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The True Story of William Armstrong : How a $2000 Farm Was Made Worth $20 000, 1919, p. 1

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1919 Wm Armstrong - Campbell Apartments St. Augustine Florida How a $2000 farm was made worth $20.000 This story tells how Wm. Armstrong once a Montreal merchant fifty year's ago decided to go west without experience and little capitol, start farming and fruit growing. How he succeeded to make a $2000 - farm worth $20.000. Fifty years ago St. Catharines & Montreal had only two stores open for business namely Dupuis Bro and Wm. Armstrong. At that early date many of the best front lots on this street were occupied with vegetable gardens. However before the end of five years many new retail stores were opened principally by French Canadian firms at the east end - It will doubtless be of special interest for Montrealer's of today, to know whom Armstrong bought his goods from fifty years ago-

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