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Four and 20 blackbirds: A nifty item from Japan is popping up in kitchen stores these days and if you don't ask, you would think it was just a little porcelain ornament
Four and 20 blackbirds: A nifty item from Japan is popping up in kitchen stores these days and if you don't ask, you would think it was just a little porcelain ornament

Four and 20 blackbirds: A nifty item from Japan is popping up in kitchen stores these days and if you don't ask, you would think it was just a little porcelain ornament

Date11/23/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Four and 20 blackbirds: A nifty item from Japan is popping up in kitchen stores these days and if you don't ask; you would think it was just a little porcelain ornament.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0007653F
      The blackbird's nest : a tale, for children
      The blackbird's nest : a tale, for children
      Darton & Harvey (London, England)
      1809
      The blackbirds
      The blackbirds
      J.A. Pozzoni
      1900 circa
      A Pray-in at Dominion Stores' grape counter was held just four days after a group priests, minister and runs were ejected from the store's Metro head (...)
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      Griffin, Doug
      12/22/1974
      Doreen MacDonald picked up a toaster from a pile of battered appliances in the Qeen St. E. Soup-to-nuts junk store run by Jack Himself Cohen. One dollar. Himself said. Does it work? Doreen asked. I don't know. Why don't you plug it in and find out? All I do is sell as is. You won't plug it in? No. Doreen paid the $1 and once again proved Himself's credo: I don't polish anything. I learned my lesson when I polished the $25 special finish off a candelabra early in business. Since then I sell everything just as it is. [Incomplete]
      Doreen MacDonald picked up a toaster from a pile of battered appliances in the Qeen St. E. Soup-to-nuts junk store run by Jack Himself Cohen. One dollar. Himself said. Does it work? Doreen asked. I don't know. Why don't you plug it in and find out? All I do is sell as is. You won't plug it in? No. Doreen paid the $1 and once again proved Himself's credo: I don't polish anything. I learned my lesson when I polished the $25 special finish off a candelabra early in business. Since then I sell everything just as it is. [Incomplete]
      Teskey, Frank
      6/13/1972
      Reminding would-be donors of need for contributions is this little girl who asks you to give generously
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      James, Norman
      10/20/1954
      Storing pasta, You can store pasta in many ways and in many ontainers but this one adds a little color and humor to the kitchen
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      Bull, Ron
      5/2/1985
      You can't win 'em all: New York gadfly Lewis Gilbert (above) gave in graciously to the fact that he got little response to questions he fired at Dominion Stores president John Toma (below) at its annual shareholders' meeting yesterday
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      Combs, Erin
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      Comfortable image: At some point you have to give up worrying about what other people think of you, and just be yourself, says Doriano Calvano, who is gay.
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      Eglinton, Rick
      2/28/1989
      Anthony Bosco, You don't ask . .
      Anthony Bosco, You don't ask . .
      Geo, Mario
      12/21/1972
      Mr. Eagleson didn't ask me why. He just asked, 'Are you going to do the Channel again? When? How can I help you?'
      Mr. Eagleson didn't ask me why. He just asked, 'Are you going to do the Channel again? When? How can I help you?'
      Bezant, Graham
      8/17/1978
      What do you think of the beautiful people, Jane Fonda? You could open their mouths and yell 'Hello' and it would echo
      What do you think of the beautiful people, Jane Fonda? You could open their mouths and yell 'Hello' and it would echo
      Fonda, Jane, 1937-
      11/2/1970
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      Griffin, Doug
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