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The spirit in which one earns his daily bread means as much to his soul as the bread itself may mean to his body.

Myrtle Reed

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Myrtle Reed
Age: 36 †
Born: 1874
Born: September 27
Died: 1911
Died: August 17
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Myrtle Reed MacCollough
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