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No middleman and no wages keep the price of meat down, Elizabeth Dorgo says in her butcher shop in Hornby, southwest of Brampton. She, her husband, Mi(...)
No middleman and no wages keep the price of meat down, Elizabeth Dorgo says in her butcher shop in Hornby, southwest of Brampton. She, her husband, Mi(...)

No middleman and no wages keep the price of meat down, Elizabeth Dorgo says in her butcher shop in Hornby, southwest of Brampton. She, her husband, Mi(...)

Date4/2/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: No middleman and no wages keep the price of meat down; Elizabeth Dorgo says in her butcher shop in Hornby; southwest of Brampton. She; her husband; Mike; a former butcher; their children and other relatives raise cattle; pigs and sheep on their farm near Orangeville; last week they started shipping them to Hornby; where they're slaughtered and sold direct to consumer.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007473F
It's not our Fault, butchers say about the soaring price of meat
It's not our Fault, butchers say about the soaring price of meat
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Mel Watkins. Controls usually mean wage controls more than price controls because wages are easier to control
Mel Watkins. Controls usually mean wage controls more than price controls because wages are easier to control
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Joeseph D'Elia, butcher at a horse meat store
Joeseph D'Elia, butcher at a horse meat store
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The prime rib roast held by butcher Jack Malinowitzer in his shop on Queen St
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Donna Petrevski: she watched in horror as a robber repeatedly slashed her husband with a butcher's knife in their delicatessen
Donna Petrevski: she watched in horror as a robber repeatedly slashed her husband with a butcher's knife in their delicatessen
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Quality, service, convenience and price add up to total value when buying meat
Quality, service, convenience and price add up to total value when buying meat
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Allan O'Leary: Waiter fired for having long hair fights for job and back wages.
Allan O'Leary: Waiter fired for having long hair fights for job and back wages.
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