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Reflections: Easter weather 100 years ago was far from springlike

Perth County residents were still contending with snowstorms during their first days of spring

The arrival of Easter generally brings with it thoughts of warm sunshine and whiling away lazy afternoons outdoors. The bunny, chicken family and ducks pictured on this vintage Easter card from the collections at the Stratford-Perth Archives, for example, are enjoying a boat ride on a pond full of blooming water lilies.

A hundred years ago, the G. Edighoffer and Son store ran ads in the Mitchell Advocate declaring that “Easter with its glorious spring-like weather is really the first real fashion event of the year for street attire. ARE YOU PREPARED? WE ARE!”

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