villages and towns of Wellington County have suffered the loss of 19th century main street…
Marital Morse code
Say what you will about technology, but I believe it may be one of the best things to happen to my…
Humdrum sales now the norm
Retailers have been going to extraordinary lengths to boost sales and profits. On the day after…
Question of balance
I have figured out the ultimate Father’s Day gift to give my husband, the Carpenter, father…