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A Break in the Campaign. Alderman John Sewell gets sympathy from his pet dachshund, Sophia, today at his Sumach St. home where he fell off a ladder wh(...)
A Break in the Campaign. Alderman John Sewell gets sympathy from his pet dachshund, Sophia, today at his Sumach St. home where he fell off a ladder wh(...)

A Break in the Campaign. Alderman John Sewell gets sympathy from his pet dachshund, Sophia, today at his Sumach St. home where he fell off a ladder wh(...)

Date8/2/1978
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  • A Break in the Campaign. Alderman John Sewell gets sympathy from his pet dachshund, Sophia, today at his Sumach St. home where he fell off a ladder wh(...)
  • A Break in the Campaign. Alderman John Sewell gets sympathy from his pet dachshund, Sophia, today at his Sumach St. home where he fell off a ladder while installing siding and broke his arm. Another candidate for mayor, David Smith fainted yesterday at a blood clinic.
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Original Toronto Star caption: A Break in the Campaign. Alderman John Sewell gets sympathy from his pet dachshund, Sophia, today at his Sumach St. home where he fell off a ladder while installing siding and broke his arm. Another candidate for mayor, David Smith fainted yesterday at a blood clinic.
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