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Hangar 98 – Episode 11: The Eaton’s Catalogue Mystery

Kent Schumaker
By Kent Schumaker

For many decades, special occasions and holidays on the island involved the Eaton’s Catalogue.  Not many remember the tiny outlet stores where gifts and products were delivered to very remote areas after ordering them. Some of those orders were….really special, and curious:

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