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ill :o'EiComment and Then Someol(Editor’s Note:—Since running our very enlightening article Tuesday 0 j on the life and habitat of the mysterious “philly-loo” bird, numerous lengthy ® j letters have poured in on youis truly. Then there has been a lot of letters ' j and post cards with very sharp messages. It is only fair that we reprint a_ fAU* fit fhdCfl fAI* i« ft* J V _ * ^_i _a . _____ ....q i few of these for they show unmistakable merit and substantiate our con-0; tention that all literary geniuses are not dead. We might also add for the1» benefit of a few, that it is best to write criticism on asbestos when golf o; words are used Three post cards were burned to a crisp when we received 0; them.)o;o*O' FMUy-loo is of Ojster Family0 1 “Dear Sir:—You are all wrong about the philly-loo bird. It does not have wings and can't fly. The Pennslvania philly-loo is a swimmer and j thrives on oysters and buckwheat cakes. Hope vou make a correction”— E| F. F. A.0; Now Here IS An Explanation® Dear Comment —I road your column every month or so and decided I^ had to wnte about the phiiiy-Ioo bird explanation. You are all wet.q • I dug some horseradish out of the ground toda. The reason it’s called■l\ horseradish is. it has such a kick. And we had noodles for dinner, too. The11 bev way to eat noodies is just imagine you are a robin out on the lawn*Oj Hope this straightens out the phillv-loo controversy.—Constant Reader* fli_! But What About the PhiII-loo?3 Dear C. A. T. S.—Yesteiday you said the philly-loo was a member o! the grampus family. For a child to make this mistake would be terrible but for you to make it is treason. Now listen—Thursday T ln«t a ?old watch 111 which I valued very highly. Immediately I inserted an ad in your lost-and-^ j found columns and waited. Yesterday I went home and found the watch ia (he pocket of another suit God bless your paper.Hoping this ends the philly-loo matter, I am, Jim G.0to- Philly-loo Doesn't Go Out Much -n i *■j Dere Editur—I have li\ed in this d is trick *58 ycrcs cum next fall and'-*.* jr | I hain‘t found no philly-loo enny time out at night. My grandfather, -whom id I wisht you could meet tells me that in the olden days the philly-loo ust to.►T. rA«t nn in Wa1Ta-»* nn«- tw.. i * “*; by baking pop com for the philly-loo. He says that the boys would fix the I pop com ?o it wouldn't pop till it got down in the philly-loo stumick. Hoping ! you can imagine the vest I remains, Abe R. A. .ir - ;*| * - ... 'r'*“ ACertainly, My Dears, Certainly! !Dear Sir—While I don’t know much about philly-loos I wouMJikc j you would let us use that name for our Literary and Sewing nd ] maybe some day we can get a picture of the bird and use it on our profruMlQ ! Thanking you, Jennie M.b-
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Charleroi Mail
Charleroi, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, May 09, 1929
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