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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
10
A boy delivers a bottle labeled Chickadee Mountain water to Mrs Bowser from a butcher. Bowser drinks, proclaims the water revived him on a scorching day, and plans to buy it by the barrel. He jokes about germs in city water and credits the mountain spring with cures, while his wife tests the odd remedy with mounting skepticism.
In a domestic farce, Mr Bowser drinks from a jug of Chickadee mountain water, claiming its purity while his wife Mrs Bowser manages a hot day and a domestic comedy. He laughs at aging, plans theater, and insists on more jug refills, ending in a nap as his heat exhaustion softens his grip on reality. The scene weaves quirky dialogue, a cat, and a playful mock-argument over trading the house for a farm.
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