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“Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration”

Happy Labor Day / Labour Day US and Canadian parterrians!

By WindyCityOperaman on September 02, 2019 at 11:00 AM

Happy Labor Day / Labour Day US and Canadian parterrians!

Happy 100th birthday dancer Marge Champion.

Birthday anniversaries of writer Giovanni Verga (1840), soprano Rosetta Pampanini (1896), bass Wilhelm Strienz (1900) and tenor Set Svanholm (1904).

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“Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration”

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