garment business: They built a store on a vacant lot at 243 King St, according to The Waterloo Record. E. in 1929 to sell fresh fruits and vegetables. The contents detail the life of an Italian immigrant family — Michael Pinto and his wife Rose — in early 20th-century Kitchener. Michael, Rose and their two daughters lived in the apartment upstairs. He figured it had advantages over the fruit and vegetable business. When the daughters Victoria and Caroline were old enough, their father encouraged them to get into the garment business.
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reported in the news.
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