 Box 03-001a NOTICE TO PEDLERS [PEDLARS] Jan 1 1918 [approximate date] To: [Whitehern, Hamilton, Ontario] From: [Whitehern, Hamilton, Ontario] WE WANT NO BROOMS, SOAP, NOR PINS--WE HAVE NOTHING TO GIVE OLD WOMEN, OR ONE-ARMED SOLDIERS IN HIRED CLOTHES--AGENTS OF FREEDMENS RELIEF NEED NOT APPLY--NEITHER DECAYED CLERGYMEN, NOR SUPERINTENDENTS OF UP TOWN SABBATH SCHOOLS. WE ARE FULLY SUPPLIED WITH EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BLACKING, STEEL PENS & CIGARS--MARKING INK MAPS & MATCHES--WE WANT ALL OUR OLD CLOTHES--WE BUY NO DOGS--WE GO TO NO GIFT CONCERTS. ACCORDINGLY STAY DOWN STAIRS. 1 This notice was found in the archives. It is not known if it was posted to discourage pedlars at Whitehern. There were several mistakes in spelling which we have corrected.
We have estimated date from the context which refers to soldiers, which suggests that this might be after WW1. |
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