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Newspaper
Pinehurst Outlook
Location
Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1898
Page
2
A week of massive forest fires leaves Pinehurst unharmed yet many nearby areas devastated. Fences outbuildings lost. several colored families displaced living rough near creeks. Suffering relief underway as northern donors mail aid and local committees organize aid for the homeless.
Fragment from a Brooklyn public school exam reveals teachers laughing at papers given by girls averaging thirteen and a half. The item includes a student query about Bunker Hill with a quip about old Barbara and a Lexington question with a Greek Persia misstart. An aside notes a barometer measures mountain height.
A pasted collage of playful verse and domestic humor. The piece lampoons children at play in a pine grove with rustic, antiquated dialogue and a brief anecdote from a Michigan paper about a child surprised by Uncle William, mixing whimsy and gentle satire as it wanders through nursery scenes and small town quirks.
Jack Avorn remarks to Pine a K and a crusty neighbor at a celebration. A curmudgeon toasts Our five engines they be like our old maids ever ready but never wanted. The quirky scene blends dry humor and odd phrasing in a small town setting.
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